NCT00637949

Brief Summary

This safety study evaluated the incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events and edema in patients with osteoarthritis treated with lumiracoxib and rofecoxib as comparator

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
309

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2000

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2000

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2001

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2001

Completed
7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 11, 2008

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 18, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

March 18, 2008

Status Verified

March 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

March 11, 2008

Last Update Submit

March 17, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

OsteoarthritislumiracoxibrofecoxibCox-2Osteoarthritis (primary osteoarthritis hip, hand, knee or spine (cervical or lumbar)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Incidence of at least one of seven predefined gastrointestinal adverse events

    6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: lumiracoxib

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: rofecoxib

Interventions

400 mg once daily, oral over 6 weeks

Also known as: Prexige
1

25 mg, oral, daily over 6 weeks

Also known as: Vioxx
2

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years - 90 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age \>=50 years old
  • Primary osteoarthritis in hip, hand, knee or spine for at least 3 month
  • Pain in the target joint of moderate intensity
  • Written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Secondary osteoarthritis
  • Active upper gastro intestinal tract ulceration
  • Inflammatory joint disease
  • Gout
  • Clinically significant hepatic or renal disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Stricker K, Yu S, Krammer G. A 6-week, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, clinical safety study of lumiracoxib and rofecoxib in osteoarthritis patients. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Sep 8;9:118. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-118.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Interventions

rofecoxib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArthritisJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic Diseases

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 11, 2008

First Posted

March 18, 2008

Study Start

December 1, 2000

Primary Completion

March 1, 2001

Study Completion

March 1, 2001

Last Updated

March 18, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-03