PainPhase 4NCT02848729
Drug Interactions Between Morphine and Orally or IV Administered Acetaminophen
A Phase 4 study testing Oral Acetaminophen, IV Acetaminophen and IV Morphine in people with Pain, run by Mallinckrodt at 3 sites in United States.
Trial summary
Morphine is the opioid used to treat pain after surgery. Acetaminophen (called APAP) can reduce the amount of opioids needed for this. The problem is that morphine slows down digestion. That can delay pain relief from APAP pills. It can even change what the body does to the drug [pharmacokinetics (PK)]. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 55 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pain
- What is being tested?
- Oral Acetaminophen, IV Acetaminophen and IV Morphine
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2016to Mar 2016
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
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 to 55 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Subject must have a health status of "healthy" assessed by the investigator and defined as no clinically significant deviation from normal medical history, physical examination, vital signs, and clinical laboratory determinations.
- Subject must have a body mass index ≥ 19.0 and ≤ 32.0 kg/m² with a minimum weight of 110 pounds (50 kg) at Screening.
Who cannot join
- Subject has a positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (surface antigen), or hepatitis C virus antibody at screening.
- Subject has a history of any drug allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to acetaminophen or morphine/opioids or to any of the excipients in the IV or oral formulations used.
- Subject has an oxygen saturation of less than 95% while awake at screening and check-in.
- Subject has a positive test result for drugs of abuse (minimum: opioids, barbiturates, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, cocaine, amphetamine) or alcohol at the screening and check-in.
- Subject has donated or had significant loss of whole blood (480 mL or more) within 30 days, or plasma within 14 days prior to dosing.
- Subject has any other medical, psychiatric and/or social reason for exclusion as determined by the investigator.
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
United States3 sites
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Kingston, Rhode Island, 02881
NEMA Research, Inc.
Naples, Florida, 34108
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Tucson, Arizona, 85718
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, 2-Way, Parallel, Single-Blind Pharmacokinetic Study to Evaluate the Interaction Between Intravenous Morphine and Orally or Intravenously Administered Acetaminophen in Healthy Subjects
Morphine is the opioid used to treat pain after surgery. Acetaminophen (called APAP) can reduce the amount of opioids needed for this.
The problem is that morphine slows down digestion. That can delay pain relief from APAP pills. It can even change what the body does to the drug [pharmacokinetics (PK)].
Some doctors have started using intravenous (IV) APAP with morphine, instead of the pills.
This study will measure the PK of APAP pills and IV when used with morphine in healthy volunteers.
IV APAP will likely be more effective and cause fewer side effects when used with morphine to treat pain after surgery.
Read the detailed description
Acetaminophen can significantly reduce the use of opioid analgesics when both are used concomitantly for treating moderate to severe pain. The use of IV acetaminophen used concomitantly with opioids has increased in practice for postsurgical pain relief over orally administered acetaminophen because it provides an immediate peak plasma concentration and is believed to provide a faster analgesic effect. Opioids used to treat pain inhibit gastrointestinal motility, including delaying gastric emptying. In patients receiving opioids the absorption of orally administered acetaminophen may be delayed and could result in gastric accumulation of acetaminophen thereby markedly changing the pharmacokinetic profile. The opioid-induced inhibition of gastrointestinal motility would not be expected to affect IV acetaminophen pharmacokinetics. Thus coadministered IV acetaminophen with opioid would yield better outcome in efficacy and reduced risk of side effects comparing with coadministration of oral acetaminophen and opioids.
