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

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Arthroscopy
Interventions
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00633438
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
204
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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BPlacebo-
ACelecoxib-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total analgesic use (hydrocodone bitartrate 5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg [HC/APAP]) after surgery24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physical examDay 7
Number and percentage of patients taking HC/APAP after surgery1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, 36 hours
Time to analgesic use after surgery1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, 36 hours
Patient Assessment of Pain, according to visual analogue scale, after surgery at rest and flexion1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, 36 hours
Adverse eventsDay 7
Vital signsDay 7
Laboratory evaluationDay 7

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pfizer Investigational Site

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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