Efficacy of the treatment with a COX-2 specific inhibitor celecoxib in osteoarthritic patients

Completed

• Conditions: Advanced osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoarthritis (OA)

• Registration Number: ISRCTN55717501
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital de Tortosa Virgen de la Cinta (Spain)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with clinical and radiological evidence of knee OA who met the American Rheumatism Association criteria for functional classes III or IV, who were scheduled for total knee replacement and who accepted to be treated with an antiinflammatory drug.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy, gastrointestinal pathology, kidney or hepatic insufficiency, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, oncologic patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified