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

Pfizer

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Sprain

Sprains and Strains

Pain

Treatments

Drug: diclofenac

Drug: valdecoxib

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00671320

VALA-0513-146

A3471037

Details and patient eligibility

About

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 second degree ankle sprain. The study also compared valdecoxib and diclofenac with respect to time to onset of pain relief (measured after the first dose), tolerability (adverse events) and time to return to Normal Function/Activity, among other measures.

Enrollment

202 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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 criteria

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.