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Effect of Celecoxib Versus Placebo Before and After Knee Surgery on Overall Use of Analgesics After Surgery

Information source: Pfizer
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Arthroscopy

Intervention: Placebo (Other); Celecoxib (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Pfizer

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Pfizer CT.gov Call Center, Study Director, Affiliation: Pfizer

Summary

To compare total analgesic use at 24 hours after arthroscopic knee surgery in celecoxib-treated versus placebo-treated patients

Clinical Details

Official title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Comparison Study of the Efficacy of Celebrex 400 mg Single Dose Pre and Celebrex 200 mg Post Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery for Total Analgesic Use After Surgery

Study design: Prevention, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Total analgesic use (hydrocodone bitartrate 5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg [HC/APAP]) after surgery

Secondary outcome:

Patient Assessment of Pain, according to visual analogue scale, after surgery at rest and flexion

Time to analgesic use after surgery

Number and percentage of patients taking HC/APAP after surgery

Adverse events

Physical exam

Vital signs

Laboratory evaluation

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 65 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria:

- Diagnosed (or suspected to have) meniscus trauma of the knee requiring ambulatory

arthroscopic knee surgery

- Willing to participate in study for 36 hours and come to follow-up visit 7 days post

surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion criteria:

- Osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, or previous fracture of index joint

- Received acetaminophen or low dose narcotic (vicodin/tylox) within 8 hours of surgery

- Have received oral (4 weeks), intramuscular (2 months), intra-articular (3 months) or

soft-tissue (2 months) injections of corticosteroids of the first dose of study medication or intra-artcular injections of hyaluronic acid in the index joint within 9 months of the first dose of study medication

Locations and Contacts

Pfizer Investigational Site, Phoenix, Arizona 85023, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, ST. PETERSBURG, Florida 33713, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, BALTIMORE, Maryland 21218, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Timonium, Maryland 21093, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts 01109, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Springfield, Massachusetts 01104, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Springfield, Massachusetts 01107, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Springfield, Missouri 65807, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, COLUMBIA, South Carolina 29204, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Columbia, South Carolina 29212, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29110, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, San Antonio, Texas 78205, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, San Antonio, Texas 78209, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States

Pfizer Investigational Site, San Antonio, Texas 78240, United States

Additional Information

To obtain contact information for a study center near you, click here.

Starting date: January 2004
Ending date: June 2004
Last updated: March 4, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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