Randomized, double-blind, noninferiority study of diclofenac diethylamine 2.32% gel applied twice daily versus diclofenac diethylamine 1.16% gel applied four times daily in patients with acute ankle sprain

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BACKGROUND: Diclofenac diethylamine (DDEA) gel has demonstrated efficacy for treatment of ankle sprains in both the 1.16% four-times-daily (QID) and 2.32% twice-daily (BID) formulations. The objective of this study was to compare, for the first time, the efficacy of DDEA 2.32% gel BID and DDEA 1.16% gel QID.

METHODS: This was a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, active-controlled, parallel-group study conducted in China from October 2019 to November 2020, designed to determine the noninferiority of DDEA 2.32% gel BID relative to DDEA 1.16% gel QID for treatment of grade I-II ankle sprain. At study entry, patients must have had pain on movement (POM) ≥50 mm on a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS), and not received any pain medication. The primary efficacy endpoint was the noninferiority of DDEA 2.32% gel BID vs DDEA 1.16% gel QID for POM as assessed by the patient using the 100-mm VAS, conducted on day 5. Secondary endpoints included measures of ankle tenderness, joint function, swelling, and patient-reported pain intensity and pain relief.

RESULTS: A total of 302 patients were randomized and 95.4% completed the study. The mean (SD) change in POM from baseline to day 5 using the 100-mm VAS was - 42.8 mm (19.7 mm) with DDEA 2.32% gel BID and - 43.1 mm (18.1 mm) with DDEA 1.16% gel QID for the per-protocol population. The least squares mean difference (DDEA gel 2.32% - DDEA gel 1.16%) at this timepoint was 1.11 mm (95% CI - 3.00, 5.22; P = 0.595), and the upper limit (5.22 mm) of the 95% CI was less than the noninferiority margin of 13 mm, demonstrating that DDEA 2.32% gel BID was noninferior to DDEA 1.16% gel QID. Similar trends were seen for the secondary efficacy endpoints. There was no significant difference in the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events or adverse events adjudicated as being treatment related. All treatment-related adverse events were dermatological; one patient discontinued from the DDEA 2.32% gel BID arm due to application-site inflammation.

CONCLUSIONS: DDEA 2.32% gel BID offers a convenient alternative to DDEA 1.16% gel QID, with similar pain reduction and relief, anti-inflammatory effects, and tolerability.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT04052620.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 23(2022), 1 vom: 24. Dez., Seite 1125

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yin, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jinzhong [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Haijun [VerfasserIn]
Ao, Rongguang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fengqi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wencui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Tracy [VerfasserIn]
Revel, Frédérique Bariguian [VerfasserIn]
Araga, Mako [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Shiva [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Junfei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Weibin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

144O8QL0L1
6TGQ35Z71K
Analogue pain scale
Ankle injury
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Diclofenac
Diclofenac diethylamine
Diclofenac diethylamine gel
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Sprain

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.12.2022

Date Revised 30.12.2022

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04052620

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12891-022-06077-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350776997