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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/075701 [Registered on: 23/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 16/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Longterm Safety and efficacy of polmacoxib in Indian patients 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase IV, Post-marketing, Prospective, Multicenteric, Single Arm, Non-comparative Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Polmacoxib 2mg in Adult Patients with Osteoarthritis of Hip/Knee 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
HCR/IV/POLMOA/07/2023 Version 1.0 Dated 10-07-2023  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Shubhadeep Sinha 
Designation  Senior Vice-President 
Affiliation  Hetero Labs Limited 
Address  Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Hetero Drugs Limited, 7-2-A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar Hyderabad - 500018, India,

Hyderabad
TELANGANA
500018
India 
Phone  23704923  
Fax  23801902  
Email  sd.sinha@heterodrugs.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sreenivasa Chary 
Designation  Senior General Manager 
Affiliation  Hetero Drugs Limited 
Address  Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Hetero Drugs Limited, 7-2-A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500018, India,

Hyderabad
TELANGANA
500018
India 
Phone  237049232425  
Fax  23801902  
Email  sreenivasa.chary@heterodrugs.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shubhadeep Sinha 
Designation  Senior Vice-President 
Affiliation  Hetero Drugs Limited 
Address  Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Hetero Drugs Limited, 7-2-A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar Hyderabad - 500018, India,

Hyderabad
TELANGANA
500018
India 
Phone  23704923  
Fax  23801902  
Email  sd.sinha@heterodrugs.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Hetero Labs Limited, 7-2-A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500018, India. Tel: 91-40-23704923/24/25, Fax: 91-40-23801902 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Hetero Labs Limited 
Address  7-2-A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500055 India. 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 7  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Bhavesh Jesalpura  GMERS Medical College  Civil Hospital, Sola, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ground Floor,Room No 4 Solagram, Rd. Beside High Court, Ahmedabad-380060, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9033023000

bjesalpura@yahoo.com 
Dr Kishore Babu Sattaru  Government Medical College & Govt General Hospital (Old RIMSGGH)   Department of Orthopaedics,Ground Floor,Room No 3, 532001, India
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9885422945

rimsresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Brijesh Patel  Hi-Tech Multispeciality Hospital  Department of Orthopedic Ground Floor, Room no 3, Sector3-D, Plot No.1180, Gh Road, Nr. Gh-11/2 Bus stand 382003,India
Gandhinagar
GUJARAT 
9825686088

hitechhospital.cr@gmail.com 
Dr Rakesh Verma  Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College  Department of Orthopaedic, Ground Floor,Room No 22 Kala Bagh, Ajmer-305001, India
Ajmer
RAJASTHAN 
9460195960

rakeshverma.jln@outlook.com 
Dr Kiran Kumar Mukhopadhyay  Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital  Department of Orthopaedics, First Floor, Room No 6, 138, AJC Bose Road,700014, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9433166270

orthokiran@gmail.com 
Dr Mukesh Kumar Aswal  SMS Medical College  Department of Orthopaedics, Ground Floor, Room No-11, Dhanvantri OPD Block, JLN Marg – 302004
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9950222412

dr.mukeshaswal@gmail.com 
Dr Tadikonda Bhavani Prasad  Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of Orthopaedics, Ground Floor, Room No 5, Visakhapatnam-530040, Andhra Pradesh, India
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9849125986

drbhavaniprasadresearch@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 7  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee NRS Medical College NRS Medical College and Hospital, 138 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700014  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee, S.M.S Medical College and Attached Hospitals J.L.N. Marg Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302004  Approved 
Hi-Tech Ethics Committee Hi-Tech Multispeciality Hospital Sector 3-D,Plot No.1180,Gh Road, Nr.Gh-11/2 Bus stand Gandhinagar -382003 Gujarat,India  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Government Medical College & Govt General Hospital, Srikakulam - 532001, Andhra Pradesh,India  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Kala Bagh, Ajmer-305001, Rajasthan,India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, GMERS Medical College, Sola, GMERS Medical College,Civil Hospital, Sola, High Way Near Gujarat High Court Ahmedabad-380060 , Gujarat India  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences S.No.97/2 Hanumathwaka, Chinnagadili Village, Visakhapatnam 530040, Andhra Pradesh, India  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M160||Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip, (2) ICD-10 Condition: M170||Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NA  Not required 
Intervention  Polmacoxib 2 mg  Once daily after breakfast for 6 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Males or females patients 18 years or above, who are able and willing to provide written informed consent.
2. Knee or Hip OA diagnosed according to clinical and imaging criteria specified by the American College of Rheumatology guidelines.
3. Patients with chronic pain for ≥ 3 months from OA.
4. Patients with radiographic osteoarthritic changes of grade ≥2 of Kellgren and Lawrence system of osteoarthritis classification1
5. Patients with index joint pain of at least moderate to severe intensity as measured by visual analog scale (VAS) recording of ≥40 mm (0–100 mm)
6. Patients (Women of childbearing potential and their partners) must agree to use barrier contraception during the study period and for 3 months afterward and neither become pregnant or lactate.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with history of hypersensitivity or allergy to NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sulfa drugs, aspirin, or acetaminophen/paracetamol.
2. Patients with medical conditions of active GI ulcer, GI bleeding, ulcerative colitis, or severe renal, hepatic, or coagulant disorder within 6 months prior to screening.
3. Patients with History of nasal polyps, bronchospasm, urticaria, or anaphylactic shock.
4. Patients with history of congestive heart failure with a status of New York Heart Association II-IV, ischemic heart disease,
uncontrolled hypertension (controlled hypertension for more than 3 months prior to screening are eligible), peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease.
5. Patients with a recent history (1 year) of drug or alcohol abuse (2 or less drinks per day allowed) or dependence
6.Patients who are not suitable to participate in the study  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Treatment emergent clinical & laboratory adverse events (TEAEs) during the
treatment period. 
week 6
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Change from baseline to Week 6 in the WOMAC Total OA Index and Subscales Scores.
 
week 6 
2. Change from baseline to Week 6 in Pain Score measured by VAS scale.  Week 6 
Change from baseline to Week 6 in Subjects Global
Assessment 
Week 6 
Change from baseline to Week 6 in Physicians Global
Assessment 
Week 6 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   04/11/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
This is a Phase IV, post-marketing, prospective, multicenteric, single-arm, non-comparative study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Polmacoxib 2 mg in adult patients with osteoarthritis of 
Hip/Knee. Evaluation of the safety of polmacoxib in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of hip/knee and evaluation of the efficacy of polmacoxib in patients with osteoarthritis of hip/knee are the primary and secondary objectives, respectively. Assessment of treatment emergent clinical and laboratory adverse events (TEAEs) during the treatment period is the primary end point, which lasts for 6 weeks. 
Secondary endpoints include change from baseline to week 6 in the WOMAC Total OA Index and subscale scores and change from baseline to week 6 in pain score measured by VAS scale,
Change from baseline to Week 6 in Subject’s Global Assessment (SGA), and Change from baseline to Week 6 in Physician’s Global Assessment (PGA). Total study duration per patient is 10 weeks, out of which 2 weeks are for screening, followed by 6 weeks of treatment, and another two more weeks for safety follow-up. 
 
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