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Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ORAVESCENT Fentanyl Citrate for Management of Breakthrough Pain

CompletedPhase 3NCT00214942
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ORAVESCENT Fentanyl Citrate for Management of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Study details

Official title
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ORAVESCENT Fentanyl Citrate for Management of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
  • Drug: ORAVESCENT Fentanyl Citrate
Sponsor
Cephalon
Organization
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
Start date
2005-09
Primary completion
2006-03
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 80 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
17

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: Patients are included in the study if all of the following criteria are met: * The patient is willing to provide written informed consent to participate in this study. * The patient is 18 through 80 years of age. * Women must be surgically sterile, 2 years postmenopausal, or, if of childbearing potential, using a medically accepted method of birth control (ie, barrier method with spermicide, steroidal contraceptive \[oral, transdermal, implanted, or injected contraceptives must be used in conjunction with a barrier method\], or intrauterine device \[IUD\]) and agree to continued use of this method for the duration of this study. * The patient has a diagnosis of chronic low back pain, resulting in functional disability of at least 3 months duration and is associated with any of the following: osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, or spondylolisthesis. Patients with other low back pain etiologies may qualify for the study with permission from the Cephalon medical monitor or designee. * The patient is currently using 1 of the following: at least 60 mg/day or oral morphine/day, or at least 25 mcg transdermal fentanyl/hour, or at least 30 mcg oxycodone/day, as a stable dose of around-the-clock (ATC) therapy for at least the previous 7 days before enrollment into the study. * The patient reports an average pain intensity score, over the prior 24 hours, of less than 7 (0=no pain through 10=worst pain) for their chronic low back pain. * The patient experiences, on average, 1 to 4 BTP episodes (defined as temporary flares of severe or excruciating pain) per day while taking ATC opioid therapy, and on average, the duration of each BTP episode is less than 4 hours. * The patient currently uses opioid therapy for alleviation of BTP episodes, occuring at the location of the chronic pain, and achieves at least partial relief. * The patient is able to effectively self-administer the study drug. Exclusion Criteria: Patients are excluded from participating in this study if 1 or more of the following criteria are met: * The patient has uncontrolled or rapidly escalating pain as determined by the investigator (ie, the ATC therapy may be expected to change between the first and last treatments with study drug), or has pain uncontrolled by therapy that could adversely impact the safety of the patient or that could be compromised by treatment with study drug. * The patient has known or suspected hypersensitivities, allergies, or other contraindications …

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00214942