Efficacy and Safety of Valdecoxib and Naproxen in Treating the Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in a Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Pfizer

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Treatments

Drug: valdecoxib

Drug: placebo

Drug: naproxen

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00650455

A3471018

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objectives of the study were to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of valdecoxib 10 mg once daily (QD) or naproxen 500 mg twice daily (BID) versus placebo, and to assess the efficacy of valdecoxib 10 mg QD versus naproxen 500 mg BID, in treating the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a severe Rheumatoid Arthritis population.

Enrollment

489 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

A diagnosis of severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for at least 6 months
The Rheumatoid Arthritis must have been treated with a stable regimen including a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), as well as methotrexate for at least 12 weeks -OR- an NSAID (for at least 12 weeks plus a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (i.e., adalimumab [Humira®] for a minimum of 5 doses on a regular schedule, etanercept [Enbrel®] for 6 weeks, infliximab (Remicade®) for 3 doses and currently on a stable regimen of infusions not more than every 8 weeks)

Exclusion criteria

A diagnosis of any other inflammatory arthritis or a secondary, noninflammatory type of arthritis (eg, osteoarthritis (OA) or fibromyalgia) that, in the investigator's opinion, was symptomatic enough to interfere with the evaluation of the effect of valdecoxib on the patient's primary diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis were excluded from the study