RESUMO
A previous study has shown celecoxib 100 mg b.i.d. to be comparably effective to naproxen 500 mg b.i.d. in treating osteoarthritis (OA). The primary objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of a once-daily regimen of celecoxib (200 mg q.d.) to the 100 mg b.i.d. regimen in treating the signs and symptoms of OA. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study, 686 patients with OA of the knee in a flare state were enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned to receive celecoxib 100 mg b.i.d. (N = 231), celecoxib 200 mg q.d. (N = 223), or the placebo (N = 232) for 6 weeks. Arthritis assessments were performed at baseline and at weeks 2 and 6, or at early termination. In all measurements of efficacy, at all assessments, improvements from baseline in both celecoxib groups were statistically superior to those in the placebo group (p
