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. 2013 Oct 22;2013(10):CD004233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004233.pub4

Fricke 2008.

Methods RCT, DB, double‐dummy, single oral dose, 3 parallel groups
 Medication administered when baseline pain reached a moderate to severe intensity
 Pain assessed at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 mins then hourly up to 12 h, and at 24 h
Participants Impacted third molar extraction
 Mean age 23 years
 N = 364
 M = 133, F = 231
Interventions Celecoxib 400 mg, n = 156
 Lumiracoxib 400 mg, n = 156
 Placebo, n = 52
Outcomes PI: std 4‐point scale
 PR: std 5‐point scale
 Time to use of rescue medication
 Number of participants using rescue medication
 Number of participants reporting any adverse event and serious adverse events
 Number of participants withdrawing due to adverse event
Notes Oxford Quality Score: R2, DB1, W1
Participants permitted to use rescue medication at any time
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Computer‐generated
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Remote, automated allocation to randomisation numbers
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not described
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Participants accounted for; analysis appropriate for relevant time interval
Size Unclear risk Small treatment group size (156 active, 52 placebo participants)