Rheumatoid Arthritis Dose Ranging Study (0663-086)(COMPLETED)

NCT ID: NCT00264147

Last Updated: 2022-02-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

761 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Study Completion Date

2008-03-31

Brief Summary

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To assess the clinically active dose range of study medication in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Period I: 1

etoricoxib

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

etoricoxib

Intervention Type DRUG

Period I: Arm 1: etoricoxib 10 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Period I: 2

etoricoxib

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

etoricoxib

Intervention Type DRUG

Period I: Arm 2: etoricoxib 30 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Period I: 3

etoricoxib

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

etoricoxib

Intervention Type DRUG

Period I: Arm 3: etoricoxib 60 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Period I: 4

etoricoxib

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

etoricoxib

Intervention Type DRUG

Period I: Arm 4: etoricoxib 90 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Period I: 5

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Comparator: placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Period I: Arm 5: Pbo tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Period II: 1

etoricoxib

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

etoricoxib

Intervention Type DRUG

Period II: Arm 1: etoricoxib 90 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Period II: 2

diclofenac

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparator: diclofenac

Intervention Type DRUG

Period II: Arm 2: diclofenac 75 mg tablet twice daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Interventions

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etoricoxib

Period I: Arm 1: etoricoxib 10 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

etoricoxib

Period I: Arm 2: etoricoxib 30 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

etoricoxib

Period I: Arm 3: etoricoxib 60 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

etoricoxib

Period I: Arm 4: etoricoxib 90 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: placebo

Period I: Arm 5: Pbo tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

etoricoxib

Period II: Arm 1: etoricoxib 90 mg tablet once daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: diclofenac

Period II: Arm 2: diclofenac 75 mg tablet twice daily. 12 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for at least 6 months prior who is otherwise judged to be in general good health and who is currently taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) to treat his/her RA symptoms
* Patient will need to stop taking these medications in order to participate, but can continue taking his/her other anti-rheumatic medications as long as they have been stable for certain periods of time

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with a disease or medical condition(s) that could worsen or interfere with the evaluation of the effectiveness of study medication are not allowed to participate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Organon and Co

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Greenwald M, Peloso PM, Mandel D, Soto O, Mehta A, Frontera N, Boice JA, Zhan XJ, Curtis SP. Further assessment of the clinically effective dose range of etoricoxib: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial in rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2011 Oct;27(10):2033-42. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2011.614935. Epub 2011 Sep 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21905970 (View on PubMed)

Kvien TK, Greenwald M, Peloso PM, Wang H, Mehta A, Gammaitoni A. Do COX-2 inhibitors provide additional pain relief and anti-inflammatory effects in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are on biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and/or corticosteroids? Post-hoc analyses from a randomized clinical trial with etoricoxib. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Feb 13;16:26. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0468-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25886874 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2005_077

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0663-086

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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