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Study Of "Continuous Use" Of Celecoxib Vs. "Usual or Intermittent Use"

CompletedPhase 4NCT00139776
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Brief summary (from the registry)

To determine whether "continuous use" of celecoxib over a 6-month period is more efficacious than "usual or intermittent use" in preventing spontaneous osteoarthritis flares of the knee and hip.

Study details

Official title
Double-Blind Parallel-Group Randomized Study Of Efficacy And Safety Of "Continuous Use" Of Celecoxib Vs. The "Usual Use" Of Celecoxib In The Treatment Of Subjects With Chronic Osteoarthritis Of The Hip Or Knee Who Require an Anti-inflammatory Medication for Control Of Their Pain
Sponsor
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Organization
Pfizer
Start date
2005-07
Primary completion
2008-02
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 80 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, United Kingdom, United States
Total sites listed
124

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject has been diagnosed, according to American College of Rheumatology guidelines, with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee and requires non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to control their osteoarthritis pain and have access to a touch-tone telephone. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has had surgery on index joint. * Subject has history of rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia syndrome. * Subject has active gastrointestinal or cardiovascular disease.

Canadian sites (21)

FacilityCityProvince
Pfizer Investigational SiteCalgaryAlberta
Pfizer Investigational SiteVancouverBritish Columbia
Pfizer Investigational SiteSt. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador
Pfizer Investigational SiteSt. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador
Pfizer Investigational SiteSt. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador
Pfizer Investigational SiteCorunnaOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteHamiltonOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteLondonOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteNewmarketOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteNorth YorkOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteSarniaOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteTorontoOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteWindsorOntario
Pfizer Investigational SiteCharlottetownPrince Edward Island
Pfizer Investigational SiteMontaguePrince Edward Island
Pfizer Investigational SiteMirabelQuebec
Pfizer Investigational SiteMontrealQuebec
Pfizer Investigational SiteRimouskiQuebec
Pfizer Investigational SiteSherbrookeQuebec
Pfizer Investigational SiteSte-FoyQuebec
Pfizer Investigational SiteSaskatoonSaskatchewan
Canadian sites for NCT00139776CalgaryVancouverSt. John'sCorunnaHamiltonLondonNewmarketSarnia
Canadian sites for NCT00139776. 17 mapped locations with coordinates in the registry. Schematic plot, not to scale.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00139776