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Celebrex vs Tramadol in the Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain.

CompletedPhase 4NCT00290901
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

This study investigates if Celebrex is as effective as tramadol hydrochloride (Ultram) for patients with chronic low back pain, when administered over a 6-week period.

Study details

Official title
A Six Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter Comparison Study of the Analgesic Effectiveness of Celecoxib 200 mg BID Compared to Tramadol Hydrochloride 50 mg QID in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
  • Drug: Tramadol Hydrochloride 50mg
  • Drug: Celebrex 200mg
Sponsor
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Organization
Pfizer
Start date
2006-03
Primary completion
2006-12
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
true
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Puerto Rico, United States
Total sites listed
54

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * The subject presents with duration of chronic low back pain of \> 3 months requiring regular use of analgesics (\> 4 days/week), except for acetaminophen which cannot have been the sole analgesic used. Exclusion Criteria: * The subject has chronic low back pain, which is neurologic in etiology (i.e., radiculopathy, neuropathy, myelopathy)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00290901