Efficacy and Safety Trial to Evaluate the Sufentanil NanoTab® PCA System/15 mcg (Zalviso™) for Post-Operative Pain in Patients After Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01660763

Last Updated: 2015-10-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

419 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg to the Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for the management of acute moderate to severe post-operative pain after total unilateral knee or total unilateral hip replacement surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post Operative Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

Intervention Type DRUG

15 mcg Sufentanil NanoTab dosed sublingually every 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours. Patients may elect to remain in study for up to 72 hours.

Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo NanoTab dosed sublingually every 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours. Patients may elect to remain in study for up to 72 hours.

Interventions

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Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

15 mcg Sufentanil NanoTab dosed sublingually every 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours. Patients may elect to remain in study for up to 72 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System

Placebo NanoTab dosed sublingually every 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours. Patients may elect to remain in study for up to 72 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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sufentanil sublingual microtablet system Zalviso™

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients who are 18 years of age or older
* Patients who are scheduled for an elective cemented or uncemented total unilateral knee replacement or total unilateral hip replacement, under general or spinal anesthesia that does not include use of an intrathecal opioid
* Post-surgical patients who have been admitted to the PACU and are expected to remain hospitalized and to have acute post-operative pain requiring parenteral opioids for at least 48 hours after surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have undergone a replacement of the same knee or hip
* Patients who have taken an opioid for more than 30 consecutive days, at a daily dose of more than 15 mg of morphine (or equivalent), within the past 3 months prior to surgery (e.g. more than 3 doses per day of Vicodin®, Norco®, Lortab® with 5 mg hydrocodone per tablet)
* Patients with an allergy or hypersensitivity to opioids
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Talphera, Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pamela Palmer, M.D., PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Chief Medical Officer, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Locations

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Deidre Stonestreet

Damascus, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Jove M, Griffin DW, Minkowitz HS, Ben-David B, Evashenk MA, Palmer PP. Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet System for the Management of Postoperative Pain after Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study. Anesthesiology. 2015 Aug;123(2):434-43. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000746.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26079801 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IAP311

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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