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Safety of Etoricoxib and Piroxicam oral drugs in Osteoarthritis patients at Rama hospital Kanpur

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/12/047816
Lead Sponsor
PRINC BGHEA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of age 35 to 65 years who fulfill the western Ontario and McMaster universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC)

2. Criterion for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis will be enrolled.

3. Patients having symptomatic Osteoarthritis either as a new case or as an old case following discontinuation of treatment with NSAIDS or other analgesic medications with a washout period of one week

4. All these patients will be examined as per the baseline criteria will be included in the study if they fit this criterion.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Smokers/ alcoholics

2. Pregnant & lactating women.

3. Patients on steroid therapy, history of chronic infections like TB, leprosy, recent trauma, surgery, mental retardation, minor.

4. Patients with liver diseases, kidney diseases, and cardiac problems.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Pain, Stiffness, physical Function - measured with Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC). <br/ ><br>2. Adverse effects: Total number of adverse effects (all), Gastrointestinal adverse effects (for example, nausea, vomiting), Neurological (nervous system) adverse effects (for example, headache, fatigue, dizziness).Timepoint: one month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement - measured with a Patient Global Impression Scale of Improvement (PGI) as a quality indicator.Timepoint: one month
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