Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00792376
"NSAIDs in Acute Achilles Tendinopathy: Effect on Pain Control, Leg Stiffness and Functional Recovery in Athletes"
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 56 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Argentine Tennis Association · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate etoricoxib efficacy in pain control, leg stiffness and functional recovery of patients suffering acute Achilles tendinopathy. It is hypothesized that etoricoxib (120mg orally/day/7 days) efficacy is not inferior to diclofenac (150mg orally /day/7 days) for pain control in subjects suffering acute Achilles tendinopathy.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | etoricoxib | etoricoxib (ETO) group (n=28) treated with etoricoxib 120 mg/day orally for 7 days |
| DRUG | diclofenac | diclofenac (DIC) group (n=28) received diclofenac 150 mg/day/7 days orally. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-12-01
- Completion
- 2012-02-01
- First posted
- 2008-11-17
- Last updated
- 2013-08-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Argentina
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00792376. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.