A Efficacy and Safety Trial of Controlled Release (CR) Morphine in Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT00446069

Last Updated: 2016-08-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-08-31

Study Completion Date

2008-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Egalet® Morphine once daily compared to MST Continus twice daily on pain intensity and use of rescue medication for break through pain after 2 weeks of treatment in patients with pain due to cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pain Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Egalet® morphine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Morphine Sulphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Egalet® morphine, Controlled Release 30 mg Oral tablet once daily for 2 weeks and MST Continus® 15 mg twice daily for 2 weeks

MST Continus®

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Morphine Sulphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Egalet® morphine, Controlled Release 30 mg Oral tablet once daily for 2 weeks and MST Continus® 15 mg twice daily for 2 weeks

Interventions

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Morphine Sulphate

Egalet® morphine, Controlled Release 30 mg Oral tablet once daily for 2 weeks and MST Continus® 15 mg twice daily for 2 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The patient has stable strong opioid use equipotent to 30-240 mg oral morphine sulphate daily for a minimum of 2 weeks prior to entering the run-in phase.
* The patient has opioid-sensitive pain caused by active cancer.
* The patient is aged minimum 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

* The patient has a life expectancy less than 2 months.
* The patient has received chemotherapy or radiation therapy less than 4 weeks prior to entering run-in phase
* Patients with medical conditions contraindicating morphine treatment
* The patient has hepatic disease or impaired kidney function
* The patient is taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) or has taken a MAOI within two weeks prior to entering baseline.
* The patient is taking other opioid agonists or antagonists, zidovudine or cimetidine.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Egalet Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christine Andersen, MSc Pharm

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Egalet A/S

Locations

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Site 51

Kaunas, , Lithuania

Site Status

Site 50

Vilnius, , Lithuania

Site Status

Site 63

Bielsko-Biaia, , Poland

Site Status

Site 60

Bydgoszcz, , Poland

Site Status

Site 62

Poznan, , Poland

Site Status

Site 61

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Site 64

Wroclaw, , Poland

Site Status

Site 65

Włocławek, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Lithuania Poland

Other Identifiers

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EudraCT number: 2006-006579-19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MP-EG-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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