A Six Week Study Of The Pain Relieving Effects Of Celecoxib 200 Mg Twice Daily Compared To Tramadol 50 Mg Four Times Daily In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

December 6, 2007

Last Updated Date

November 18, 2008

Start Date ^ICMJE

January 2008

Primary Completion Date

September 2008 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

To compare the analgesic effectiveness of celecoxib and tramadol in subjects with Chronic Low Back Pain measured by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-Pain) at Week 6 [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

To compare the analgesic effectiveness of celecoxib and tramadol in subjects with Chronic Low Back Pain measured by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-Pain) at Week 6 [ Time Frame: 11/07/08 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00662558 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

To compare the effects of treatment with celecoxib 200 mg BID and tramadol hydrochloride 50 mg QID on improvement in functionality and quality of life in subjects with chronic low back pain [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

A Six Week Study Of The Pain Relieving Effects Of Celecoxib 200 Mg Twice Daily Compared To Tramadol 50 Mg Four Times Daily In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Official Title ^ICMJE

A Six Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter Comparison Study Of The Analgesic Effectiveness Of Celecoxib 200 Mg BID Compared To Tramadol Hydrochloride 50 Mg QID In Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain

Brief Summary

To compare the analgesic effectiveness of celecoxib and tramadol in subjects with Chronic Low Back Pain measured by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-Pain) at Week 6

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Phase IV

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^ICMJE

Back Pain

Intervention ^ICMJE

Drug: celecoxib
Drug: tramadol HCL

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

802

Completion Date

September 2008

Primary Completion Date

September 2008 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

The subject presents with duration of chronic low back pain of > 3 months requiring regular use of analgesics (> 4 days/week), except for acetaminophen which cannot have been the sole analgesic used

Exclusion Criteria:

The subject has chronic low back pain, which is neurologic in etiology (i.e., radiculopathy, neuropathy, myelopathy)

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00662558

Responsible Party

Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group, Pfizer Inc

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

A3191338

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Pfizer

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Study Director:

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Pfizer

Information Provided By

Pfizer

Verification Date

November 2008

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