Effect of Etoricoxib to Treat Chronic Low Back Pain (0663-041)

Summary

Study the effect of etoricoxib 60 mg and 90 mg compared to placebo to treat chronic low back pain.

Timeline

Start

2000-04

Primary completion

2000-11

Completion

2000-11

Publications

• Background Pallay RM, Seger W, Adler JL, Ettlinger RE, Quaidoo EA, Lipetz R, O'Brien K, Mucciola L, Skalky CS, Petruschke RA, Bohidar NR, Geba GP. Etoricoxib reduced pain and disability and improved quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain: a 3 month, randomized, controlled trial. Scand J Rheumatol. 2004;33(4):257-66. doi: 10.1080/03009740410005728.
• Background Curtis SP, Ng J, Yu Q, Shingo S, Bergman G, McCormick CL, Reicin AS. Renal effects of etoricoxib and comparator nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in controlled clinical trials. Clin Ther. 2004 Jan;26(1):70-83. doi: 10.1016/s0149-2918(04)90007-0.
• Background Sheldon EA, Bird SR, Smugar SS, Tershakovec AM. Correlation of measures of pain, function, and overall response: results pooled from two identical studies of etoricoxib in chronic low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Mar 1;33(5):533-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181657d24.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.