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PainPhase 3NCT00412100

Oxycodone-naloxone Prolonged Release Tablets in Relieving Opioid-related Constipation

A Phase 3 study testing Oxycodone naloxone prolonged release tablets (OXN) in people with Pain, run by Mundipharma Research GmbH & Co KG.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The primary objective is to demonstrate that patients taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pain
What is being tested?
Oxycodone naloxone prolonged release tablets (OXN)
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 2006to Sep 2008
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

  • Male or female subjects at least 18 years or older with moderate to severe pain that requires around the clock opioid therapy. Subjects must report constipation caused or aggravated by opioids.

Who cannot join

  • Females who are pregnant or lactating.
  • Subjects with evidence of any clinically unstable disease or subjects with evidence of impaired liver/kidney function upon entry into the study.
  • Subjects with evidence of significant structural abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract.

About this study

Official title: A Randomsied, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Multicentre Study to Demonstrate Improvement in Symptoms of Constipation in Subjects With Non-malignant Pain Taking Oxycodone Equivalent of 60-80 mg/Day as Oxycodone/Naloxone Prolonged Release Compared to Subjects Taking Oxycodone Prolonged Release Tablets Alone

The primary objective is to demonstrate that patients taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone.

Read the detailed description

Patients with a documented history of moderate to severe non-malignant pain that require around-the-clock opioid therapy will be randomised to an oxycodone or an oxycodone-naloxone treatment arm. The primary objective is to demonstrate that patients taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone.

Conditions
Pain
Being tested
Oxycodone naloxone prolonged release tablets (OXN)
Keywords
A randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group multicentre study to demonstrate improvement in symptoms of constipation, Moderate to severe, chronic non-malignant pain
Medical subject headings
Pain

What participants receive

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

  • Oxycodone naloxone prolonged release tablets (OXN)Drug

What is being measured

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

  1. To demonstrate that subjects with moderate to severe non malignant pain taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone.

    Measured: 12 weeks with a 6 month open label extension

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Dec 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2006
  3. Primary completionJul 2008
  4. Study completionSep 2008

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00412100
Sponsor's protocol ID
OXN3006
Other IDs
2005-003510-15, 2005
Status last verified
Oct 2018
First submitted
14 Dec 2006
Last updated
23 Oct 2018
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Lowenstein O, Leyendecker P, Lux EA, Blagden M, Simpson KH, Hopp M, Bosse B, Reimer K. Efficacy and safety of combined prolonged-release oxycodone and naloxone in the management of moderate/severe chronic non-malignant pain: results of a prospectively designed pooled analysis of two randomised, double-blind clinical trials. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2010 Sep 29;10:12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6904-10-12.

    PubMed 20920236

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Oxycodone naloxone prolonged release tablets (OXN) in people with Pain, run by Mundipharma Research GmbH & Co KG.

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 1 inclusion and 3 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 23 Oct 2018. 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?

To demonstrate that subjects with moderate to severe non malignant pain taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone. (time frame: 12 weeks with a 6 month open label extension). 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 NCT00412100, 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 23 Oct 2018.

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