Status:

COMPLETED

A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study To Compare The Efficacy And Tolerability Of Valdecoxib And Diclofenac In Patients With A Sprained Ankle

Lead Sponsor:

Pfizer

Conditions:

Pain

Sprains and Strains

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To determine whether valdecoxib 40 mg twice a day the first day and then 40mg once a day until Day 7, was at least as effective as diclofenac 75 mg twice a day for 7 days, in treating acute first or s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients had sprained their ankle within 48 hours
  • The sprain was a first or second degree ankle sprain of the lateral aspect, specifically: anterior talofibular ligament and/or calcaneofibular ligament
  • At presentation patients were to have had moderate-severe ankle pain, (i.e., patient's assessment of ankle pain, on full weight bearing, using a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) was ≥ 45 mm), have a minimum rating of 2 on the Patient's Global Assessment of Ankle Injury and Patient's Assessment of Normal Function/Activity
  • Investigator must have thought that the patient required and was eligible for therapy with an anti-inflammatory agent and/or analgesic to control symptoms

Exclusion

  • Women who were not post-menopausal or surgically sterilized, or who had have a positive urine pregnancy test prior to randomization and/or were not using adequate contraception according to the judgment of the Investigator
  • Patients with a similar injury of the same joint within the last 6 months
  • Clinical evidence of complete rupture of ankle ligaments (third degree sprain), required bed rest, hospitalization, surgical intervention for the ankle injury or non-removable full cast, bilateral occurrence of ankle injury or ankle and knee injury on the same side
  • Patients with esophageal, gastric or duodenal ulcer within 30 days prior to randomization or had active GI or other disease that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude safe participation by the subject in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

202 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00671320

Start Date

December 1 2002

End Date

October 1 2003

Last Update

May 5 2008

Active Locations (15)

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1872

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Pfizer Investigational Site

San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1642

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Santiago, RM, Chile