- Conditions
- Pain
- Being tested
- Oral Acetaminophen, IV Acetaminophen, IV Morphine, Placebo Tablets, Saline
- Keywords
- Post-surgical pain, Pharmacokinetics
- Medical subject headings
- Pain, Pain, Postoperative
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Oral AcetaminophenDrug
Also called APAP Oral
Acetaminophen for oral administration (2 tablets, 500 mg/tablet)
IV AcetaminophenDrug
Also called APAP IV
Acetaminophen for intravenous (IV) administration (1,000 mg/100 mL)
IV MorphineDrug
Morphine for IV administration (0.125 mg/kg)
Placebo TabletsDrug
Placebo tablets matching oral acetaminophen
SalineDrug
Saline placebo matching IV acetaminophen
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment A: Oral Acetaminophen | Experimental | Treatment A = 4 repeat doses of 1,000 mg oral acetaminophen (2 x 500 mg tablets) and an IV infusion of saline every 6 hours (Hours -6, 0, 6, and 12), and 2 infusions of intravenous (IV) morphine (0.125 mg/kg) at Hours 0 and 6 Receives: Drug: Oral Acetaminophen; Drug: IV Morphine; Drug: Saline |
| Treatment B: IV Acetaminophen | Experimental | Treatment B = 4 repeat doses of IV acetaminophen (1,000 mg/100 mL) and 2 placebo tablets every 6 hours (Hours -6, 0, 6, and 12), and 2 infusions of IV morphine (0.125 mg/kg) at Hours 0 and 6. Receives: Drug: IV Acetaminophen; Drug: IV Morphine; Drug: Placebo Tablets |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve Over 6 Hours (AUC6) for Acetaminophen
The area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) is an estimate of how much drug remains available for the body to use, within a certain amount of time after the drug is administered. AUC6 is reported for each of the 6-hour dosing periods of acetaminophen before (hours -6 to 0), during (hours 0-6 and 6-12) and after (hours 12-18) morphine co-administration for each route of acetaminophen administration
Measured: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve Over 18 Hours (AUC18) for Acetaminophen After First Morphine Co-administration
AUC18 is reported for the 18-hour treatment period after first morphine co-administration, for each route of acetaminophen administration
Measured: hours 0-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of Acetaminophen
Following the administration of drugs, the plasma concentration generally reaches a single, well-defined peak which is the most drug that is available for the body to use (Cmax). Cmax is reported for the 6-hour dosing periods before (hours -6 to 0), during (hours 0-6 and 6-12), and after (hours 12-18) morphine co-administration for each route of acetaminophen administration.
Measured: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of Acetaminophen
Following the administration of drugs, the time at which the plasma concentration reaches Cmax is called Tmax. Tmax is reported for the 6-hour dosing periods before (hours -6 to 0), during (hours 0-6 and 6-12) and after (hours 12-18) morphine co-administration for each route of acetaminophen administration.
Measured: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12 and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Jul 2016 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2016
- Primary completionMar 2016
- Study completionMar 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 4
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Global Clinical Leader, Study director, Mallinckrodt
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02848729
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MNK14564059
- Status last verified
- Jan 2020
- First submitted
- 26 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 5 Feb 2020
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Raffa RB, Pawasauskas J, Pergolizzi JV Jr, Lu L, Chen Y, Wu S, Jarrett B, Fain R, Hill L, Devarakonda K. Pharmacokinetics of Oral and Intravenous Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) When Co-Administered with Intravenous Morphine in Healthy Adult Subjects. Clin Drug Investig. 2018 Mar;38(3):259-268. doi: 10.1007/s40261-017-0610-4.
PubMed 29214506
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Feb 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, 2-Way, Parallel, Single-Blind Pharmacokinetic Study to Evaluate the Interaction Between Intravenous Morphine and Orally or Intravenously Administered Acetaminophen in Healthy Subjects
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02848729
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MNK14564059
- Conditions
- Pain
- Keywords
- Post-surgical pain, Pharmacokinetics
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- MallinckrodtIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Feb 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Jul 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 29 Jan 2020
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Morphine is the opioid used to treat pain after surgery. Acetaminophen (called APAP) can reduce the amount of opioids needed for this.
The problem is that morphine slows down digestion. That can delay pain relief from APAP pills. It can even change what the body does to the drug [pharmacokinetics (PK)].
Some doctors have started using intravenous (IV) APAP with morphine, instead of the pills.
This study will measure the PK of APAP pills and IV when used with morphine in healthy volunteers.
IV APAP will likely be more effective and cause fewer side effects when used with morphine to treat pain after surgery.
Detailed description
Acetaminophen can significantly reduce the use of opioid analgesics when both are used concomitantly for treating moderate to severe pain. The use of IV acetaminophen used concomitantly with opioids has increased in practice for postsurgical pain relief over orally administered acetaminophen because it provides an immediate peak plasma concentration and is believed to provide a faster analgesic effect. Opioids used to treat pain inhibit gastrointestinal motility, including delaying gastric emptying. In patients receiving opioids the absorption of orally administered acetaminophen may be delayed and could result in gastric accumulation of acetaminophen thereby markedly changing the pharmacokinetic profile. The opioid-induced inhibition of gastrointestinal motility would not be expected to affect IV acetaminophen pharmacokinetics. Thus coadministered IV acetaminophen with opioid would yield better outcome in efficacy and reduced risk of side effects comparing with coadministration of oral acetaminophen and opioids.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment A: Oral Acetaminophen | Experimental | Drug: Oral Acetaminophen, Drug: IV Morphine, Drug: SalineTreatment A = 4 repeat doses of 1,000 mg oral acetaminophen (2 x 500 mg tablets) and an IV infusion of saline every 6 hours (Hours -6, 0, 6, and 12), and 2 infusions of intravenous (IV) morphine (0.125 mg/kg) at Hours 0 and 6 |
| Treatment B: IV Acetaminophen | Experimental | Drug: IV Acetaminophen, Drug: IV Morphine, Drug: Placebo TabletsTreatment B = 4 repeat doses of IV acetaminophen (1,000 mg/100 mL) and 2 placebo tablets every 6 hours (Hours -6, 0, 6, and 12), and 2 infusions of IV morphine (0.125 mg/kg) at Hours 0 and 6. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 55 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Subject must have a health status of "healthy" assessed by the investigator and defined as no clinically significant deviation from normal medical history, physical examination, vital signs, and clinical laboratory determinations.
