Efficacy Anda Safety of Etoricoxib With Betamethasone for the Treatment of Acute Gout Arthritis

Summary

Phase III longitudinal, multicenter, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Fixed-Dose Combination of Etoricoxib/Betamethasone Versus Etoricoxib in Patients With Acute Gouty Arthritis

Timeline

Start

2025-01-27

Primary completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2027-01-31

Publications

• Background Li M, Yu C, Zeng X. Comparative efficacy of traditional non-selective NSAIDs and selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors in patients with acute gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 10;10(9):e036748. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036748.
• Background van Durme CM, Wechalekar MD, Landewe RB, Pardo Pardo J, Cyril S, van der Heijde D, Buchbinder R. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute gout. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Dec 9;12(12):CD010120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010120.pub3.
• Background Shukla AK, Jhaj R, Misra S, Ahmed SN, Nanda M, Chaudhary D. Agreement between WHO-UMC causality scale and the Naranjo algorithm for causality assessment of adverse drug reactions. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Sep;10(9):3303-3308. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_831_21. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
• Background Man CY, Cheung IT, Cameron PA, Rainer TH. Comparison of oral prednisolone/paracetamol and oral indomethacin/paracetamol combination therapy in the treatment of acute goutlike arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 May;49(5):670-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.11.014. Epub 2007 Feb 5.
• Background Janssens HJ, Janssen M, van de Lisdonk EH, van Riel PL, van Weel C. Use of oral prednisolone or naproxen for the treatment of gout arthritis: a double-blind, randomised equivalence trial. Lancet. 2008 May 31;371(9627):1854-60. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60799-0.
• Background Rainer TH, Cheng CH, Janssens HJ, Man CY, Tam LS, Choi YF, Yau WH, Lee KH, Graham CA. Oral Prednisolone in the Treatment of Acute Gout: A Pragmatic, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Apr 5;164(7):464-71. doi: 10.7326/M14-2070. Epub 2016 Feb 23.
• Background Becker DE. Basic and clinical pharmacology of glucocorticosteroids. Anesth Prog. 2013 Spring;60(1):25-31; quiz 32. doi: 10.2344/0003-3006-60.1.25.
• Background Clarke R, Derry S, Moore RA. Single dose oral etoricoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 May 8;2014(5):CD004309. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004309.pub4.
• Background Xu L, Liu S, Guan M, Xue Y. Comparison of Prednisolone, Etoricoxib, and Indomethacin in Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis: An Open-Label, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Med Sci Monit. 2016 Mar 11;22:810-7. doi: 10.12659/msm.895749.
• Background Neilson J, Bonnon A, Dickson A, Roddy E; Guideline Committee. Gout: diagnosis and management-summary of NICE guidance. BMJ. 2022 Aug 30;378:o1754. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1754. No abstract available.
• Background Pisaniello HL, Fisher MC, Farquhar H, Vargas-Santos AB, Hill CL, Stamp LK, Gaffo AL. Efficacy and safety of gout flare prophylaxis and therapy use in people with chronic kidney disease: a Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN)-initiated literature review. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Apr 28;23(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02416-y.
• Background Pelaez-Ballestas I, Sanin LH, Moreno-Montoya J, Alvarez-Nemegyei J, Burgos-Vargas R, Garza-Elizondo M, Rodriguez-Amado J, Goycochea-Robles MV, Madariaga M, Zamudio J, Santana N, Cardiel MH; Grupo de Estudio Epidemiologico de Enfermedades Musculo Articulares (GEEMA). Epidemiology of the rheumatic diseases in Mexico. A study of 5 regions based on the COPCORD methodology. J Rheumatol Suppl. 2011 Jan;86:3-8. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.100951.
• Background FitzGerald JD, Dalbeth N, Mikuls T, Brignardello-Petersen R, Guyatt G, Abeles AM, Gelber AC, Harrold LR, Khanna D, King C, Levy G, Libbey C, Mount D, Pillinger MH, Rosenthal A, Singh JA, Sims JE, Smith BJ, Wenger NS, Bae SS, Danve A, Khanna PP, Kim SC, Lenert A, Poon S, Qasim A, Sehra ST, Sharma TSK, Toprover M, Turgunbaev M, Zeng L, Zhang MA, Turner AS, Neogi T. 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Jun;72(6):879-895. doi: 10.1002/art.41247. Epub 2020 May 11.

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