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Efficacy and Safety of Oxycodone/Naloxone Controlled-release Tablets (OXN) Compared to Placebo in Opioid-experienced Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain

CompletedPhase 3NCT01358526
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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)

The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of OXN compared to placebo in opioid-experienced subjects with moderate to severe pain due to chronic low back pain who require around-the-clock opioid therapy.

Study details

Official title
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial With an Enriched Study Design to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Oxycodone/Naloxone Controlled-release Tablets (OXN) Compared to Placebo in Opioid-experienced Subjects With Moderate to Severe Pain Due to Chronic Low Back Pain Who Require Around-the-clock Opioid Therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsor
Purdue Pharma LP
Start date
2011-05
Primary completion
2012-10
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
151

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria include: * Male and female subjects ≥ 18 years of age with moderate to severe, chronic low back pain (lasting at least several hours daily) as their predominant pain condition for at least 3 months prior to screening period; * The back pain must be related to nonmalignant and nonneuropathic conditions and without radiation or with only proximal radiation (above the knee); * Subjects must be on opioid analgesic therapy for low back pain which: * Has been ongoing for at least 4 weeks prior to the screening visit and, * Consists of a stable opioid regimen at a total average daily dose equivalent to 20 to 160 mg (inclusive) of morphine for the last 2 weeks prior to the screening visit. Subjects taking tramadol ≥ 100 mg daily on a stable regimen for the last 2 weeks prior to the screening visit will also meet this criterion; * Subjects must require continuation of opioid analgesic treatment in the range of 40 to 160 mg (inclusive) of morphine or its equivalent daily and be likely to benefit from chronic around-the-clock opioid therapy for the duration of the study; * Subjects must have an average pain over the last 14 days score ≥ 5 (on an 11-point numerical rating scale \[NRS\]) at the screening visit, on their current opioid analgesic medication and, if applicable, nonopioid medication; * Subjects must have an average pain over the last 24 hours score ≥ 5 (on an 11-point NRS) at the screening visit, on their current opioid analgesic medication and, if applicable, nonopioid medication; * Subjects must be willing and able to be compliant with the protocol, capable of subjective evaluation, able to read and understand questionnaires, willing and able to use a diary per protocol, and read, understand, and sign the written informed consent in English. Exclusion Criteria include: * Female subjects who are pregnant (positive serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin \[β hCG\] test) or lactating; * Subjects with any contraindication or any history of hypersensitivity to oxycodone, naloxone, or other opioids. This does not include subjects who have experienced common opioid side effects (e.g., nausea, constipation); * Subjects with acute spinal cord compression, acute compression fracture, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, acute nerve root compression, cauda equina compression, fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy or causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome), diabetic amyotrophy, meningitis, discitis, or back pain due to secondary infection, tu…

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01358526