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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Single dose oral celecoxib for postoperative pain.
BACKGROUND: Celecoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor prescribed for the relief of chronic pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The drug is believed to be associated with fewer adverse effects than conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). However, the effectiveness of celecoxib in the treatment of acute pain has not yet been assessed by systematic review.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of a single oral dose of celecoxib for moderate to severe postoperative pain.
SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Library Controlled Trials Register, MEDLINE, Biological Abstracts, PubMed and the Oxford Pain database. Date of the most recent search: May 2002.
SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of adults prescribed any dose of oral celecoxib or placebo for acute postoperative pain were included.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two trials (418 subjects) met the inclusion criteria for this review. The trials were assessed for quality and the data extracted by two independent reviewers. Summed pain relief (TOTPAR) or pain intensity difference (SPID) was extracted and converted into dichotomous information yielding the number of patients with at least 50% pain relief over 4-6 hours. These derived results were used to calculate the relative benefit (RB) and number-needed-to-treat (NNT) for one patient to achieve at least 50% pain relief.
MAIN RESULTS: The number-needed-to-treat for celecoxib 200 mg compared with placebo was 4.5 (CI 3.3 to 7.2). For every 4.5 patients experiencing moderate to severe acute pain treated with celecoxib 200 mg one more will experience at least 50% pain relief that would not have done had they received placebo. The median time to remedication over 24 hours was 5.1 hours with celecoxib 200 mg and 1.5 hours with placebo. Quantitative analysis of adverse effects was not possible but no serious or unexpected adverse effects were reported.
REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS: Single dose oral celecoxib is an effective means of postoperative pain relief, similar in efficacy to aspirin 600/650 mg, and paracetamol 1000 mg. The two trials included used celecoxib 200 mg, a dose 50% less than is recommended for acute pain. More trials are needed to estimate efficacy for recommended dose of 400 mg, and to reinforce current findings for 200 mg, and provide data for pooled quantitative estimates of adverse effects.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of a single oral dose of celecoxib for moderate to severe postoperative pain.
SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Library Controlled Trials Register, MEDLINE, Biological Abstracts, PubMed and the Oxford Pain database. Date of the most recent search: May 2002.
SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of adults prescribed any dose of oral celecoxib or placebo for acute postoperative pain were included.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two trials (418 subjects) met the inclusion criteria for this review. The trials were assessed for quality and the data extracted by two independent reviewers. Summed pain relief (TOTPAR) or pain intensity difference (SPID) was extracted and converted into dichotomous information yielding the number of patients with at least 50% pain relief over 4-6 hours. These derived results were used to calculate the relative benefit (RB) and number-needed-to-treat (NNT) for one patient to achieve at least 50% pain relief.
MAIN RESULTS: The number-needed-to-treat for celecoxib 200 mg compared with placebo was 4.5 (CI 3.3 to 7.2). For every 4.5 patients experiencing moderate to severe acute pain treated with celecoxib 200 mg one more will experience at least 50% pain relief that would not have done had they received placebo. The median time to remedication over 24 hours was 5.1 hours with celecoxib 200 mg and 1.5 hours with placebo. Quantitative analysis of adverse effects was not possible but no serious or unexpected adverse effects were reported.
REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS: Single dose oral celecoxib is an effective means of postoperative pain relief, similar in efficacy to aspirin 600/650 mg, and paracetamol 1000 mg. The two trials included used celecoxib 200 mg, a dose 50% less than is recommended for acute pain. More trials are needed to estimate efficacy for recommended dose of 400 mg, and to reinforce current findings for 200 mg, and provide data for pooled quantitative estimates of adverse effects.
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