A Study of MK0663 and an Approved Drug in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis (0663-077)(COMPLETED)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug and an approved drug in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip.

Timeline

Start

2004-03-01

Primary completion

2005-02-01

Completion

2005-02-01

Publications

• Background Bingham CO 3rd, Sebba AI, Rubin BR, Ruoff GE, Kremer J, Bird S, Smugar SS, Fitzgerald BJ, O'Brien K, Tershakovec AM. Efficacy and safety of etoricoxib 30 mg and celecoxib 200 mg in the treatment of osteoarthritis in two identically designed, randomized, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority studies. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Mar;46(3):496-507. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel296. Epub 2006 Aug 27.
• Background Bingham CO 3rd, Bird SR, Smugar SS, Xu X, Tershakovec AM. Responder analysis and correlation of outcome measures: pooled results from two identical studies comparing etoricoxib, celecoxib, and placebo in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Nov;16(11):1289-93. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.04.009. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
• Background Bingham CO 3rd, Smugar SS, Wang H, Tershakovec AM. Early response to COX-2 inhibitors as a predictor of overall response in osteoarthritis: pooled results from two identical trials comparing etoricoxib, celecoxib and placebo. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Sep;48(9):1122-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep184. Epub 2009 Jul 9.

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