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Robenacoxib versus meloxicam for the management of pain and inflammation associated with soft tissue surgery in dogs: a randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial

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Title
Robenacoxib versus meloxicam for the management of pain and inflammation associated with soft tissue surgery in dogs: a randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial
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BMC Veterinary Research, May 2013
DOI 10.1186/1746-6148-9-92
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Philippe Gruet, Wolfgang Seewald, Jonathan N King

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used routinely to control pain and inflammation after surgery in dogs. Robenacoxib is a new NSAID with high selectivity for the cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 isoform of COX. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of robenacoxib for the management of peri-operative pain and inflammation associated with soft tissue surgery in dogs. The study was a prospective, randomized, blinded, positive-controlled, non-inferiority, multi-center clinical trial. A total of 174 dogs undergoing major soft tissue surgery were included and randomly allocated in a 2:1 ratio to receive either robenacoxib (n = 118) or the positive control, meloxicam (n = 56). Each dog received an initial dose subcutaneously prior to surgery (robenacoxib 2 mg/kg, meloxicam 0.2 mg/kg), followed by daily oral doses (robenacoxib 1--2 mg/kg, meloxicam 0.1 mg/kg) for 12 days (range 10--14) after surgery. Pain and inflammation were assessed subjectively using the Glasgow Composite Pain Scale (GCPS) by clinicians as the primary end point and additional evaluations by the clinicians and animal owners as secondary endpoints. RESULTS: Both treatments provided similar pain control, with no significant differences between groups for any efficacy variable using non-parametric analyses (Mann--Whitney U test). In no dog was analgesic rescue therapy administered. Non-inferior efficacy of robenacoxib compared to meloxicam was demonstrated statistically for the primary and all secondary endpoints using parametric analysis of variance, although the data were not normally distributed even after log transformation. For the primary endpoint (reciprocal of the modified GCPS score), the relative efficacy of robenacoxib/meloxicam was 1.12 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.97-1.29.Both treatments were well tolerated and did not affect buccal mucosal bleeding time. CONCLUSION: A treatment regimen of robenacoxib by subcutaneous injection followed by oral tablets had good tolerability and non-inferior efficacy compared to meloxicam for the management of peri-operative pain and inflammation associated with soft tissue surgery in dogs.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 2%
Unknown 57 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 12%
Other 5 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 9%
Researcher 5 9%
Other 16 28%
Unknown 15 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 21 36%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 3%
Other 4 7%
Unknown 14 24%
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#14,752,422
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#1,239
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#114,525
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#20
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