Trial Outcomes & Findings for Safety and Efficacy of Etoricoxib 30 mg Versus Celecoxib 200 mg in Korean Participants With Osteoarthritis (NCT NCT01554163)

NCT ID: NCT01554163

Last Updated: 2022-02-09

Results Overview

The WOMAC osteoarthritis scale consists of 24 items in 3 subscales: pain, stiffness, and physical function. The pain subscale rates participant pain during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing using a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0-100mm where 0 is the best possible level of pain and 100 is the highest level of pain. The pain subscale is calculated as the average of the responses to the 5 questions related to pain. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

239 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline, Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Results posted on

2022-02-09

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Overall Study
STARTED
120
119
Overall Study
Number Treated
119
119
Overall Study
COMPLETED
112
109
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
8
10

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Overall Study
Adverse Event
3
0
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
1
0
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
0
Overall Study
Non-Compliance With Study Drug
1
1
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
0
4
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
5
Overall Study
Not Treated
1
0

Baseline Characteristics

Safety and Efficacy of Etoricoxib 30 mg Versus Celecoxib 200 mg in Korean Participants With Osteoarthritis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=120 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Total
n=239 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized
40 to 50 years
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
10 Participants
n=107 Participants
14 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
51 to 60 years
41 Participants
n=99 Participants
40 Participants
n=107 Participants
81 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
61 to 70 years
46 Participants
n=99 Participants
47 Participants
n=107 Participants
93 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
71 to 80 years
27 Participants
n=99 Participants
18 Participants
n=107 Participants
45 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
81 to 90 years
2 Participants
n=99 Participants
4 Participants
n=107 Participants
6 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
110 Participants
n=99 Participants
104 Participants
n=107 Participants
214 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
10 Participants
n=99 Participants
15 Participants
n=107 Participants
25 Participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all participants that received one dose of study medication and had a baseline value for the WOMAC pain subscale, and had at least one post-randomization observation.

The WOMAC osteoarthritis scale consists of 24 items in 3 subscales: pain, stiffness, and physical function. The pain subscale rates participant pain during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing using a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0-100mm where 0 is the best possible level of pain and 100 is the highest level of pain. The pain subscale is calculated as the average of the responses to the 5 questions related to pain. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Change From Baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain Subscale
-21.40 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.35
-19.76 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.34

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all participants that received one dose of study medication and had a baseline value for the WOMAC physical function subscale, and had at least one post-randomization observation.

The WOMAC osteoarthritis scale consists of 24 items in 3 subscales: pain, stiffness, and physical function. The physical function subscale rates participant pain during stair use, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in/out of a car, shopping, putting on/taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in/out of the bath, sitting, getting on/off the toilet, heavy household duties, and light household duties using a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0-100mm where 0 is the best possible level of functioning and 100 is the highest level of functioning. The physical function subscale was calculated as the average of the responses to the 17 questions related to functional status. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Change From Baseline in the WOMAC Physical Function Subscale
-17.78 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.28
-16.46 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.28

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all participants that received one dose of study medication and had a baseline value for the Participant Global Assessment of Disease Status, and had at least one post-randomization observation.

The Participant Global Assessmet of Disease was a one item questionnaire that asked participants to answer the following question, "Considering all the ways your arthritis affects you, mark (X) on the scale for how well you are doing." The questionnaire employed a 0-100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) to record participant responses, with 0 representing the best possible assessment and 100 representing the worst possible assessment. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Change From Baseline in the Participant Global Assessment of Disease Status
-24.71 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.58
-23.61 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.58

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all participants that received one dose of study medication and had a Week 2, Week 6, and Week 12 value for the Participant Global Assessment of Response to Therapy.

Participants were asked to rate their global assessment of response to therapy on a Likert scale from 0 to 4, with 0 = excellent, 1 = good, 2 = fair, 3 = poor, 4 = none. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Response in the Participant Global Assessment of Response to Therapy
1.48 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 0.06
1.56 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 0.07

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all participants that received one dose of study medication and had a baseline value for the Investigator Global Assessment of Disease Status, and had at least one post-randomization observation.

Study investigators were asked to rate the global assessment of participant disease status on a Likert scale from 0 to 4, with 0 = very well, 1 = good, 2 = fair, 3 = poor and 4 = very poor. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Change From Baseline in the Investigator Global Assessment of Disease Status
-1.71 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 0.06
-1.62 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 0.06

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, Week 2, Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all paricipants that received one dose of study medication and had a baseline value for the WOMAC stiffness subscale, and had at least one post-randomization observation.

The WOMAC osteoarthritis scale consists of 24 items in 3 subscales: pain, stiffness, and physical function. The stiffness subscale rates stiffness after first waking and later in the day using a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0-100mm where 0 is the best possible level of stiffness and 100 is the highest level of stiffness. The stiffness subscale is calculated as the average of the responses to the 2 questions related to stiffness. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Change From Baseline in the WOMAC Stiffness Subscale
-18.41 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.48
-17.55 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 1.48

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 6, Week 12

Population: The population consisted of all participants that received one dose of study medication and had a value at Week 6 and Week 12 for the Investigator Global Assessment of Response to Therapy.

Study investigators were asked to rate the global assessment of participant response to therapy on a Likert scale from 0 to 4, with 0 = excellent, 1 = good, 2 = fair, 3 = poor, 4 = none. The calculation of the time-weighted average was done by taking the time between adjacent observations divided by the time from the randomization visit to the last observation in the period of interest, and using it as the weight for computation of the average.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 Participants
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 Participants
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Time-Weighted Mean Response on the Investigator Global Assessment of Response to Therapy
1.39 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 0.07
1.49 Score on a Scale
Standard Error 0.07

Adverse Events

Etoricoxib 30 mg

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 12 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Celecoxib 200 mg

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 3 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 participants at risk
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 participants at risk
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Thyroid cancer
0.00%
0/119 • Up to 12 weeks.
0.84%
1/119 • Number of events 1 • Up to 12 weeks.

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Etoricoxib 30 mg
n=119 participants at risk
Etoricoxib 30 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Celecoxib 200 mg
n=119 participants at risk
Celecoxib 200 mg administered orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Arthralgia
10.1%
12/119 • Number of events 20 • Up to 12 weeks.
2.5%
3/119 • Number of events 3 • Up to 12 weeks.

Additional Information

Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Phone: 1-800-672-6372

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee The sponsor must have the opportunity to review all proposed abstracts, manuscripts, or presentations regarding this study 60 days prior to submission for publication/presentation.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER