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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 21 February 2022
Main ID:  NCT01077843
Date of registration: 26/02/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Organon and Co
Public title: Post-authorization Safety Study of Etoricoxib and Other Anti-inflammatory Therapies in European Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (MK-0663-163)
Scientific title: A Nested Case-control Post-authorization Safety Study of Etoricoxib and Other Anti-inflammatory Therapies in a Cohort of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) in the UK, France and Germany
Date of first enrolment: August 17, 2009
Target sample size: 27381
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01077843
Study type:  Observational
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Countries of recruitment
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Name:     Medical Monitor
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Affiliation:  Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- A recorded Ankylosing Spondylitis diagnosis in the database

- A recorded AS diagnosis following the applicable "acceptable data quality" date for
the database that contains the patient's records

- At least 6 months of registered medical records in the database after the applicable
"acceptable data quality" date as described above, and prior to the recorded AS
diagnosis

- Complete information on gender and birth year



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Other Non-selective NSAIDs
Other: No anti-inflammatory treatment
Drug: Etoricoxib
Drug: Other Cox-2 inhibitors
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence rate of fatal or non-fatal ischemic stroke, or transient ischemic attack [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of gastrointestinal ulcer, perforation or bleeding [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of hypertension [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of acute renal impairment or failure [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of fatal or non-fatal hemorrhagic stroke [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of fatal or non-fatal acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of sudden or unexplained death [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Incidence rate of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or peripheral arterial embolism or thrombosis [Time Frame: First incident event for a given patient through 31-December-2017]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
0663-163
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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Results
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