Status:

TERMINATED

Modulation of the Surgical Inflammatory Response by Etoricoxib

Lead Sponsor:

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Collaborating Sponsors:

HELIOS Kliniken GmbH

Rush University Medical Center

Conditions:

Pain

Osteoarthritis, Hip

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that orally administered etoricoxib (COX-2) modulates prostaglandin and cytokine synthesis in the central nervous system (CNS) and in the periphery ...

Detailed Description

This study will be a multiple centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel group study conducted in male and female adult patients undergoing elective primary single hip arthroplasty...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject undergoing elective primary single hip arthroplasty
  • Subject diagnosed with Osteoarthritis / arthrosis
  • Subject has not taken non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within 4 of their terminal half life times prior to enrollment
  • Subject capable of understanding and cooperating with the requirements of the study

Exclusion

  • Patients with renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \>1.5 mg/dl)
  • Recent major trauma or systemic infection (within 3 months)
  • Use of corticosteroid medication or chronic opioids (within 3 months)
  • Any other condition likely to affect prostaglandin and cytokine levels
  • Participation in another clinical study or receipt of an investigational drug within 30 days
  • Hypersensitivity to any component of the etoricoxib and/or placebo tablets
  • Uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure \>140 mm Hg and diastolic pressure \>90 mm Hg at rest after two repeated measurements
  • Congestive heart failure (NYHA II-IV)
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Established ischemic heart disease (including patients who have recently undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery or angioplasty)
  • Patients with any kind or severity of cirrhosis of the liver or cholestasis or elevated liver function enzymes (ALT or AST 3 fold) as a sign of clinical significant liver malfunction (corresponds to any Child-Pugh-Score ≥5)
  • Patients who have developed signs of asthma, acute rhinitis, nasal polyps, angioneurotic oedema or urticaria following the administration of aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Pregnancy and lactation
  • Patients with active peptic ulcerations or active gastro-intestinal (GI) bleeding
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Recent history (within the last year) of alcohol or other substance abuse
  • An employee of the sponsor or study site
  • Any neurological syndrome or any other condition leading to contra-indication to spinal anesthesia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

23 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00746720

Start Date

May 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

December 14 2020

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HELIOS Klinikum Berlin

Berlin, Germany, D-13125