A Double-Blind, Double Dummy, Randomized Comparison Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Valdecoxib 10mg Once Daily And Naproxen 500mg Twice Daily In Treating The Signs And Symptoms Of Osteoarthritis Of The Knee Or Hip In Taiwan

Pfizer

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Treatments

Drug: naproxen

Drug: valdecoxib

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00648258

A3471101

VALA-0513-141

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of valdecoxib by comparing valdecoxib 10 mg daily (QD) with naproxen 500 mg twice daily (BID) in treating the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip. The study was designed to collect comparative information for the local population (Taiwan).

Enrollment

130 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The diagnosis of hip OA, which was having hip pain and meeting criteria for at least 2 of the following: a. Westergren erythrocyte sedimentation rate of < 20 mm/hr; b. radiographic femoral or acetabular osteophytes or c. radiographic joint space narrowing
Knee OA diagnosis required diagnosing (by modified American College of Rheumatology criteria) OA of the knee with pain plus at least one of the following: a. Age> 50 years old, b. Stiffness < 30 minutes, c. crepitus on active motion and radiographic evidence of OA of the knee, defined as presence of osteophytes or joint space narrowing
Symptomatic OA of the knee or hip was determined at the Baseline Visit, if the Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain was at least 40 mm VAS, Patient's and the Physician's Global Assessment of Arthritis was "poor" or "very poor"

Exclusion criteria

Use of NSAIDs or analgesics within 2 days (within 4 days for subjects taking oxaprozin, piroxicam or full dose aspirin) before baseline arthritis assessments