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Efficacy of Celecoxib vs Placebo to Prevent Pain in a Paced Walk

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
NCT00194090
Lead Sponsor
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Brief Summary

A paced 20-minute walk is a reproducible model for acute pain in knee osteoarthritis

Detailed Description

This is a randomizd, placbo-controlled, crossover trial comparing a single dose of celecoxib to placebo measuring the time to onset of acute pain in a paced 20-minute walk.

40 subjects will be enrolled

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Knee osteoarthritis by ACR clinical criteria Pain of at least 40 mm by VAS at baseline

Exclusion Criteria

Non-pregant, non-lactating Able to stop active arthritis medication for washout Cardiovascular risk factors Abnormal EKG -

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
time to onset of severe pain
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
time to onset of moderate pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospitals of Cleveland

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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