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ColectomyPhase 3NCT00139607

Parecoxib In Post Surgery (Hemicolectomy) Pain

A Phase 3 study testing Paracoxib in people with Colectomy, run by Pfizer at 3 sites in Italy.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is a phase III, multicenter, open label, pilot to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of parecoxib 40 mg IV in the treatment of the pain following hemicolectomy in an optimal management of the surgical patient Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Colectomy
What is being tested?
Paracoxib
How many people
60 participants
Where
3 sitesItaly
Study dates
Sep 2002to Jan 2005
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients hospitalised for resection of left/right colon;
  • preoperative health graded as ASA <3.

Who cannot join

  • patients with any type of metastatic cancer, particularly metastatic colon cancer;
  • patients with familial adenomatous polyps (sporadic adenomatous polyps are accepted);

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

Italy3 sites
  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Biella, 13051

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Milan, 20123

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Siena, 53100

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Open Label, Pilot Study To Evaluate Analgesic Activity And Safety Of Parecoxib 40 Mg IV In Patients Undergoing Hemicolectomy, In The Optimal Management Of Acute Post-Operative Pain Of Surgical Patients

This is a phase III, multicenter, open label, pilot to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of parecoxib 40 mg IV in the treatment of the pain following hemicolectomy in an optimal management of the surgical patient

Read the detailed description

The study was terminated prematurely due to recruitment issues on 31 January 2006. Safety concerns did not lead to the decision to terminate this study.

Conditions
Colectomy
Being tested
Paracoxib

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ParacoxibDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Evaluation of efficacy assessments based on pain intensity (VAS) and on Pain relief (PR).

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Time between the first administration of parecoxib and the first request of morphine The total amount of morphine in the first 24 hours of treatment and the total amount of morphine given during the entire period of treatment with parecoxib

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Aug 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2002
  3. Study completionJan 2005

Why it stopped: Please see detailed description for termination reason.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00139607
Sponsor's protocol ID
PARA-0505-079
Other IDs
A3481022
Status last verified
Aug 2009
First submitted
29 Aug 2005
Last updated
14 Aug 2009
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Paracoxib in people with Colectomy, run by Pfizer at 3 sites in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Please see detailed description for termination reason.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evaluation of efficacy assessments based on pain intensity (VAS) and on Pain relief (PR).. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2009.

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