Overview
Sponsor-declared trial summary
LOW BACK PAIN
To evaluate the therapeutic superiority of the Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Test Product compared to active comparators (Cataflam® and Norgesic®) and placebo in patients with acute severe low back pain (LBP), as measured by the Total Sum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) over 7 days.
Key facts
- Sponsor
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Participant type
- Patients
- Age range
- 18-64 years
- Gender
- Male and Female
- Therapeutic area
- Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
- Trial duration
- 5 Apr 2026 → ongoing
- Decision date (initial)
- 2025-09-25
- Transition trial
- No
- Low-intervention
- No
- Rare-disease indication
- No
- Vulnerable population
- No
Trial design
CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding
Main objective
Scope: Safety, Efficacy
To evaluate the therapeutic superiority of the Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Test Product compared to active comparators (Cataflam® and Norgesic®) and placebo in patients with acute severe low back pain (LBP), as measured by the Total Sum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) over 7 days.
Secondary objectives 5
- To compare the average daily analgesic effect over 7 days across treatment groups.
- To compare the cumulative use of rescue medication from baseline to day 7 across treatment groups.
- To compare the proportion of patients achieving clinically meaningful pain relief (responders) by day 7 between groups.
- To compare the safety and tolerability profiles of the IMPs throughout the study period.
- To compare functional improvement from baseline to day 7 between groups.
Conditions and MedDRA coding
LOW BACK PAIN
| Version | Level | Code | Term | System organ class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.0 | LLT | 10024891 | Low back pain | 10028395 |
Eligibility criteria
Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor
Inclusion criteria 4
- age 18-64 years old
- presenting with acute low back pain having started ≤7 days with severe intensity (≥75 mm on VAS)
- able to understand the requirements of the clinical trial and to agree to return for the required follow-up visits (also refers to legally authorized representatives, where applicable)
- willing to provide voluntary written informed consent before any clinical trial related procedure is performed (also refers to legally authorized representatives, where applicable)
Exclusion criteria 27
- Hypersensitivity to any of the active substances or excipients.
- Active gastric or intestinal ulcer, bleeding or perforation.
- Chronic malnutrition
- Other back-related conditions that may interfere with study assessments (See Section 7.6.3)
- Other conditions that can interfere with study assessments (See Section 7.6.3)
- Neurological or Psychiatric Conditions (See Section 7.6.3)
- Active or history of recurrent peptic ulcer/haemorrhage (two or more distinct episodes of proven ulceration or bleeding).
- History of gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, relating to previous NSAID therapy.
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding or childbearing potential not protected by a highly effective contraceptive method of birth control
- Patients in whom the use of acetylsalicylic acid or other NSAIDs can precipitate asthma, angioedema, urticaria or acute rhinitis (i.e. NSAID-induced cross-reactivity reactions).
- Untreated active hepatopathy
- Severe hepatocellular failure
- Hepatic failure
- Renal Failure (GFR <15 mL/min./1.73m2)
- Established congestive heart failure (NYHA II-IV), ischemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease and/or cerebrovascular disease
- Glaucoma
- Urinary retention (e.g. prostatic hypertrophy or cervical bladder obstruction)
- Severe myasthenia
- Obstructive conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, e.g. pyloric stenosis, duodenum stenosis, stenotic stomach ulcer, megacolon.
- Participants who are performing some type of oral, physical or topical treatment for low back pain (e.g., acupuncture, local heat and yoga) and / or initiation of physiotherapy program in the last 2 months before the start of the study
- Use of prohibited medication (See Section 9.1)
- Treatment with NSAIDs or skeletal muscle relaxants within the past 24 hours
- Participation in another trial within the last 30 days, using IMPs or device
- Unwillingness or inability to comply with the clinical trial procedures
- Unwillingness to consent to storage, saving and transmission of pseudonymous medical data for clinical trial reasons
- Legal incapacitation
- Legal detention in an official institute
Endpoints
Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)
Primary endpoints 1
- The primary endpoint is the cumulative, time-weighted sum of pain intensity differences (SPID), expressed as the sum of seven daily SPIDs from 0 to 6 hours post-dose (SPID0-6h) across the 7-day treatment period, compared between groups.
Secondary endpoints 5
- Average analgesic effect: The daily SPID0-6h for each one of the 7 treatment days, compared between groups.
- Rescue medication use: Mean number of rescue medication tablets consumed per participant from baseline to day 7 compared between groups.
- Responder rate: Proportion of patients achieving mild pain (e.g., VAS <45 mm) by day 7 compared between groups.
- Safety and tolerability: Incidence and proportion of participants experiencing adverse events throughout the study period compared between groups.
- Functional improvement: Mean percent change in Finger-to-Floor Distance (FFD) test score from baseline to day 7 compared between groups.
