This study will investigate the benefits of administering celecoxib (Celebrex), a selective cyclooxygenase -2 (COX-2) inhibitor, in treating osteoarthritis (OA) subjects undergoing elective unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from the pre-operative phase to the management of post total knee replacement pain, and through the 6 weeks of physical therapy and rehabilitation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
22
7 days pre-surgery (excluding day of surgery): 1 celecoxib 200 mg capsule or matching placebo QD; Day of surgery: 2 celecoxib 200 mg capsules or matching placebo within 2 hours prior to surgery, and 1 celecoxib 200 mg capsule or matching placebo following surgery; Post-surgery: starting the day after surgery, 1 celecoxib 200 mg capsule or matching placebo BID for the duration of the study.
Placebo once daily (QD) for 7 days pre-surgery (excluding the day of surgery); Placebo within 2 hours prior to surgery; and post surgery on the same day of the surgery; Placebo twice daily (BID) following the day of surgery and for the duration of the study.
Pfizer Investigational Site
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
To assess the effects of celecoxib on the cumulative amount of opioid administered to OA subjects undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Time frame: 19 July 2007
To assess the effects of celecoxib on pain and function during the peri-operative period and the post-operative rehabilitation phase.
Time frame: 19 July 2007
To assess the safety and tolerability of celecoxib in this study population.
Time frame: 19 July 2007
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Pfizer Investigational Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Bellaire, Texas, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Houston, Texas, United States