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. 2014 Jan 3;2014(1):CD007115. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007115.pub3

NCT01552057.

Trial name or title A phase III clinical trial of duloxetine in participants with fibromyalgia
Methods Randomised, double‐blind (subject, investigator), placebo‐controlled, parallel assignment, safety/efficacy study
Participants Participants with fibromyalgia aged 20 to 74 years
Inclusion criteria:
  • fulfilling American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for fibromyalgia

  • pain severity ≥ 4 by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) ‐ average pain severity item (question 3)

Interventions Duloxetine hydrochloride orally 60 mg for 15 weeks or oral placebo for 15 weeks
Outcomes Changes measured from baseline to 14 week endpoint
Primary:
  • 24‐Hour Average Pain Severity Item of the BPI‐Modified Short Form Score


Secondary:
  • Patient Global Impression ‐ improvement (PGI‐I) at endpoint

  • Clinical Global Impression of improvement (CGI‐I) at endpoint

  • Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)

  • 36‐Item Short‐Form Health Survey (SF‐36)

  • Beck Depression Inventory‐II (BDI)

  • Widespread Pain Index and Symptom Severity in American College of Rheumatology Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria 2010

  • Average Pain and Worst Pain Severity Score within 24‐hours in Patient Diary

  • BPI Pain Severity Items and Interference Items of the BPI‐Modified Short Form Score

Starting date March 2012
Contact information Eli Lilly and Company, Shionogi. Tel: 1‐877‐CTLILLY (1‐877‐285‐4559) or 1‐317‐615‐4559
Notes NCT01552057