Efficacy and Safety of Lumiracoxib in Patients With Primary Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

A 39-week, Double-blind, Active-controlled Extension to CCOX189A2361, a 13-week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Trial of 2 Different Dose Regimens of Lumiracoxib (100 mg od and 200 mg od Initial Dose for Two Weeks Followed by 100 mg od) in Patients With Primary Knee Osteoarthritis, Using Celecoxib (200 mg od) as a Comparator

This 39-week, active controlled, study is designed to assess long-term efficacy, safety and tolerability of lumiracoxib 100mg od in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee who participated in the 13-week core CCOX189A2361 study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any patient who completed the core study 2361 may enter the extension trial upon signing informed consent. A patient is defined as completing if he/she completed the core study 2361 up to and including Visit 6 (week 13) without a major protocol violation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those patients for whom continued treatment in the extension study is not considered appropriate by the treating physician
• Those patients who were non-compliant or who demonstrated a major protocol violation in the core study.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply