A Double Blind, Double Dummy, Randomized, Comparative Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Valdecoxib 40 Mg Twice Daily, As Needed In The First Menstrual Cycle Day And Then Once A Day, And Piroxicam 40 Mg Once A Day In The Treatment Of Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Drug: piroxicam
  
  piroxicam 40 mg capsule QD for up to the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle
• Drug: valdecoxib
  
  valdecoxib 40 mg capsule twice a day (BID), taken as required, on the first day of treatment in the menstrual cycle followed by oral valdecoxib 40 mg once a day (QD) for up to the first 3 days of the menstural cycle

• Active Comparator: Arm 1
  
  Intervention: Drug: piroxicam
• Active Comparator: Arm 2
  
  Intervention: Drug: valdecoxib

Inclusion Criteria:

• History of primary dysmenorrhea with moderate to severe menstrual cramping pain for which the patient took analgesic medication for at least three of six previous menstrual cycles before enrollment
• Subjects were to have been in good health and were to have had a complete physical exam (including a pap smear and an endovaginal or pelvic ultrasound, unless the subject had had these examinations performed within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit and the results were normal) prior to inclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who were pregnant, lactating, breastfeeding or not using adequate methods of birth control