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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/001412 [Registered on: 11/10/2010]
Last Modified On:
Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial   
Type of Study    
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Tapentadol Tablets in the Management of Acute Low Back Pain. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative, Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel, Multicentric Study for Efficacy and Safety of Tapentadol Versus Tramadol In the Management of Acute Low Back Pain  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIMS - CPT HETERO / 10/ 03, Version-1  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr. Shobha Jagadish Chandra  
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Dept. of CP&T, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
Panjagutta
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500082
India 
Phone  04023355600   
Fax  04023355600   
Email  jcshobha@yahoo.com   
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Shobha Jagadish Chandra  
Designation   
Affiliation  NIMS  
Address  Dept. of CP&T, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
Panjagutta
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500082
India 
Phone  04023355600   
Fax  04023355600   
Email  jcshobha@yahoo.com   
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  B Mohan Reddy  
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Hetero Drugs Ltd, Plot NO 80, 81
APIE Balanagar
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500037
India 
Phone  04023778611   
Fax  04023778011   
Email  b_mohanreddy@heterodrugs.com   
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Hetero Labs Limited (Hyderabad) 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Hetero Labs Limited  
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nill   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 10  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr.D.Narayana Reddy  Aakarsh Orthopedic Hospital  16-2-87,Pogathota-524001
Nellore
ANDHRA PRADESH 


narayanareddyduvvuru@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Malhar Dave   Abhishek Hospital  Shivalik Comples, Subhanpura Mani Road,Subhanpura-390023
Vadodara
GUJARAT 


malhar.h.dave@gmail.com 
Dr. J.L. Bassi  Bassi Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd,  Raj Pura Road,Civil Lines-141001
Ludhiana
PUNJAB 


jlbassi@gmail.com 
Dr. Vipin Kumar Jain  Clinic  Janak,1/634 Vidhyadhar Nagar- 302023
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 


jainvipin17@hotmail.com 
Prof. A.K.Gupta  GSVM Medical College  L-26,Medical College Campus-208002

 


guptadrakg@rediffmail.com 
Dr. A. Hanumantha Rao  Hyma Hospitals  Pattabhipuram,-522006
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 


drahrao@yahoo.com 
Dr.P. Ashok Kumar  King George Hospital  Andhra Medical College,King George Hospital-530002

 


 
Dr. Saurin Shah  Parvati Jadav Hospital   Near Bus Stop,Naroda-380025
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 


 
Dr. Pabitra Kumar Sahoo  SVNIRTAR  Olatpur,Bairoi-754010
Cuttack
ORISSA 


pabitraindia@rediffmail.com 
Dr Hitesh Panchal   Trisha Trauma Centre  A Block, Shantaram Complex,-
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07927623762

hiteshpanchal77@yahoo.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 10  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Clinicom Ethics Committee for Dr Hitesh Panchal   Submittted/Under Review 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, Aakarsh Orthopedic Hospital For Dr. D. Narayana Reddy  Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, Abhishek Hospital For Dr. Malhar Dave   Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, Bassi Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd For Dr. J.L. Bassi  Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, GSVM Medical College For Dr. A.K.Gupta  Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, Hyma Hospitals For Dr. A. Hanumantha Rao  Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, Parvati Jadav Hospital For Dr. Saurin Shah  Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, S.K. Sony Hospital For Dr. Vipin Kumar Jain  Approved 
Clinicom Ethics Committee, SVNIRTAR For Dr. Pabitra Kumar Sahoo  Approved 
King George Hospital Ethics Committee, Andhra Medical College For Dr. P. Ashok Kumar  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Acute Low Back Pain,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Tapentadol 50mg  Tapentadol 50mg, t.i.d daily, Duration 0,3,7 days 
Comparator Agent  Tramadol 50mg  Tramadol 50mg, t.i.d daily, Duration 0,3,7 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  1.Male or female patients 2.Age between 20-65 years 3.Willing to give written informed consent and willing to comply with study protocol. 4.Patients with acute or relapsing LBP moderate to severe intensity. 5.Patients with at least 40 mm pain intensity on VAS scale 6.Patient and / or physician?s global assessment of arthritic condition as fair, poor or very poor. 7.Patients not on any anti-inflammatory or other therapy for the past 2 weeks known to affect the study outcome.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Pregnant and lactating women 2.Patients with H/O any drug allergy 3.Severe spinal disease like spondylitis, fractures, cancer, severe arthrosis and osteoporosis. 4.Muscle diseases such as myositis, polymyositis, muscular dystrophy and myotony. 5.Unwilling to comply with the protocol requirements 6.H/o skin lesions, skin ulcers. 7.Patients with gastro-intestinal disease, peptic ulcer, bleeding disorder and faecal blood loss 8.Patients with cardiac, hepatic and renal dysfunction and haemopoetic disorder 9.Patients with hypertension 10.Patients deemed ineligible by the investigator 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in 1) pain (i.e. pain relief) (VAS), 2) Modified oswestry low back pain disability index (ODI) and 3) finger to floor distance from baseline.   0,3,7 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The Secondary outcome is Global assessment by physician and patient.  0,3,7 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="" 
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 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  25/08/2010 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)   
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   1. Comparative, Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel, Multicentric Study for Efficacy and Safety of Tapentadol Versus Tramadol In the Management of Acute Low Back Pain. 2. The proposed number of subject to be enrolled in to the study is 300 (this number includes the Screening) and data will be submitted 200 completed patients. Study population will comprise of Patients with Acute Low Back Pain. 3. The recommended dose of Tapentadol 50mg tablets in comparison with Tramadol in the dose of 50mg t.i.d daily for 0,3,7 days. 4. The primary efficacy outcome will be Improvement in 1) pain (i.e. pain relief) (VAS), 2) modified Oswestry low back pain disability index (ODI) and 3) finger to floor distance from baseline and The Secondary outcome is Global assessment by physician and patient. 
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