Effect of Celecoxib on Transitional Pain After Outpatient Surgery

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Purpose Sixty adults having shoulder and forearm surgery will receive either placebo or celebrex started preoperatively and continued for 3 days. Rescue medications required as well as pain scores will be assessed using a patient diary to evaluate the effect of celebrex in controlling transitional pain
ConditionPain
InterventionDrug: celebrex
Drug: placebo
PhasePhase 4
SponsorLawson Health Research Institute
Responsible PartyLawson Health Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT00664690
First ReceivedApril 18, 2008
Last UpdatedApril 22, 2008
Last verifiedApril 2008

Tracking Information[ + expand ][ + ]

First Received DateApril 18, 2008
Last Updated DateApril 22, 2008
Start DateJuly 2004
Estimated Primary Completion DateNot Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measuresvisual analogue score for pain [Time Frame: post-op period] [Designated as safety issue: No]
Current Secondary Outcome Measuresseverity of nausea [Time Frame: post-op period] [Designated as safety issue: No]

Descriptive Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Brief TitleEffect of Celecoxib on Transitional Pain After Outpatient Surgery
Official TitleEffect of Celecoxib on Transitional Pain After Outpatient Surgery
Brief Summary
Sixty adults having shoulder and forearm surgery will receive either placebo or celebrex
started preoperatively and continued for 3 days. Rescue medications required as well as
pain scores will be assessed using a patient diary to evaluate the effect of celebrex in
controlling transitional pain
Detailed DescriptionNot Provided
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 4
Study DesignAllocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
ConditionPain
InterventionDrug: celebrex
400 mg celebrex given 1 hour preop and celebrex 200 mg BID postop
Drug: placebo
placebo given preop and BID postop
Study Arm (s)
  • Experimental: 1
    celebrex
  • Placebo Comparator: 2
    placebo

Recruitment Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Recruitment StatusRecruiting
Estimated Enrollment60
Estimated Completion DateNot Provided
Estimated Primary Completion DateDecember 2008
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients scheduled for elective ambulatory surgery of the shoulder

- ASA I - III

- Able to read English

- Male or female

Exclusion Criteria:

- Allergy to local anesthetic, Cox2, sulpha drug, acetaminophen or oxycodone

- Women who are pregnant or lactating and women of childbearing age and not following
acceptable contraceptive precautions

- Any major medical or psychiatric problem

- Those with a known history of narcotic dependence, abuse or chronic narcotic intake

- Patients with known history of peptic ulcer or GI bleeding in the past, ulcers,
congestive heart failure, angina or previous heart attack, coagulation problems,
venous thrombosis, kidney or liver disease or strokes
GenderBoth
Ages18 Years
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsContact: Ngozi Imasogie, MD
519-646-6000
nimasog@uwo.ca
Location CountriesCanada

Administrative Information[ + expand ][ + ]

NCT Number NCT00664690
Other Study ID NumbersR-04-309
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeNo
Information Provided ByLawson Health Research Institute
Study SponsorLawson Health Research Institute
CollaboratorsNot Provided
Investigators Principal Investigator: Ngozi Imasogie, MD Lawson Health Research Institute
Verification DateApril 2008

Locations[ + expand ][ + ]

St. Joseph's Health Care
London, Ontario, Canada, N
Principal Investigator: Ngozi Imasogie, MD
Recruiting