Study Of Celecoxib Or Diclofenac For Efficacy and Safety In Chinese Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing Spondylitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

A 6-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Study To Evaluate The Symptomatic Effects And Safety Of Celecoxib 200mg QD Compared To Diclofenac 75mg SR QD In Chinese Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis, With 6-Week Extension Phase Treatment On Celecoxib 400 Mg QD Or Maintaining Double-Blind Phase Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00762463
• Other study ID #: A3191348
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: July 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2010

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Pfizer
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a local, multicenter, randomized, active comparator, double-blind, parallel group study with extension will be conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of celecoxib versus diclofenac SR in the treatment of Chinese patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 240
• Est. completion date: August 2010
• Est. primary completion date: June 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meet the 1984 Modified New York Criteria for Classification of Ankylosing Spondylitis
• With axial involvement
• Without peripheral joint involvement (synovitis) at the time of study entry, (excluding involvement of the hips, knees and shoulders)
• Need for daily treatment with NSAIDs during the previous 30 days before study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known inflammatory enteropathy (eg, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, etc)
• Presence of extra-articular manifestations (eg, uveitis, endocarditis, etc.)
• Known vertebral compression
• Need for a corset during the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Spondylitis
• Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Intervention

Drug:
• Celecoxib
capsule, 200 mg QD, 6-12 weeks
• Diclofenac SR
tablet, 75 mg QD,6-12 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Pfizer Investigational Site	Beijing
China	Pfizer Investigational Site	Beijing
China	Pfizer Investigational Site	Chengdu	Sichuan
China	Pfizer Investigational Site	Guangzhou	Guangdong
China	Pfizer Investigational Site	Xi'an	Shanxi

