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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN54513166
Date of registration: 08/03/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)
Public title: Glucosamine in osteoarthritis: long-term effectiveness
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Date of first enrolment: 01/10/2003
Target sample size: 222
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN54513166
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
Name: Sita M.A.    Bierma-Zeinstra
Address:  Department of General Practice, room Ff320 Erasmus MC PO Box 2040 3000 CA Rotterdam Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 408 7633
Email: s.bierma-zeinstra@erasmusmc.nl
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible for participation when they meet one of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for osteoarthritis of the hip.
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients that have already undergone hip replacement surgery
2. Patients on the waiting list for hip replacement surgery
3. Patients that have a Kellgren-Lawrence score of 4
4. Patients with renal or hepatic disease or diabetes mellitus or a disabling co-morbidity


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Intervention(s)
Patients are randomised to either 1500 mg of oral glucosamine sulphate or a placebo daily for the duration of two years.
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary outcome measures, which are joint space narrowing (JSN), and change in the pain and function score of the Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index (WOMAC), are determined at baseline and after two years of follow-up during the final assessment. Intermediate measures at three-month intervals throughout the trial are used to study secondary outcome measures.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary outcome measures are changes in WOMAC stiffness score, quality of life, medical consumption, side effects and differences in biomarker CTX-II.
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands) - Breedtestrategie
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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