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Efficacy and Safety of Fentanyl ETHYPHARM for Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-treated Patients With Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Cancer
Breakthrough Pain
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01842893
Lead Sponsor
Ethypharm
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the clinical effectiveness of Fentanyl ETHYPHARM when used to relieve breakthrough pain (BTP) in opioid-treated cancer patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
91
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Fentanyl / PlaceboFentanyl EthypharmAfter an open-label titration to identify an optimal dose, patients were randomized to 1 of 13 prespecified sequences of 9 tablets (6 fentanyl and 3 placebo)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Summed Pain Intensity Difference at 30 minutes (SPID30).30 minutes post dose
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain Intensity Difference at 3, 6, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes after dosing3, 6, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes after dosing
Pain Relief at 3, 6, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes after dosing3, 6, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes after dosing
The proportion of episodes of BTP that required rescue medication15 and 30 minutes post dose
the proportion of episodes with more than 33% and 50% of improvement in Pain Intensity scores15 and 30 minutes post dose
SPID at 3, 6, 10, 15 and 60 minutes post-dosing3, 6, 10, 15 and 60 minutes post-dosing
Recording of safety dataDuring all the study duration, an expected average of 8 weeks

Adverse events, vital signs, urinary pregnancy test

SPID at 15 and 30 minutes according to the pathophysiology of the pain (neuropathic, nociceptive)15 and 30 minutes post dose

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pain Care Units

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Prague, Czech Republic

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