Open Label Assessment of Long-Term Safety and Utility
- Registration Number
- NCT00904449
- Lead Sponsor
- Endo Pharmaceuticals
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to monitor the long-term analgesic effectiveness, safety, and utility of oxymorphone ER for the relief of moderate to severe pain due to cancer.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
- Males or females aged > 18 years with moderate to severe pain arising from cancer (histologically and/or clinically proven) who require chronic treatment with WHO step 3 analgesics.
- Women of child-bearing potential must be using an approved method of contraception (hormone contraception, IUD, or double barrier method) and have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to entry into the study.
- Participated in study EN3202-018; the patient must have been treated with study medication and completed the exit visit to be eligible.
Exclusion Criteria
- Experienced a serious, adverse experience during study EN3202-018 that was possible or probably related to study medication.
- Withdrew from study EN3202-018 due to an Adverse experience possibly or probably related to study medication.
- Known idiosyncratic reaction or hypersensitivity to oxymorphone.
- Inability to take oral medication for 1 week.
- Patients with ileosomy, mechanical intestinal obstruction, partial or complete gastric outlet obstruction, parlayticileus, or other conditions that might contraindicate the use of, or impair the absorption of an oral controlled-release dosage form.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Open Label Oxymorphone ER -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of AEs and clinical laboratory values 22 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Favorable long-term safety profile for oxymorhpone ER in the treatment of moderate to severe pain in patients with cancer 22 months
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