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Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial of Celecoxib for Acute Burn Inflammation and Fever

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute burn injury
Injuries and Accidents - Burns
Registration Number
ACTRN12618000732280
Lead Sponsor
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Less than 48 hours from admission to the burns unit with acute burn injury
OR
Outpatient booked for day of surgery admission for management of acute burn injury

Exclusion Criteria

i. Regular NSAID use prior to injury (including any dose aspirin)
ii. Major burn with TBSA>20% or requiring admission to the intensive care unit
iii. Enrolment not considered in the patient’s best interest
iv. Previously enrolled in the CABIN Fever study
v. Participating in a competing interventional study
vi. Pregnancy or breast feeding
vii. NSAID or sulphonamide allergy
viii. Renal dysfunction (eGFR <60)
ix. Angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure (NYHA class II or greater: ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitations or dyspnoea)
x. Previous history of peripheral arterial disease or stroke
xi. Current use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker
xii. Suspected or confirmed hepatic cirrhosis, portal hypertension or variceal bleeding
xiii. Current ALT 3x upper limit of normal or Bilirubin 2x upper limit of normal
xiv. Previous history of gastric ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding
xv. Current systemic corticosteroid use
xvi. Suspected or confirmed haemophilia
xvii. Current use of anticoagulant medications including warfarin, new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) such as apixaban, dabigatran and rivaroxaban and treatment dose heparin
xviii. Suspected or confirmed thrombophilia or previous history of thromboembolism

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intention to treat analysis (including all randomised study participants) of scar quality as measured by participant reported Patient Observer Scar Assessment Scale[day 42 post-enrolment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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