Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Etoricoxib 60 mg in Modifying Pain Hypersensitivity in People With Knee Osteoarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Curtin University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study aims to better understand the way in which painful osteoarthritis affects different people and whether an anti-inflammatory medication such as Arcoxia (etoricoxib) can help to modify this p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • unilateral diagnosis of Knee OA \> 6 months
  • knee pain \> 4/10 on WOMAC pain subscale
  • if pain in contralateral knee, no greater than "mild"
  • no other significant joint involvement
  • ARA functional Class I, II or III
  • no arthroscopy or injections into index knee in last 6 months

Exclusion

  • history of systemic inflammatory or chronic pain disorders (especially fibromyalgia)
  • neurological deficit
  • recent (\< 6 months) lower limb surgery
  • allergic reaction to NSAIDs or aspirin
  • skin allergies, dermatitis
  • contraindications to Cox-2 inhibitors:
  • congestive heart failure (NYHA II-IV)
  • unstable hypertension
  • ischaemic heart disease
  • peripheral artery disease
  • cerebrovascular disease including CABG or angioplasty within 1 year
  • severe hepatic dysfunction
  • active GI bleeding or peptic ulceration
  • reduced creatinine clearance \< 30 mL/min
  • current use of high dose (\> 325 mg daily) aspirin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00927004

Start Date

August 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

May 3 2012

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Royal Perth Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6000