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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00647517
Date of registration: 26/03/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Chung Shan Medical University
Public title: Tramadol/Acetaminophen(Ultracet) AS add-on Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis CS07102
Scientific title: Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
Date of first enrolment: March 2008
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00647517
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     James WEI, MD, PhD.
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Affiliation:  Department of rheumatology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of AS, as defined by Modified New York Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis

2. Active AS, defined by Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI) >3
cm at screening visit.

3. Between 18 and 70 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Change of dosage of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) including
glucocorticoid, hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate within 4 weeks
of baseline.

2. Change of dosage of biological agents within 4 weeks of baseline.

3. Abnormality in chemistry profiles: serum creatinine 3.0 mg/dl; alanine
aminotransferase (ALT[SGPT]) 5 times the laboratory's upper limit of normal.

4. Pregnant or breast-feeding women.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ultracet
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary endpoint of this study is response defined by ASAS Response at 20% level at week 12. These criteria include measures of pain, function, inflammation, and patient global assessment of disease. [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
there is no secondary outcome. [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
CSH-CMCTC-96-013
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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