Efficacy and Safety of Lumiracoxib

Summary

This trial assessed the safety and efficacy of a single dose of lumiracoxib 400 mg compared to placebo and to a single dose of celecoxib 200mg. It also assessed safety and efficacy of 400mg lumiracoxib administered once a day for 7 days compared to placebo and to 200 mg celecoxib twice daily.

Timeline

Start

2000-11

Primary completion

2001-02

Completion

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Publications

• Wittenberg RH, Schell E, Krehan G, Maeumbaed R, Runge H, Schluter P, Fashola TO, Thurston HJ, Burger KJ, Trechsel U. First-dose analgesic effect of the cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitor lumiracoxib in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with celecoxib [NCT00267215]. Arthritis Res Ther. 2006;8(2):R35. doi: 10.1186/ar1854. Epub 2006 Jan 16.

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