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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Celecoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor that is commonly used to reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CELBESTA® is a generic equivalent to CELEBREX®, a celecoxib preparation. This study compared the efficacy and safety of CELBESTA® and CELEBREX® in patients with RA.Methods
This was a multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, randomized, parallel-group, non-inferiority clinical trial. The primary endpoint was a change from baseline in self-assessed pain intensity determined using a 100-mm visual analog scale after 6 weeks of treatment.Results
After a washout period, 119 eligible subjects were randomized to one of two groups (CELBESTA® group, n = 61; CELEBREX® group, n = 58). CELBESTA® was not inferior to CELEBREX® because the upper limit of two-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) for the difference between the two groups (difference in the least square [LS] mean, -8.68 mm; two-sided 95% CI -16.59 mm to -0.77 mm) was less than the non-inferiority margin (10 mm). There were no significant differences in GI complications and renal toxicity.Conclusions
CELBESTA® was not inferior to CELEBREX® with regard to the pain relief efficacy in RA patients, and the tolerability and safety profiles were excellent and at similar levels for both preparations.
SUBMITTER: Kim HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325469 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Hyun-Sook HS Choi Won-Ho WH Kim Bo Young BY Kim Sung Soo SS Lee Sang-Il SI Kim Sang-Hyon SH Choi Sung Jae SJ Kim Geun-Tae GT Hur Jin-Wuk JW Lee Myeung-Su MS Kim Yun Sung YS Hong Seung-Jae SJ
The Journal of international medical research 20200601 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>Celecoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor that is commonly used to reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CELBESTA® is a generic equivalent to CELEBREX®, a celecoxib preparation. This study compared the efficacy and safety of CELBESTA® and CELEBREX® in patients with RA.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, randomized, parallel-group, non-inferiority ...[more]