Investigational products
Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary
Test 1
Diclofenac + Orphenadrine + Paracetamol / Verisfield film-coated tablets
PRD12298487 · Product
- Active substance
- Orphenadrine Citrate
- Pharmaceutical form
- FILM-COATED TABLET
- Route of administration
- ORAL
- Max daily dose
- 3 Other
- Max total dose
- 15 Other
- Max treatment duration
- 5 Day(s)
- Authorisation status
- Not Authorised
- MA holder
- VERISFIELD SMSA
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
Comparator 2
Norgesic 35 mg / 450 mg δισκία
PRD841208 · Product
- Active substance
- Orphenadrine Citrate
- Pharmaceutical form
- TABLET
- Route of administration
- ORAL
- Max daily dose
- 6 Other
- Max total dose
- 30 Other
- Max treatment duration
- 5 Day(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- M03BC51 — ORPHENADRINE, COMBINATIONS
- Marketing authorisation
- 14219/21-05-2013
- MA holder
- VIATRIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- MA country
- Greece
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- Yes
- Modification description
- Secondary packaging change for blinding
CATAFLAM Sugar Coated Tablets 50mg
PRD491398 · Product
- Active substance
- Diclofenac Potassium
- Pharmaceutical form
- COATED TABLET
- Route of administration
- ORAL
- Max daily dose
- 3 Other
- Max total dose
- 15 Other
- Max treatment duration
- 5 Day(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- M01AB05 — DICLOFENAC
- Marketing authorisation
- 18492
- MA holder
- NOVARTIS IRELAND LIMITED
- MA country
- Cyprus
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- Yes
- Modification description
- Secondary packaging change for blinding
Placebo 2
N/A · Product
- Other product name
- N/A
- Pharmaceutical form
- N/A
- ATC code
- N/A — N/A
- Marketing authorisation
- N/A
- MA holder
- N/A
- MA country
- Iceland
- Paediatric formulation
- No
N/A · Product
- Other product name
- N/A
- Pharmaceutical form
- N/A
- ATC code
- N/A — N/A
- Marketing authorisation
- N/A
- MA holder
- N/A
- MA country
- Iceland
- Paediatric formulation
- No
Auxiliary 1
PRD8185328 · Product
- Active substance
- Paracetamol
- Substance synonyms
- ACETAMINOPHEN
- Pharmaceutical form
- TABLET
- Route of administration
- ORAL
- Max daily dose
- 1000 mg milligram(s)
- Max total dose
- 5000 mg milligram(s)
- Max treatment duration
- 5 Day(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- N02BE01 — PARACETAMOL
- Marketing authorisation
- 38698/01-07-2020
- MA holder
- UPSA SAS
- MA country
- Greece
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- Yes
- Modification description
- Labelling
Sponsors and contacts
Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties
Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Sponsor organisation
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Address
- Githiou, Vironos 8 Vironos 8
- City
- Chalandri
- Postcode
- 152 31
- Country
- Greece
Scientific contact point
- Organisation
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Contact name
- Clinical Department
Public contact point
- Organisation
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Contact name
- Clinical Department
Third parties 2
| Organisation | City, country | Duties |
|---|---|---|
| Agilis S.A. Statistics & Informatics ORL-000007482
|
Athens, Greece | Data management, E-data capture |
| Ioannis Bassiakos ORL-000007483
|
Athens, Greece | Code 10 |
Sponsor responsibilities
- Article 77 compliance
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Contact point sponsor
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
- Article 77 implementation
- Verisfield Single Member S.A.
Locations
1 EU/EEA country · 5 investigational sites
By country
| Country | MS status | Planned subjects | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | Authorised, recruiting | 224 | 5 |
| Rest of world | — | 0 | — |
Investigational sites
Country notifications
Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State
| Country | Trial start | Trial end | Recruitment start | Recruitment end | Early termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2026-04-05 |
Results and documents
Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial
Documents 13 files
Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.
| Type | Title | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol_V2_2025-521578-32-00_el | 2 |
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol_V2_2025-521578-32-00_en | 2 |
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol_V2_EL_2025-521578-32-00_tracked | 2 |
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol_V2_EN_2025-521578-32-00_tracked | 2 |
| Recruitment arrangements (for publication) | K1_Recruitment arrangements | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF adults | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF adults_tracked | 2.0 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | 2_SmPC_Cataflam | 1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | 2_SmPC_Norgesic | 1 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol Synopsis_V1_EL_2025-521578-32-00 | 2 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol Synopsis_V1_EN_2025-521578-32-00 | 2 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol Synopsis_V2_EL_2025-521578-32-00_tracked | 2 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol Synopsis_V2_EN_2025-521578-32-00_tracked | 2 |
Application history
2 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications
| # | Type | Code | Submitted | Reference MS | Conclusion | Decision date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INITIAL | IN | 2025-05-30 | Greece | Acceptable 2025-09-22
|
2025-09-25 |
| 2 | SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION | SM-1 | 2025-11-21 | Greece | Acceptable 2026-03-16
|
2026-03-19 |