Open-Label Safety and Efficacy of the Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 mcg for Acute Pain

Phase 3

Completed

Brief Summary: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of sufentanil tablet (ST) 30 mcg in the management of moderate-to-severe acute pain in patients in an emergency room (ER) setting.

Detailed Description: The study is a multicenter, open-label trial, in patients 18 years and older, who present to the ER with moderate-to-severe acute pain due to obvious trauma or injury evident on physical examination.

Upon meeting all entrance criteria, patients will be administered up to four doses of sufentanil 30 mcg and remain in the study for 5 hours for safety and efficacy measurements.

Safety will be monitored via periodic measurement of vital signs and continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation, as well as assessment of adverse events (AEs) and the use of concomitant medications.

Efficacy will be assessed by patient reports of pain intensity (PI) and pain relief. A Six-Item Screener (SIS) will be administered before and 1 hour after study drug administration to measure cognitive impairment. The Patient Global Assessment (PGA) and the Healthcare Professional Global Assessment (HPGA) will assess global satisfaction with the method of pain control.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who present to the ER with moderate-to-severe pain due to obvious trauma or injury evident on physical examination.
Patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I-III
Patients who are willing and capable of understanding and cooperating with the requirements of the study.
Patients able to understand and communicate in English.
Patients who have provided written informed consent and signed the IRB approved consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have taken an opioid for more than 30 consecutive days, at a daily dose of more than 15 mg of morphine (or equivalent), within the past 3 months (e.g. more than 3 doses per day of Vicodin®, Norco®, Lortab® with 5 mg hydrocodone per tablet).
Patients who have used any illicit drugs of abuse, abused prescription medication or alcohol (4 or more drinks per day) within one year before the start of the study.
Patients with an allergy or hypersensitivity to opioids.
Patients who are currently taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) or have taken MAOIs within 14 days of the dose of study drug.
Patients with current sleep apnea that has been documented by a sleep laboratory study or are on home continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
Female patients who are pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or breastfeeding.
Patients with a medical condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, could adversely impact the patient's participation or safety, conduct of the study, or interfere with the pain assessments, including chronic pain or active infection.
Patients who present to the ER using supplemental oxygen.
Patients who have participated in a clinical trial of an investigational drug or device within 30 days of enrollment.
Patients who are active or reserve duty with the US military.

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
sufentanil sublingual tablet 30 mcg	sufentanil sublingual 30 mcg tablet	Patients may be administered one tablet every 60 minutes as needed during the study period

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time-weighted Summed Pain Intensity Difference (SPID) Over the 1-hour (SPID1).	One hour	The primary efficacy endpoint is the time-weighted SPID1 evaluated from the patient questionnaire data. Pain intensity (PI) will be measured using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS) with 0 (no pain) and 10 (worst possible pain). The patient's rating of PI will be measured at baseline and at 0.25 (15 min), 0.5 (30 min), 0.75 (45 min), 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 hours following the first dose of study drug. The PID at each evaluation time point after the initiation of the first dose is the difference in PI at the specific evaluation time point and baseline pain intensity \[PID (evaluation time after the first dose) = PI(baseline) - PI(evaluation time after the first dose)\]. The time-weighted SPID1 is the time-weighted summed PID over the 1-hour study period. The observed SPID scores ranged from -.70 to 8.00. A negative score indicates an increase in pain intensity and a positive score indicates a decrease in pain intensity.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
TOTPAR1 (Time-weighted)	1-hour	The total pain relief (TOTPAR) is the time-weighted sum of the pain relief scores over the first hour (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 1-hour after the first dose of study drug is taken) of the study period. The minimum score is 0.00 and the maximum score is 4.00. A higher score indicates greater pain relief.
PI at Each Evaluation Time Point	5 hours	Pain intensity at each evaluation time point after the first dose of study drug up through 5 hours is evaluated using an 11-point NRS where 0 equals no pain and 10 equals worst possible pain. The score was obtained at Baseline, 15- , 30-, 45- minutes, 1-hour, and 2-hours after the first dose for all patients, and at hours 3, 4, and 5 for cohort 2 (patients 41-76). Scores ranged from 0 -10 for the first two hours, and 2 - 10 for hours three to five.

Locations (3): Hermann Memorial Medical Center
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Houston, Texas, United States
Ben Taub General Hospital
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Houston, Texas, United States
Hennepin County Medical Center
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States