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NCT Number: NCT00290901

Celebrex vs Tramadol in the Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain.

This study investigates if Celebrex is as effective as tramadol hydrochloride (Ultram) for patients with chronic low back pain, when administered over a 6-week period.

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Key information

Conditions

Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Pfizer Investigational Site, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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)

Treatment and study plan

Tramadol Hydrochloride 50mg

Drug

Celebrex 200mg

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2006
First posted
Feb 13, 2006
Registry last updated
Mar 3, 2021

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