A Double-blind Study of Controlled Release OROS Hydromorphone Compared to Placebo in Patients With Chronic Osteoarthritis (OA) Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT00631319
- Lead Sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
- Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficacy of OROS Hydromorphone in reducing moderate to severe chronic pain in patients with Osteoarthritis (OA) Pain
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 343
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Placebo Placebo Matching placebo tablets orally once daily (number and dosage of tablets to match the number and dosage of the stable dose of OROS hydromorphone obtained in the Conversion and Titration phase). OROS Hydromorphone OROS hydromorphone OROS hydromorphone tablets administered orally once daily in total daily doses of 12, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, or 64 mg
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient Diary-derived Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) Pain Intensity Change From Baseline to Week 12 or Final Visit of the Double-blind Phase Baseline, Week 12 Participants rate their pain intensity on a numeric rating scale (NRS), where 0=no pain and 10=worst possible pain, in a daily diary. At Week 12 (or final visit), all measurements during the preceding week are averaged, and the mean change from the mean score at baseline is calculated.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method