Investigational Drug Versus an Approved Drug in Patients With Osteoarthritis - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Merck
Information provided by:	Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00092703

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the gastrointestinal tolerability of an investigational drug to an approved drug in the treatment of osteoarthritis during one year treatment period.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoarthritis	Drug: MK0663, etoricoxib Drug: Comparator: Diclofenac sodium	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Tolerability and Effectiveness of Etoricoxib 90 mg q.d. vs. Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg t.i.d. in Patients With Osteoarthritis

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis

Drug Information available for: Diclofenac sodium Diclofenac potassium Diclofenac Etoricoxib

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Discontinuations due to clinical and laboratory gastrointestinal adverse experiences during a 1 year treatment period.

Estimated Enrollment:	6000
Study Start Date:	October 2002

Detailed Description:

The duration of treatment is 12 months.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	50 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, hand or spine which requires the use of medications for pain relief

Exclusion Criteria:

Known allergies to the study drugs

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00092703

Sponsors and Collaborators

Merck

Investigators

Study Director:

Medical Monitor

Merck

More Information

Publications:

Baraf HS, Fuentealba C, Greenwald M, Brzezicki J, O'Brien K, Soffer B, Polis A, Bird S, Kaur A, Curtis SP; EDGE Study Group. Gastrointestinal side effects of etoricoxib in patients with osteoarthritis: results of the Etoricoxib versus Diclofenac Sodium Gastrointestinal Tolerability and Effectiveness (EDGE) trial. J Rheumatol. 2007 Feb;34(2):408-20.

Cannon CP, Curtis SP, FitzGerald GA, Krum H, Kaur A, Bolognese JA, Reicin AS, Bombardier C, Weinblatt ME, van der Heijde D, Erdmann E, Laine L; MEDAL Steering Committee. Cardiovascular outcomes with etoricoxib and diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) programme: a randomised comparison. Lancet. 2006 Nov 18;368(9549):1771-81.

Laine L, Curtis SP, Cryer B, Kaur A, Cannon CP; MEDAL Steering Committee. Assessment of upper gastrointestinal safety of etoricoxib and diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) programme: a randomised comparison. Lancet. 2007 Feb 10;369(9560):465-73.

Krum H, Curtis SP, Kaur A, Wang H, Smugar SS, Weir MR, Laine L, Brater DC, Cannon CP. Baseline factors associated with congestive heart failure in patients receiving etoricoxib or diclofenac: multivariate analysis of the MEDAL program. Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 Apr 19; [Epub ahead of print]

Laine L, Curtis SP, Langman M, Jensen DM, Cryer B, Kaur A, Cannon CP. Lower gastrointestinal events in a double-blind trial of the cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitor etoricoxib and the traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. Gastroenterology. 2008 Nov;135(5):1517-25. Epub 2008 Aug 3.

Laine L, Goldkind L, Curtis SP, Connors LG, Yanqiong Z, Cannon CP. How common is diclofenac-associated liver injury? Analysis of 17,289 arthritis patients in a long-term prospective clinical trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb;104(2):356-62. Epub 2009 Jan 27.

Responsible Party:	Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00092703 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2004_052, MK0663-061
Study First Received:	September 23, 2004
Last Updated:	January 21, 2010
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Merck:

Arcoxia

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Osteoarthritis
Arthritis
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Diclofenac
Etoricoxib
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents

Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Antirheumatic Agents
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Central Nervous System Agents
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors

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