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Safety and Tolerability of Long-Term Administration of Hydromorphone HCI CR (Controlled Release)

A Phase 3 study testing OROS hydromorphone HCI CR in people with Pain and Analgesics, Opioid, run by Alza Corporation, DE, USA.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of study was to characterize the safety and tolerability of long-term repeated dosing of OROS hydromorphone controlled release tablets (8,16,32, and 64 mg) in patients with chronic cancer pain or chronic non-malignant pain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Analgesics, Opioid
What is being tested?
OROS hydromorphone HCI CR
How many people
388 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento Jun 2000
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who have chronic cancer or chronic non-malignant pain, including pain associated with AIDS, who have successfully completed a OROS hydromorphone HCI (controlled release) short-term study (i.e. Study DO-104, DO-105, or DO-119)
  • Patients who require at least 8 mg of hydromorphone HCI every 24 hours for the management of chronic cancer or chronic non-malignant pain
  • Patients whose opioid requirements have been stable as demonstrated in a OROS hydromorphone HCI (controlled release) short-term study

Who cannot join

  • Patients intolerant of or hypersensitive to hydromorphone (or other opioid agonists)
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patients with any gastrointestinal disorder, including pre-existing severe GI narrowing (pathologic or iatrogenic) that may affect the absorption or transit of orally administered drugs
  • Patients with clinically significant impaired renal or hepatic function, Addison's disease, hypothyroidism, prostatic hypertrophy, or urethral stricture
  • Patients with any significant CNS disorder, including but not limited to head injury, intracranial lesion, increased intracranial pressure, seizure disorder, stroke within the past 6 months, and disorders of cognition
  • Patients who are known active drug abusers or alcoholics

About this study

Official title: Safety and Tolerability of Long-term Administration of Dilaudid CR (Hydromorphone HCI)

The purpose of study was to characterize the safety and tolerability of long-term repeated dosing of OROS hydromorphone controlled release tablets (8,16,32, and 64 mg) in patients with chronic cancer pain or chronic non-malignant pain.

Read the detailed description

This was a Phase 3, multicenter, open-label, extension study to characterize the safety and tolerability of long-term, repeated dosing of OROS hydromorphone in patients with chronic cancer or chronic non-malignant pain. Patients with chronic cancer or chronic non-malignant pain had completed an OROS hydromorphone short-term study (DO-104, DO-105, DO-119) of approximately 4 weeks duration. During this study, patients continued to receive the dose of OROS hydromorphone that they had been receiving in the short-term study, with dose adjustments as needed to control pain and adverse events. Patients were treated on an outpatient basis. The study was extended from 1 year to up to 2 years in duration. Monthly evaluations of patients treated with OROS hydromorphone for chronic pain were performed to identify adverse events, construct a safety and tolerability profile, and assess efficacy. Dose adjustments were permitted to provide for disease progression, pain control, and adverse events. Quarterly physical examinations were performed to detect significant changes in the underlying condition of patients or changes that may have been associated with long-term opioid therapy. OROS hydromorphone 24 hour controlled release tablets in 8, 16, 32 and 64 mg were ingested orally daily up to 1 year with dose adjustments as needed to control pain and adverse events.

Being tested
OROS hydromorphone HCI CR
Keywords
Chronic cancer pain, chronic pain
Medical subject headings
Pain, Chronic Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • OROS hydromorphone HCI CRDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Effectiveness of OROS hydromorphone was maintained throughout the study. OROS hydromorphone provided moderate pain relief in patients with chronic cancer/chronic non-malignant pain.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Long term administration of OROS hydromorphone was safe and well tolerated.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Dec 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study completionJun 2000

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
388 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00410748
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR011623
Status last verified
Apr 2010
First submitted
12 Dec 2006
Last updated
27 Apr 2010
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Wallace M, Moulin DE, Rauck RL, Khanna S, Tudor IC, Skowronski R, Thipphawong J. Long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of OROS hydromorphone in patients with chronic pain. J Opioid Manag. 2009 Mar-Apr;5(2):97-105. doi: 10.5055/jom.2009.0011.

    PubMed 19507806

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing OROS hydromorphone HCI CR in people with Pain and Analgesics, Opioid, run by Alza Corporation, DE, USA.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Effectiveness of OROS hydromorphone was maintained throughout the study. OROS hydromorphone provided moderate pain relief in patients with chronic cancer/chronic non-malignant pain.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00410748, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Apr 2010.

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