Preventing Recurrent Ulcer Bleeding in Arthritis Patients Using Esomeprazole Plus Celecoxib

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Esomeparzole with Placebo in the Prevention of Recurrent Ulcer Bleeding in Patients Receiving a COX-2 Inhibitor

Timeline

Start

2002-08

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-06

Publications

• Chan FK, Wong VW, Suen BY, Wu JC, Ching JY, Hung LC, Hui AJ, Leung VK, Lee VW, Lai LH, Wong GL, Chow DK, To KF, Leung WK, Chiu PW, Lee YT, Lau JY, Chan HL, Ng EK, Sung JJ. Combination of a cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor and a proton-pump inhibitor for prevention of recurrent ulcer bleeding in patients at very high risk: a double-blind, randomised trial. Lancet. 2007 May 12;369(9573):1621-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60749-1.

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