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change From Baseline in Participant's Assessment of Global Pain Intensity at Week 6	100-millimeter (mm) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score specified participant's assessment of overall pain intensity in the previous 48 hours, in response to the following question "What has been your global pain intensity in the last 48 hours?" 0=no pain to 100=worst pain. Change from baseline of less than (<) 0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 6
Primary	Participant's Assessment of Global Pain Intensity at Baseline	100-mm VAS scores specified participant's assessment of global pain intensity in the previous 48 hours, in response to the following question "What has been your global pain intensity in the last 48 hours?" 0=no pain to 100=worst pain. Lower scores indicated less pain.	Baseline
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Participant's Assessment of Global Pain Intensity at Weeks 2 and 4	100-mm VAS score specified participant's assessment of overall pain intensity in the previous 48 hours, in response to the following question "What has been your global pain intensity in the last 48 hours?" 0=no pain to 100=worst pain. Change from baseline of <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Participant's Assessment of Global Pain Intensity at Week 12	100-mm VAS score specified participant's assessment of overall pain intensity in the previous 48 hours, in response to the following question "What has been your global pain intensity in the last 48 hours?" 0=no pain to 100=worst pain. Lower scores indicated less pain. Change from baseline of <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	5-point Likert scale scores specified participant's current situation in response to the following question "Considering all the ways your Ankylosing Spondylitis affects you, how are you doing today?" 1=very good to 5=very poor. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity at Week 12	5-point Likert scale scores specified participant's current situation in response to the following question "Considering all the ways your Ankylosing Spondylitis affects you, how are you doing today?" 1=very good to 5=very poor. Lower scores indicated better health. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	5-point Likert scale scores specified physician's subjective assessment on how overall ankylosing spondylitis appeared at the time of participant's visit and participant's disease signs. 1=very good to 5=very poor. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity at Week 12	5-point Likert scale scores specified physician's subjective assessment on how the overall ankylosing spondylitis appeared at the time of the participant's visit and participant's disease signs. 1=very good to 5=very poor. Lower scores indicated better health. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) was comprised of 10 specific questions, each answered on a 10-mm VAS scale. 0=easy to 10=impossible. BASFI score was defined as the mean of the scaled responses to these 10 questions. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in BASFI at Week 12	BASFI was comprised of 10 specific questions, each answered on a 10-mm VAS scale. 0=easy to 10=impossible. BASFI score was defined as the mean of the scaled responses to these 10 questions. Lower scores indicated better functional health. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	Baseline in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) was comprised of 6 specific questions, each answered on a 10-mm VAS scale. Scores for the first 5 questions: 0=none to 10=severe. Score for the sixth question: 0=0 hours to 10=2 hours. BASDAI score was defined as the mean of the scaled responses to these 6 questions. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in BASDAI at Week 12	BASDAI is comprised of 6 specific questions, each answered on a 10-mm VAS. Scores for the first 5 questions: 0=none to 10=severe. Score for the sixth question: 0=0 hours to 10=2 hours. BASDAI score was defined as the mean of the scaled responses to these 6 questions. Lower scores indicated better health. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Percentages of Participants Responding to Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS)-20	Percentages of participants who demonstrated an improvement of greater than or equal to (=) 20% from baseline and an absolute improvement of =10 mm from baseline on a 100-mm VAS in =3 of the 4 domains proposed by the Ankylosing Spondylitis Assessment Working Group (ASAS-20).	Weeks 2, 4, 6, 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Nocturnal Pain at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	100-mm VAS scores specified participant's nocturnal pain in response to the following question "Did you have any pain in the neck, back or hips during the previous night?" 0=no pain to 100=worst pain possible. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Nocturnal Pain at Week 12	100-mm VAS scores specified participant's nocturnal pain in response to the following question "Did you have any pain in the neck, back or hips during the previous night?" 0=no pain to 100=worst pain possible. Lower scores indicated less pain. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Fingertips to Floor Distance at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	Fingertips to floor distance measured in centimeter (cm) from the tip of the fingers to the floor with participants standing erect and feet together, knees as straight as possible, then bending forward as far as possible with fingers reaching towards the floor. The better of 2 tries was recorded. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Fingertips to Floor Distance at Week 12	Fingertips to floor distance measured in cm from the tip of the fingers to the floor with participant standing erect and feet together, knees as straight as possible, then bending forward as far as possible with fingers reaching towards the floor. The better of 2 tries was recorded. Lower scores indicated better health. Change from baseline <0 represented improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Chest Expansion at Weeks 2, 4, and 6	Chest expansion, measured in cm, is defined as the difference in thoracic circumference during full expiration versus full inspiration, measured at the fourth intercostal space (nipple line). The better of 2 tries was recorded. Change from baseline greater than (>) 0 represented improvement.	Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Chest Expansion at Week 12	Chest expansion, measured in cm, is defined as the difference in thoracic circumference during full expiration versus full inspiration, measured at the fourth intercostal space (nipple line). The better of 2 tries was recorded. Higher scores indicate better health. Change from baseline greater than (>) 0 represented improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) at Week 6	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) was a laboratory test that providee a non-specific measure of inflammation. The test assessed the rate at which red blood cells fell in a test tube and was measured in millimeter per hour (mm/h). Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Change From Baseline in ESR at Week 12	ESR was a laboratory test that provided a non-specific measure of inflammation. The test assessed the rate at which red blood cells fell in a test tube. Lower values indicated better health. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Change From Baseline in C-Reactive Protein (CRP) at Week 6	C-Reactive Protein (CRP) was a marker of inflammation, measured in milligram per liter (mg/L). Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, 6 Weeks
Secondary	Change From Baseline in CRP at Week 12	CRP was a marker of inflammation. Lower values indicated better health. Change from baseline <0 indicated improvement.	Baseline, Week 12
Secondary	Percentage of Participants With Concomitant Use of Paracetamol	Percentage of participants who concomitantly took at least 1 paracetamol tablet as rescue medication at Week 6	Week 6
Secondary	Percentage of Days With Concomitant Administration of Paracetamol	Calculated as days on rescue medication divided by days of exposure in the study at the end of Week 6.	Week 6
Secondary	Paracetamol Tablets Taken Per Day by Participant	Calculated as the total number of paracetamol tablets taken divided by days of exposure in the study.	Week 6

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