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Pain, Post SurgicalPhase 4NCT00660855

A Multicenter, Open Label Trial To Evaluate Pain Relief With Intravenous Followed By Oral Therapy With Parecoxib/Valdecoxib 40 Mg/Day For Treatment Of Post-Laparoscopic Surgery Pain

A Phase 4 study testing parecoxib/valdecoxib in people with Pain, Post Surgical, run by Pfizer at 2 sites in Argentina.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

The objectives of this study were to assess the analgesic efficacy and safety of parecoxib/valdecoxib on post-laparoscopic surgery analgesia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Post Surgical
What is being tested?
parecoxib/valdecoxib
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4 participants
Where
2 sitesArgentina
Study dates
Jun 2004to Jul 2004
Phase
Phase 4
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 21 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who had undergone laparoscopic surgery
  • Patients in need of post-surgical analgesia

Who cannot join

  • Patients with an unexpected surgical complication which, in the Investigator's opinion, placed the patient at significantly higher risk for post-surgical complication(s), or for non-routine post-operative care requirements
  • Patients who took any nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug or any analgesic within 48 hours prior to surgery

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Argentina2 sites
  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Buenos Aires, C1230AAW

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Buenos Aires, C1280AEB

Other trials in Argentina

About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Open Label Trial To Evaluate Analgesic Effect Of Intravenous And Subsequent Oral Therapy With Parecoxib/Valdecoxib (Bextra® IM/IV And Bextra®) 40 Mg/Day For Treatment Of Post-Laparoscopic Surgery Pain

The objectives of this study were to assess the analgesic efficacy and safety of parecoxib/valdecoxib on post-laparoscopic surgery analgesia.

Read the detailed description

This study A3471107 was terminated on February 4th, 2005 due to enrollment difficulties, problems related to need for rescue medication, and perceptions about cardiovascular risk potentially associated with all NSAIDs.

Being tested
parecoxib/valdecoxib
Keywords
laparoscopy
Medical subject headings
Pain, Postoperative

What participants receive

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

  • parecoxib/valdecoxibDrug

    parecoxib 40 mg intravenously after recovery from anesthesia; if pain persisted, the patient could receive an optional second drug dose on Study Day 1 (only) if more than 4 hours after the first dose. When the patient was able to tolerate oral medication, one valdecoxib 40 mg tablet was administered by mouth once daily in the morning until a maximum period of 7 days.

Study groups in NCT00660855
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1OtherNot described
Receives: Drug: parecoxib/valdecoxib

What is being measured

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

  1. Visual Analog Scale Pain Intensity (0-100 mm), which was evaluated using the change from baseline

    Measured: Day 3

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Visual Analog Scale Pain Intensity

    Measured: Day 7

  2. Categorical Pain Intensity

    Measured: Day 3 and Day 7

  3. Patient pain relief

    Measured: Day 3 and Day 7

  4. Composite Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Tolerability measure was calculated; an UGI event was considered if the patient reported at least one of the following: moderate or severe nausea, or moderate or severe abdominal pain, or moderate or severe

    Measured: Study endpoint

  5. Dyspepsia

    Measured: Study endpoint

  6. Adverse events

    Measured: Day 1, Day 3, and Day 7

  7. Patient Global Evaluation

    Measured: Day 3 and Day 7

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Apr 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2004
  3. Study completionJul 2004

Why it stopped: See Detailed Description.

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00660855
Sponsor's protocol ID
A3471107
Status last verified
Apr 2008
First submitted
1 Apr 2008
Last updated
22 Apr 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing parecoxib/valdecoxib in people with Pain, Post Surgical, run by Pfizer at 2 sites in Argentina.

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 22 Apr 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Argentina. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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: See Detailed Description.). 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?

Visual Analog Scale Pain Intensity (0-100 mm), which was evaluated using the change from baseline (time frame: Day 3). 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 22 Apr 2008.

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