120
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2006
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2009
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2009
Celecoxib (Celebrex)
The study group received 400mg oral celecoxib about 1 hr prior to surgery, and 200mg every 12 hrs, along with PCA morphine, over the first five post-operative days. The control group received placebo, along with PCA morphine over the same postoperative period. All patients received Acetaminophen 500mg qid for pain control.
Ching-Chuan Jiang, Taipei
National Taiwan University Hospital
OTHER