- Subject must have a body mass index ≥ 19.0 and ≤ 32.0 kg/m² with a minimum weight of 110 pounds (50 kg) at Screening.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Subject has a positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (surface antigen), or hepatitis C virus antibody at screening.
- Subject has a history of any drug allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to acetaminophen or morphine/opioids or to any of the excipients in the IV or oral formulations used.
- Subject has an oxygen saturation of less than 95% while awake at screening and check-in.
- Subject has a positive test result for drugs of abuse (minimum: opioids, barbiturates, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, cocaine, amphetamine) or alcohol at the screening and check-in.
- Subject has donated or had significant loss of whole blood (480 mL or more) within 30 days, or plasma within 14 days prior to dosing.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Oral AcetaminophenAlso: APAP OralAcetaminophen for oral administration (2 tablets, 500 mg/tablet) | Drug | Treatment A: Oral Acetaminophen |
| IV AcetaminophenAlso: APAP IVAcetaminophen for intravenous (IV) administration (1,000 mg/100 mL) | Drug | Treatment B: IV Acetaminophen |
| IV MorphineMorphine for IV administration (0.125 mg/kg) | Drug | Treatment A: Oral Acetaminophen, Treatment B: IV Acetaminophen |
| Placebo TabletsPlacebo tablets matching oral acetaminophen | Drug | Treatment B: IV Acetaminophen |
| SalineSaline placebo matching IV acetaminophen | Drug | Treatment A: Oral Acetaminophen |
Primary outcome
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve Over 6 Hours (AUC6) for Acetaminophen
Time frame: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
The area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) is an estimate of how much drug remains available for the body to use, within a certain amount of time after the drug is administered. AUC6 is reported for each of the 6-hour dosing periods of acetaminophen before (hours -6 to 0), during (hours 0-6 and 6-12) and after (hours 12-18) morphine co-administration for each route of acetaminophen administration
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve Over 18 Hours (AUC18) for Acetaminophen After First Morphine Co-administration
Time frame: hours 0-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
AUC18 is reported for the 18-hour treatment period after first morphine co-administration, for each route of acetaminophen administration
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of Acetaminophen
Time frame: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
Following the administration of drugs, the plasma concentration generally reaches a single, well-defined peak which is the most drug that is available for the body to use (Cmax). Cmax is reported for the 6-hour dosing periods before (hours -6 to 0), during (hours 0-6 and 6-12), and after (hours 12-18) morphine co-administration for each route of acetaminophen administration.
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of Acetaminophen
Time frame: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12 and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration
Following the administration of drugs, the time at which the plasma concentration reaches Cmax is called Tmax. Tmax is reported for the 6-hour dosing periods before (hours -6 to 0), during (hours 0-6 and 6-12) and after (hours 12-18) morphine co-administration for each route of acetaminophen administration.
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Feb 2020.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29214506Raffa RB, Pawasauskas J, Pergolizzi JV Jr, Lu L, Chen Y, Wu S, Jarrett B, Fain R, Hill L, Devarakonda K. Pharmacokinetics of Oral and Intravenous Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) When Co-Administered with Intravenous Morphine in Healthy Adult Subjects. Clin Drug Investig. 2018 Mar;38(3):259-268. doi: 10.1007/s40261-017-0610-4.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Global Clinical Leader study director
Mallinckrodt
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Oral Acetaminophen, IV Acetaminophen and IV Morphine in people with Pain, run by Mallinckrodt at 3 sites in United States.
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 2 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 5 Feb 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 29 Jan 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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?
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve Over 6 Hours (AUC6) for Acetaminophen (time frame: hours -6 to 0, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18 during treatment with each mode of acetaminophen administration). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT02848729, 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 5 Feb 2020.