A Study to Compare Safety and Efficacy of Osmotic Release Oral Syytem (OROS) Hydromorphone Hydrochloride (HCl) With Morphine Sustain Release (SR) in Participants With Cancer Pain

Phase 3

Terminated

Conditions: Cancer Pain

Interventions: Drug: Morphine Sustain Release (SR)
Drug: Hydromprphone Hydrochloride (HCl) OROS

Registration Number: NCT00803283

Lead Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) hydromorohone Hydrochloride (HCl) compared with morphine sustain release (SR) in participants with chronic (lasting a long time) malignant (cancerous) cancer pain.

Detailed Description: This is an open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), multi-center (when more than 1 hospital or medical school team work on a medical research study), active-controlled, randomized (the study drug is assigned by chance) study to evaluate safety and efficacy of OROS extended-release (ER) hydromorhone HCl compared to twice daily morphine SR, in Taiwan participants with cancer pain. The study consists of 3 phases: Screening phase (14 days before administration of study drug), Dose titration phase (3 to 14 days) and Dose maintenance phase (14 days). This study will include 8 visits (Visit 1 \[Day 1\], Visit 2 \[Day 1-13 telephonic\], Visit 3 \[Day 14\], Visit 4 \[Day 15 to Day 21 telephonic\], Visit 5 \[Day 22\], Visit 6 \[Day 23 to 27 telephonic\] and Visit 7 \[Day 28\]). In dose titration phase, participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of the 2 treatments, OROS hydromorphone or morphine SR and dose of study medication will be adjusted every 48 hours at Investigator's discretion according to participant's analgesic (drug used to control pain) requirements. Morphine HCl will be used as rescue medication (maintained at 3 doses per day or less) for breakthrough pain. Participants primarily will be evaluated for equivalence of efficacy using the "worst pain" item of the brief pain inventory (BPI). Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study duration.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: TERMINATED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 2

Inclusion Criteria

Participants with cancer pain and experiencing inadequate pain control on or approaching Step 2 of the World Health Organisation (WHO) analgesic ladder
Participants with pain scores greater than and equal to 4 on the average in the last 24 hours
Participants requiring or are expected to require not more than 540 milligram of oral morphine or morphine equivalent every 24 hours for the management of chronic cancer pain
Participants who can reasonably be expected to achieve stable dose of opioid study medication for the duration of the trial
Participants who can reasonably be expected to achieve stable dose of opioid study medication for the duration of the trial

Exclusion Criteria

Participants with pure or predominantly neuropathic pain or pain of unknown origin (where a mechanism or physical cause cannot be identified)
Participants with acute pain or who have pain on movement
Participants who have received a fentanyl patch within the last 5 days
Participants intolerant or hypersensitive to hydromorphone or other opioids agonists (chemical substance capable of activating a receptor to induce a full or partial response)
Participants with recent past history (within the previous 5 years) or current history of drug abuse or alcohol abuse

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Morphine Sustain Release (SR)	Morphine Sustain Release (SR)	Participants will receive morphine SR 8 mg every 24 hours, for 3 to14 days of titration phase. Morphine SR will be continued as per Investigator's discretion for next 14 days of maintenance phase.
Hydromprphone Hydrochloride (HCl) OROS	Hydromprphone Hydrochloride (HCl) OROS	Participants will receive hydromorphone HCl OROS 8 milligram (mg) every 24 hours, for 3 to 14 days of titration phase. Hydromorphone HCl OROS will be continued as per Investigator's discretion for next 14 days of maintenance phase.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire Item 3 "Worst Pain" Score at Day 14	Day 14	The BPI is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity and impact of pain on quality of life. Total score ranges from 0=no pain to 10=extreme pain. BPI Questionnaire Item 3 "Worst Pain" will be assessed using the BPI questionnaire, score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine).
BPI Questionnaire Item 3 "Worst Pain" Score at Day 28	Day 28	The BPI is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity and impact of pain on quality of life. Total score ranges from 0=no pain to 10=extreme pain. BPI questionnaire Item 3 "Worst Pain" will be assessed using the BPI questionnaire, score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
BPI Questionnaire Item 6 "How Much Pain You Have Right Now" Score	Baseline, Day 14, Day 22 and Day 28	The BPI is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity and impact of pain on quality of life. Total score ranges from 0=no pain to 10=extreme pain. BPI questionnaire Item 6 "how much pain you have right now" will be assessed using the BPI questionnaire, score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine).
BPI Questionnaire Item "Pain Intensity" Score	Baseline, Day 14, Day 22 and Day 28	The BPI is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity and impact of pain on quality of life. Total score ranges from 0=no pain to 10=extreme pain. BPI questionnaire Item "Pain Intensity" will be assessed using the BPI questionnaire, score ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine).
BPI Questionnaire Item "Pain Relief" Score	Baseline, Day 14, Day 22 and Day 28	The BPI is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity and impact of pain on quality of life. Total score ranges from 0=no pain to 10=extreme pain. BPI questionnaire Item "Pain Relief" will be assessed using the BPI questionnaire. Pain relief was rated on a scale ranging from 0% (no relief) to 100% (complete relief).
BPI Questionnaire Item "Pain Interference" Score	Baseline, Day 14, Day 22 and Day 28	The BPI is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity and impact of pain on quality of life. Total score ranges from 0=no pain to 10=extreme pain. BPI questionnaire Item "Pain Interference" will be assessed using the BPI questionnaire. Pain interference of general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relationships with others, sleep, and enjoyment of life will be rated on a scale ranging from 0 (no interference) to 10 (complete interference).
Patient's Global Assessment on Effectiveness	Day 14, Day 22 and Day 28	Participants will evaluate effectiveness by providing rating on the question "'what is your rating of the overall effectiveness of the study medication during the titration or maintenance phase" using 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5, where 1=poor,. 2=fair, 3=good, 4=very good and 5=excellent.
Investigator's Global Assessment on Effectiveness	Day 14, Day 22 and Day 28	Investigator will evaluate effectiveness by providing rating on the question "'what is your rating of the overall effectiveness of the study medication during the titration or maintenance phase" using 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5, where 1=poor,. 2=fair, 3=good, 4=very good and 5=excellent.
Number of Times the Pain Medication Required for Breakthrough Pain	Baseline up to Day 28	The requirement of breakthrough pain medication will be recorded by participants. Morphine HCl, 10 mg, will be used as rescue medication for breakthrough pain.
Mean Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Study Medication	Baseline up to day 28	Mean total daily dose of study medication taken during study will be recorded by participants.