NCT00092768

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug and an approved drug in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
500

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2004

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2004

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 23, 2004

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 28, 2004

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2005

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

August 15, 2024

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

11 months

First QC Date

September 23, 2004

Last Update Submit

August 12, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

Arcoxia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Osteoarthritis of the knee & hip as assessed by WOMAC VA 3.0 pain and physical function subscales, Patient/Investigator assessments of disease and response to therapy over 12 weeks of treatment.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Maintenance of clinical efficacy as assessed by WOMAC subscales and Patient assessments over a 26-wks of treatment. Safety / tolerability over a 12-wk and 6-mo treatment period.

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Osteoarthritis of the knee or hip which requires treatment with a medication to obtain pain relief

You may not qualify if:

  • Any known allergy to the study drugs

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (3)

  • Bingham CO 3rd, Sebba AI, Rubin BR, Ruoff GE, Kremer J, Bird S, Smugar SS, Fitzgerald BJ, O'Brien K, Tershakovec AM. Efficacy and safety of etoricoxib 30 mg and celecoxib 200 mg in the treatment of osteoarthritis in two identically designed, randomized, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority studies. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Mar;46(3):496-507. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel296. Epub 2006 Aug 27.

    PMID: 16936327BACKGROUND
  • Bingham CO 3rd, Bird SR, Smugar SS, Xu X, Tershakovec AM. Responder analysis and correlation of outcome measures: pooled results from two identical studies comparing etoricoxib, celecoxib, and placebo in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Nov;16(11):1289-93. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.04.009. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

    PMID: 18514551BACKGROUND
  • Bingham CO 3rd, Smugar SS, Wang H, Tershakovec AM. Early response to COX-2 inhibitors as a predictor of overall response in osteoarthritis: pooled results from two identical trials comparing etoricoxib, celecoxib and placebo. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Sep;48(9):1122-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep184. Epub 2009 Jul 9.

    PMID: 19589894BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Etoricoxib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArthritisJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SulfonesSulfur CompoundsOrganic ChemicalsPyridinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Medical Monitor

    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2004

First Posted

September 28, 2004

Study Start

March 1, 2004

Primary Completion

February 1, 2005

Study Completion

February 1, 2005

Last Updated

August 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2022-02