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OsteoarthritisPhase 4NCT00598234

Perioperative Pain Control With Celecoxib (Celebrex) in Total Knee Arthroplasty

A Phase 4 study testing Celecoxib (Celebrex) in people with Osteoarthritis, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

We propose that administration perioperative celecoxib is effective to control postoperative VAS pain scores, improve rehabilitation results, and decrease narcotics usage in total knee replacement patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Osteoarthritis
What is being tested?
Celecoxib (Celebrex)
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Sep 2006to Aug 2009
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients receiving total knee replacement will be recruited in this study.

Who cannot join

  • subjects with end-stage renal disease, cerebral vascular accident, peptic ulcer, long-term usage of NSAIDs.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Ching-Chuan Jiang

    Taipei

Other trials in Taiwan

About this study

We propose that administration perioperative celecoxib is effective to control postoperative VAS pain scores, improve rehabilitation results, and decrease narcotics usage in total knee replacement patients.

Read the detailed description

Total knee replacement is an effective method to treat end-stage osteoarthritis. However, post-operative pain is still a bothering problem. Pre-emptive analgesia is defined as an antinociceptive treatment which prevents pain before its onset. Preoperative analgesia is thought more effective than an equal post-operative dose. Surgical trauma induces the synthesis of prostaglandins, which sensitize the peripheral nociceptors.Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit prostaglandin synthesis both in the periphery and the spinal cord, therefore decreasing the post-operative hyperalgesic state.

Celebrex (Celecoxib) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to treat arthritis, pain, menstrual cramps, and colonic polyps. Prostaglandins are chemicals that are important contributors to the inflammation of arthritis that causes the pain, fever, swelling and tenderness. Celecoxib blocks the enzyme that makes prostaglandins (cyclooxygenase 2), resulting in lower concentrations of prostaglandins. As a consequence, inflammation and its accompanying pain, fever, swelling and tenderness are reduced. Celecoxib differs from other NSAIDs in that it causes less inflammation and ulceration of the stomach and intestine (at least with short-term treatment) and does not interfere with the clotting of blood.

The study group received 400mg oral celecoxib about 1 hr prior to total knee replacement surgery, and 200mg every 12 hrs, along with PCA morphine, over the first five post-operative days. The control group received placebo, along with PCA morphine over the same postoperative period. All patients had spinal anesthesia and hemovac drain tubes inserted for postoperative blood loss evaluation.

Specific aims and goals:

  1. to establish better rehabilitation results and lower VAS pain scores after administration perioperative celecoxib in total knee replacement patients.
  2. to establish morphine sparing effect after perioperative celecoxib administration.
  3. to evaluate the risks after prescribing perioperative celecoxib.
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Being tested
Celecoxib (Celebrex)
Medical subject headings
Osteoarthritis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Celecoxib (Celebrex)Drug

    The study group received 400mg oral celecoxib about 1 hr prior to surgery, and 200mg every 12 hrs, along with PCA morphine, over the first five post-operative days. The control group received placebo, along with PCA morphine over the same postoperative period. All patients received Acetaminophen 500mg qid for pain control.

Study groups in NCT00598234
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Active comparatorCelecoxib (Celebrex)
Receives: Drug: Celecoxib (Celebrex)
2Placebo comparatorPlacebo
Receives: Drug: Celecoxib (Celebrex)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. VAS pain scores, range-of-motion, narcotics usage

    Measured: post-op 6hrs,12hrs,day1,day2,day3,day7

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jan 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2006
  3. Primary completionAug 2009
  4. Study completionAug 2009

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
120 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00598234
Sponsor's protocol ID
950704
Status last verified
Jun 2010
First submitted
10 Jan 2008
Last updated
22 Jun 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Huang YM, Wang CM, Wang CT, Lin WP, Horng LC, Jiang CC. Perioperative celecoxib administration for pain management after total knee arthroplasty - a randomized, controlled study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Jun 3;9:77. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-77.

    PubMed 18519002

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Celecoxib (Celebrex) in people with Osteoarthritis, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jun 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

VAS pain scores, range-of-motion, narcotics usage (time frame: post-op 6hrs,12hrs,day1,day2,day3,day7). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00598234, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jun 2010.

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