A Study of Two Approved Drugs in Patients With Osteoarthritis (0966-220)(COMPLETED)

May 5, 2017 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Double -Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Rofecoxib 12.5 mg and Celecoxib 200 mg in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of two approved drugs in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The duration of treatment is 6 weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

413

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Osteoarthritis of the knee which requires treatment with medication for pain relief

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any known allergy to the study drugs

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee as measured by Patient Global Assessment of Response to Therapy (PGART) and WOMAC VA 3.0 over 6 weeks of treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
OA of the knee as measured by PGART over 6 wks of treatment.
WOMAC Question #1 over 6 wks of treatment.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0966-220
  • 2004_071

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Study Data/Documents

  1. CSR Synopsis

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