Investigational Drug Versus an Approved Drug in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (0663-072)
NCT ID: NCT00092742
Last Updated: 2022-02-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
4086 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-02-28
2005-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Interventions
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MK0663, etoricoxib
Comparator: Diclofenac sodium
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* History of heart problems such as: congestive heart failure (CHF), heart attack or high blood pressure.
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Organon and Co
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Medical Monitor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
References
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Cannon CP, Curtis SP, FitzGerald GA, Krum H, Kaur A, Bolognese JA, Reicin AS, Bombardier C, Weinblatt ME, van der Heijde D, Erdmann E, Laine L; MEDAL Steering Committee. Cardiovascular outcomes with etoricoxib and diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) programme: a randomised comparison. Lancet. 2006 Nov 18;368(9549):1771-81. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69666-9.
Krueger K, Lino L, Dore R, Radominski S, Zhang Y, Kaur A, Simpson R, Curtis S. Gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib in rheumatoid arthritis patients: results of the etoricoxib vs diclofenac sodium gastrointestinal tolerability and effectiveness trial (EDGE-II). Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Mar;67(3):315-22. doi: 10.1136/ard.2007.082388. Epub 2007 Oct 27.
Krum H, Curtis SP, Kaur A, Wang H, Smugar SS, Weir MR, Laine L, Brater DC, Cannon CP. Baseline factors associated with congestive heart failure in patients receiving etoricoxib or diclofenac: multivariate analysis of the MEDAL program. Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 Jun;11(6):542-50. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp054. Epub 2009 Apr 19.
Laine L, Curtis SP, Langman M, Jensen DM, Cryer B, Kaur A, Cannon CP. Lower gastrointestinal events in a double-blind trial of the cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitor etoricoxib and the traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. Gastroenterology. 2008 Nov;135(5):1517-25. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.07.067. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
Laine L, Goldkind L, Curtis SP, Connors LG, Yanqiong Z, Cannon CP. How common is diclofenac-associated liver injury? Analysis of 17,289 arthritis patients in a long-term prospective clinical trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb;104(2):356-62. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2008.149. Epub 2009 Jan 27.
Other Identifiers
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2004_055
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
0663-072
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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