A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Valdecoxib Compared to Placebo for Treatment of Post- Cholecystectomy Surgery Pain

To evaluate the analgesic efficacy, general safety, and effects on health outcome measures and opioid-related symptoms of 2 valdecoxib dosing regimens compared with placebo in patients with moderate or severe pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery...

Date First Received: March 31, 2008

Last Updated: April 21, 2008

Verified by: Pfizer, March 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: November 2002

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 490

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A Multiple-Dose, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Valdecoxib Compared to Placebo in Patients for Treatment of Post-Surgical Pain From Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery”

Condition Keyword(s):

To evaluate the analgesic efficacy, general safety, and effects on health outcome measures and opioid-related symptoms of 2 valdecoxib dosing regimens compared with placebo in patients with moderate or severe pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary:

  • Patient's Global Evaluation of Study Medication Day 2 and Day 3 No
  • Summed Pain Intensity (categorical) through 24 hours (SPI 24) Day 2 and Day 3 No

Secondary:

  • Time-specific PI (VAS) Days 2 to 5 No
  • Patient's Global Evaluation of Study Medication Day 4 and Day 5 No
  • Time to first dose of rescue medication Days 2 to 5 No
  • Percent of patients who took rescue medication on each study day Days 2 to 5 No
  • Amount of rescue medication taken Days 2 to 5 No
  • Time between doses of study medication Days 2 to 5 No
  • Worst PI (derived from the mBPI-SF) Days 2 to 5 No
  • Average PI (derived from the mBPI-SF) Days 2 to 5 No
  • SPI 24 (categorical) Day 4 and Day 5 No
  • Time-specific PI (categorical) Days 2 to 5 No
  • SPI 24 (VAS) Days 2 to 5 No

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients had required an elective, non-urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, as an outpatient procedure, with ASA Class I-III, with a Baseline Pain Intensity of moderate or severe on a categorical scale and ≥45 mm on a VAS (100 mm)
  • Patients were able to get their first dose of study medication within 8 hours after the end of surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients could not undergo procedures expected to produce a greater degree of surgical trauma than the laparoscopic cholecystectomy alone, nor have acute pre-operative pain (other than biliary colic) nor chronic pain conditions, nor uncontrolled chronic conditions, nor cancer, nor a laboratory abnormality that the investigator considered to contraindicate study participation
  • Patient had any cognitive impairment that would, in the investigator's opinion, preclude study participation or compliance with protocol mandated procedures
  • Patient had a history of known alcohol, analgesic, or narcotic substance abuse within the one year prior to Screening
  • Patient had any laboratory abnormality at screening, that, in the opinion of the investigator, is not due to the condition requiring surgery and is not expected to resolve post-surgery, and would, therefore, contraindicate study participation

Clinical Trials Locations, Contact Details, and Sponsors

Lead Sponsor: Pfizer

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Sheffield Alabama 35660 United States

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Daphne Alabama 36526 United States

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Fairhope Alabama 36532 United States

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Birmingham Alabama 35213 United States

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Mobile Alabama 36617 United States

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Mobile Alabama 36693 United States

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Glendale Arizona 85306 United States

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Glendale Arizona 85308 United States

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Phoenix Arizona 85006 United States

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Phoenix Arizona 85020 United States

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Phoenix Arizona 85027 United States

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Tucson Arizona 85711 United States

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Tucson Arizona 85712 United States

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Tucson Arizona 85710 United States

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Anaheim California 92801 United States

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Pasadena California 91109 United States

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Sacramento California 95817 United States

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San Jose California 95124 United States

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Woodland California 95695 United States

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Los Angeles California 90017 United States

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Los Angeles California 90057 United States

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Bakersfield California 93309 United States

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Bakersfield California 93311 United States

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Miami Florida 33176 United States

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Miami Florida 33136 United States

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Pensacola Florida 32504 United States

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Blue Ridge Georgia 30513 United States

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Marietta Georgia 30060 United States

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Maywood Illinois 60153 United States

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Chicago Illinois 60611 United States

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Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States

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Shreveport Louisiana 71105 United States

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Baltimore Maryland 21229 United States

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Germantown Maryland 20874 United States

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Rockville Maryland 20850 United States

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Silver Spring Maryland 20902 United States

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Jackson Mississippi 39202 United States

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Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103 United States

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Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103-3315 United States

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Durham North Carolina 27710 United States

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Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104 United States

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Allentown Pennsylvania 18103 United States

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Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15212 United States

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107-4998 United States

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Columbia South Carolina 29203 United States

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Columbia South Carolina 29209 United States

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Charleston South Carolina 29406 United States

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Mt. Pleasant South Carolina 29464 United States

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North Charleston South Carolina 29406 United States

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Summerville South Carolina 29485 United States

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Bristol Tennessee 37620 United States

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Kingsport Tennessee 37660 United States

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San Antonio Texas 78224 United States

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Universal City Texas 78148 United States

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Houston Texas 77024 United States

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Houston Texas 77055 United States

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Sandy Utah 84070 United States

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Sandy Utah 84094 United States

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West Jordan Utah 84088 United States

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Norfolk Virginia 23517 United States

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Suffolk Virginia 23434 United States

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Renton Washington 98055 United States

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Renton Washington 98058-5010 United States

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Madison Wisconsin 53792 United States

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

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Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 23, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00661635

Study ID Number: VALA-0513-145

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00661635

Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

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