Clinical therapeutic effect and safety of celecoxib in treating knee osteoarthritis

ABSTRACT

The Clinical therapeutic effect and safety of celecoxib in treating knee osteoarthritis were observed. 180 patients who have been confirmed with knee osteoarthritis in our hospital were selected as research objects. They were randomly divided into research group and control group, each containing 90 patients. The control group was given with diclofenac sodium therapy, while the research group was subjected to celecoxib therapy. The total therapeutic response rates between the two groups were observed and compared. The total therapeutic response rate of research groups was relatively higher, P<0.05. There was no significant difference in pain score, erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR], quality of life score [QLS] between two groups before treatment, P<0.05. However, these indexes of research group were superior then the control group after treatment, P<0.05. In addition, the rate of adverse reaction of research group was also lower than that of control group, P<0.05. Using celecoxib to treat knee osteoarthritis can significantly improve the total therapeutic rate and reduce the rate of adverse effect