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Efficacy and Safety of Lumiracoxib in Patients With Primary Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
NCT00367315
Lead Sponsor
Novartis
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of using lumiracoxib in the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1684
Inclusion Criteria
  • Primary osteoarthritis of knee (confirmed by American College of Rheumatology [ACR] criteria).
  • Requirement of regular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Evidence of active peptic ulceration within 12 months prior to the screening visit or history of active gastrointestinal bleeding within the previous 5 years.
  • Known hypersensitivity to analgesics, antipyretics, or NSAIDS (including celecoxib).

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall OA pain intensity in the target knee on a 0-100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 13 weeks.
Patient's global assessment of disease activity on a 0-100 mm VAS at 13 weeks.
Patient's functional status using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC©) total score at 13 weeks.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
• Overall OA pain intensity in the target knee using 0-100 mm VAS, at weeks 2, 4, 8.
Patient's global assessment of disease activity using 0-100 mm VAS, at weeks 2, 4, 8.
Patient's functional status using WOMAC© Likert 3.1 sub-scale scores and total score, at weeks 2, 8, 13.
Patient's health status using the Short Form-36 (SF-36), at week 13.
Physician's global assessment of disease activity using 0-100 mm VAS, at weeks 2, 4, 8.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novartis

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Basel, Switzerland

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