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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00653354
Other study ID # VALA-0513-149
Secondary ID A3471086
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date December 2002
Est. completion date March 2003

Study information

Verified date December 2018
Source Pfizer
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess the analgesic efficacy and general safety of 2 dosing regimens of valdecoxib compared to placebo on the first post-operative day in patients with moderate or severe pain following bunionectomy surgery.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 360
Est. completion date March 2003
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients who underwent an uncomplicated primary unilateral first metatarsal bunionectomy surgery (with or without ipsilateral hammer toe repair) requiring open manipulation of bone with periosteal elevation under regional anesthesia (Mayo block)

- Patients had a Baseline pain intensity of moderate or severe on a categorical scale and =45 mm on a VAS

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who were scheduled to undergo other surgical procedures that would be expected to produce a greater degree of surgical trauma than the orthopedic procedure alone

- Patients treated with patient controlled analgesia (PCA) subsequent to the end of anesthesia

- Patients treated with long-acting local anesthetics or local anesthetics coadministered with epinephrine injected into the index joint space

- Patients expected to require analgesics or other agents other than study medication during the 8 hours preceding administration of study medication through the end of the treatment period, that could confound assessment of the analgesic response, specifically excluded were tricyclic antidepressants, tranquilizers, neuroleptics, neuroleptic antiemetics, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and corticosteroids

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
valdecoxib
valdecoxib 40 mg tablet by mouth within 6 hours of surgery followed by valdecoxib 20 mg tablet by mouth 1 to 12 hours after the first dose
valdecoxib/placebo
valdecoxib 40 mg tablet by mouth within 6 hours of surgery followed by placebo 1 to 12 hours after the first dose
placebo
placebo within 6 hours of surgery followed by placebo 1 to 12 hours after the first dose

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Altoona Pennsylvania
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Anaheim California
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Chula Vista California
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Duncansville Pennsylvania
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Johnson City Tennessee
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Johnson City Tennessee
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Lexington Kentucky
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Lexington Kentucky
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Lexington Kentucky
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Phoenix Arizona
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Phoenix Arizona
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Phoenix Arizona
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Phoenix Arizona
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Salt Lake City Utah
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Salt Lake City Utah
United States Pfizer Investigational Site San Antonio Texas
United States Pfizer Investigational Site San Antonio Texas
United States Pfizer Investigational Site San Diego California
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Santa Ana California
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Tempe Arizona
United States Pfizer Investigational Site Tustin California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Pfizer

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Summed Pain Intensity Difference (categorical) through 24 hours (SPID 24) Day 1
Primary Total Pain Relief through 24 hours (TOTPAR 24) Day 1
Primary Patient's Global Evaluation of Study Medication Day 1
Secondary time between doses of study medication Day 1
Secondary Time-specific Pain Intensity Difference (PID) (categorical) 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours
Secondary time-specific pain relief 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours
Secondary time-specific PID (VAS) 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours
Secondary Summed Pain Intensity (SPID)24 (VAS) 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours
Secondary time to rescue medication 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 24 hours
Secondary percent of patients who took rescue medication Day 1
Secondary Patient's Satisfaction Questionnaire Day 1