Efficacy of rofecoxib, celecoxib, and acetaminophen in osteoarthritis of the knee - A randomized trial
Efficacy of rofecoxib, celecoxib, and acetaminophen in osteoarthritis of the knee - A randomized trial
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.287.1.64
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发表时间:
2002-01-02
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
Schnitzer, TJ
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作者:
Geba, GP;Weaver, AL;Schnitzer, TJ
Context Osteoarthritis (OA) is often treated with nonsteroidal ant-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, or specific inhibitors of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2).Objective To assess the relative therapeutic efficacy of rofecoxib, celecoxib, and acetaminophen in adults with OA.Design and Setting Randomized, parallel-group, double-blind trial, conducted from June 1999 to February 2000, in 29 clinical centers in the United States.Patients Three hundred eighty-two patients aged at least 40 years who had OA of the knee that was previously treated with NSAIDs or acetaminophen.Interventions Patients were randomly assigned to receive rofecoxib, 12.5 mg/d (n=96); rofecoxib 25 mg/d (n=95); celecoxib, 200 mg/d (n=97); or acetaminophen, 4000 mg/d (n=94) for 6 weeks.Main Outcome Measures Assessments over days 1 to 6 and over 6 weeks included pain on walking, night pain, pain at rest, and morning stiffness as measured on a Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (100-mm visual analog scale [VAS]) and global response to therapy compared among 4 treatment groups.Results 79% of patients completed the study, More patients treated with acetaminophen discontinued early due to lack of efficacy than patients treated with COX-2 inhibitors (31% vs 18%-19%). Efficacy assessed in the first 6 days of therapy showed greatest response to rofecoxib, 25 mg/d, followed by rofecoxib, 12.5 mg/d, celecoxib, and acetaminophen, respectively, in terms of relief of pain on walking (-32.2, -29.0, -26.4, and -20.6 mm change on the VAS; P less than or equal to .04 for all others vs acetaminophen; P=.05 for 25-mg rofecoxib vs celecoxib), rest pain (-21.8, -18.6, -15.5, and -12.5 mm; P less than or equal to .02 for either dose of rofecoxib vs acetaminophen and P=.02 for rofecoxib, 25 mg/d, vs celecoxib), night pain (-25.2, -22.0, -18.7, and -18.8 mm; P=.04 for rofecoxib, 25 mg/d, vs both acetaminophen and celecoxib), and morning stiffness (-30.4,-28.4,-25.7, and -20.9 mm; P less than or equal to .02 for either dose of rofecoxib vs acetaminophen). Over 6 weeks, rofecoxib, 25 mg/d, provided greatest response for night pain (P