Oxycodone and Pregabalin for the Treatment of Oncological Neuropathic Pain

NCT ID: NCT00637975

Last Updated: 2011-02-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to assess tolerability and activity of oxycodone and pregabalin in combination for the treatment of oncological neuropathic pain with two different strategies.

Detailed Description

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Neuropathic pain is frequently diagnosed as a complication of cancer pain. While opioids are the mainstay of cancer pain management,their efficacy in neuropathic pain seems to be less then optimal,and adjuvant drugs, mainly anticonvulsants and antidepressants,are often combined with opioids in the analgesic regimen of patients with neuropathic cancer pain. This approach is suggested by well-established guidelines, but the analgesic benefit and the safety of pregabalin and oxycodone in combination is not yet documented.

The aim of this study is to assess the activity and tolerability of the addition of pregabalin to oxycodone in the treatment of patients with neuropathic pain due to neoplasm.

Conditions

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Cancer Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A

oxycodone 20 mg/day plus pregabalin at increasing dose starting from 50 mg/day for 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

oxycodone

Intervention Type DRUG

Arm A - 20 mg/day

Arm B - increasing dose startnig at 20 mg/day

For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops.

pregabalin

Intervention Type DRUG

Arm A - pregabalin at increasing dose starting from 50 mg/day

Arm B - pregabalin 50 mg/day

For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops.

B

pregabalin 50 mg/day plus oxycodone at increasing dose starting from 20 mg/day. For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

oxycodone

Intervention Type DRUG

Arm A - 20 mg/day

Arm B - increasing dose startnig at 20 mg/day

For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops.

pregabalin

Intervention Type DRUG

Arm A - pregabalin at increasing dose starting from 50 mg/day

Arm B - pregabalin 50 mg/day

For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops.

Interventions

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oxycodone

Arm A - 20 mg/day

Arm B - increasing dose startnig at 20 mg/day

For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type DRUG

pregabalin

Arm A - pregabalin at increasing dose starting from 50 mg/day

Arm B - pregabalin 50 mg/day

For 15 days or until unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* instrumental and clinical diagnosis of every malignant neoplasm
* presence of pain with a neuropathic component in the opinion of the physician
* presence of pain \>=4(NRS)
* PS ECOG \<3
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* serum creatinine \>2mg/ml or creatinine clearance \<40 ml/min
* mild or severe hepatic insufficiency
* iatrogenic neuropathy caused by chemotherapeutic agents
* previous allergic reactions to oxycodone and pregabalin
* pregnancy or breastfeeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Associazione Progetto Oncologia UMAN.A

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fatebenefratelli and Ophtalmic Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Gabriella Farina, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fatebenefratelli and Ophtalmic Hospital

Locations

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Ospedale Fatebenefratelli

Benevento, Benevento, Italy

Site Status

Ospedali Riuniti

Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale S. Orsola

Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Serbelloni

Gorgonzola, Milano, Italy

Site Status

Fatebenefratelli and Ophtalmic Hospital

Milan, Milano, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Civile di Legnano

Parabiago, Milano, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Fatebenefratelli

Roma, Roma, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Sacro Cuore

Negrar, Verona, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

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Other Identifiers

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EudraCT Number 2007-005222-69

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NEUROPAIN01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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