Efficacy of Etoricoxib 60 mg in Modifying Pain Hypersensitivity in People With Knee Osteoarthritis

Summary

This study aims to better understand the way in which painful osteoarthritis affects different people and whether an anti-inflammatory medication such as Arcoxia (etoricoxib) can help to modify this pain. The study will use questionnaires and tests of pain sensitivity to identify arthritis sufferers with more widespread, nerve-type pain and then to investigate whether a daily dose of Arcoxia is more effective than a placebo pill in reducing these symptoms and improving functional movements. The study will also be comparing the same test results of a small group of subjects without knee pain.

Timeline

Start

2010-08

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Moss P, Benson HAE, Will R, Wright A. Fourteen days of etoricoxib 60 mg improves pain, hyperalgesia and physical function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2017 Nov;25(11):1781-1791. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.07.009. Epub 2017 Aug 2.

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