Effect of Celecoxib Versus Placebo Before and After Knee Surgery on the Overall Use of Analgesics After Surgery

A Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Comparison Study of the Efficacy of Celebrex 400 mg Single Dose Pre and Celebrex 200 mg Post Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery for Total Analgesic Use After Surgery

To compare the total analgesic use at 24 hours after arthroscopic knee surgery in patients treated with celecoxib versus placebo.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85023
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Florida
      • Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33713
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Massachusetts
      • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Missouri
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65804
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • South Carolina
      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29204
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Tennessee
      • Johnson City, Tennessee, United States, 37601
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908-0159
        • Pfizer Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Diagnosed knee meniscus pathology requiring ambulatory arthroscopic meniscectomy or partial meniscectomy
  • Willing to participate in study for 36 hours and come to follow-up visit 7 days post-surgery

Exclusion criteria:

  • Osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, or previous fracture of index joint
  • Received acetaminophen or low-dose narcotic within 8 hours of surgery
  • Have received oral (4 weeks), intramuscular (2 months), intra-articular (3 months) or soft-tissue (2 months) injections of corticosteroids of the first dose of study medication or received intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid in the index joint within 9 months of the first dose of study medication

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: A
400 mg oral capsule as a single dose 1 hour prior to surgery and 200 mg oral capsule as a single dose as needed post-surgery
Placebo Comparator: B
Matched placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Total analgesic use after surgery
Time Frame: 24 hours
24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Physical examination
Time Frame: Day 7
Day 7
Number and percentage of subjects taking analgesic (hydrocodone bitartrate 5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg [HC/APAP]) after surgery
Time Frame: 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, and 36 hours
1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, and 36 hours
Time to analgesic use after surgery
Time Frame: 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, and 36 hours
1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, and 36 hours
Cumulative number of HC/APAP tablets taken after first dose of study medication
Time Frame: 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 36 hours and Day 2
1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 36 hours and Day 2
Vital signs
Time Frame: Day 7
Day 7
Patient's Assessment of Knee Pain, according to visual analogue scale at rest and with movement after surgery
Time Frame: 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24 and 36 hours
1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24 and 36 hours
Change in volumetric measurement of both knees from prior to surgery
Time Frame: Day 7
Day 7
Patient Treatment Satisfaction Scales after surgery
Time Frame: 24 hours
24 hours
Adverse events
Time Frame: Day 7
Day 7

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 21, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2021

Last Verified

February 1, 2021

More Information

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