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Naloxegol Health Outcome Post Authorisation Safety Study

Terminated
Conditions
Opioid Induced Constipation
Interventions
Drug: non-PAMORA laxative
Registration Number
NCT02813369
Lead Sponsor
Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development Ltd
Brief Summary

This post-authorization observational safety study (PASS) monitors clinically important identified and potential risks within a cohort of patients treated with naloxegol, including the occurrence of bowel perforation, acute myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, cardiovascular (CV)-specific mortality, all-cause mortality, hypertension, opioid withdrawal, abdominal pain, diarrhea, syncope, and change in pain severity. This study is part of a broader post-marketing commitment to augment routine evaluation of the safety profile of naloxegol in clinical practice.

Detailed Description

The overall research goal for this study is to provide additional data to characterize the safety of naloxegol in the indicated population, grouped by cancer or non-cancer, and within at-risk vulnerable non-cancer populations identified in the naloxegol risk management plan (RMP) by describing type and frequency of identified and potential risks (including bowel perforation, acute MI, stroke, CV-specific mortality, all-cause mortality, hypertension, opioid withdrawal, abdominal pain, diarrhea, syncope, and change in pain severity) in patients ≥18 years of age who were treated with opioids chronically and subsequently treated with naloxegol in routine post-authorization use.

The primary objective of the study is to assess the incidence risk of bowel perforation, acute MI, stroke, all-cause mortality, and hypertension in patients treated with naloxegol (Naloxegol Inception Cohort, (NIC)), grouped by cancer or non cancer, a Concurrent Reference Cohort (CRC) by cancer or non-cancer, and by pre-specified non-cancer sub-populations that include patients aged ≥65 years, pregnant patients, patients with prior CV, patients with prior renal or hepatic impairment, patients with concurrent methadone use, and patients with concurrent use of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A inhibitors/inducer or P-glycoprotein (Pgp) modulators.

An exploratory objective of the study is to assess the incidence risk of CV-specific mortality, opioid withdrawal, abdominal pain, diarrhea, syncope, and change in pain severity in patients treated with naloxegol (NIC) grouped by cancer and non cancer, a CRC grouped by cancer or non cancer, and by pre-specified non-cancer sub-populations that include patients aged ≥65 years, pregnant patients, patients with prior cardiovascular risk, patients with prior renal or hepatic impairment, patients with concurrent methadone use, and patients with concurrent use of CYP3A inhibitors/inducer or Pgp modulators.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10000
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patient receives a new prescription for naloxegol or a non-PAMORA laxative. (Note: Only non-PAMORA laxatives that are approved/marketed in the European Union at the time naloxegol is authorized are permitted.)
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients <18 years of age on cohort entry date
  2. Patients with <1 year of continuous data available prior to cohort entry date
  3. Patients without exposure to current regular opioid use defined by >30 days of opioid exposure within the 180 days prior to and inclusive of the cohort entry date
  4. Patients with evidence of a cancer indicator (diagnosis or treatment) prior to cohort entry date
  5. Exposure to PAMORA laxatives, alvimopan, methylnaltrexone, or naloxone + opioid combination (including fixed-dose combinations) prior to cohort entry date

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
non-PAMORA laxativenon-PAMORA laxativepatient exposed to non-peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist (PAMORA) laxative
naloxegolnaloxegolpatients exposed to naloxegol
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence (yes/no) of strokeCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnostic code for cerebral, cerebellar haemorrhage or infarction, cerebral embolism, stroke or cerebrovascular accident

Presence (yes/no) of bowel perforationCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnostic or procedure code

Presence (yes/no) of acute MICan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnostic code for acute MI, a diagnostic code for electrocardiogram supportive of MI or cardiac enzyme lab tests with positive results

Presence (yes/no) of all-cause mortalityCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Record of death

Presence (yes/no) of hypertensionCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a hypertension (HT) diagnostic code where no record of HT or treatment for HT was observed in the baseline, or a record of change in HT treatment type or dose from baseline was observed.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence of (yes/no) opioid withdrawalCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnosis or symptom code

Presence of (yes/no) diarrheaCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnosis or symptom code

Presence of (yes/no) CV-specific mortalityCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Record of death that indicates the cause was a CV event

Presence of (yes/no) abdominal painCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnosis or symptom code

Presence of (yes/no) syncopeCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

Presence of a diagnosis code

Presence of (yes/no) change in pain severityCan occur anytime through study completion, given no fixed follow-up timepoints, which can range from 1 day to 7 years

At least a doubling in opioid dose based on the morphine milligram equivalents (MME) from baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Site

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Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom

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