Fentanyl Matrix Application for Cancer Pain: Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study

March 20, 2013 updated by: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

High-dose Fentanyl Matrix Application for Cancer Pain: Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study

The purpose of this study is to show the clinical usefulness of fentanyl matrix by measuring satisfaction with pain treatment after administering fentanyl matrix in patients whose pain was not controlled sufficiently with the previous analgesic use in real practice at the investigator's discretion.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a multi-center, open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), prospective (the patients are identified and then followed forward in time for the outcome of the study) observational study. The study population comprises patients who are admitted to a study center during the study period and are receiving a strong oral long-acting opioid analgesic but deemed to control pain insufficiently. Since this study is an observational study conducted in real practice, a dose of fentanyl matrix should be adjusted depending on an individual patient's response at the investigator's discretion. However, for the patients whose pain is not sufficiently controlled despite administration of strong long-acting opioid analgesics, the minimum initial dose will be fentanyl matrix 75 micrograms/h and the investigator can adjust dosage according to the degree of the patients' pain control during the 9 days of the study period.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
636

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who are admitted to a study center during the study period and are receiving a strong oral long-acting opioid analgesic but deemed to control pain insufficiently.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients complaining of cancer pain which requires administration of long-acting opioid analgesics
  • Patients whose pain is not sufficiently controlled despite administration of strong long-acting opioid analgesics
  • Patients who are deemed to need an initial minimum dose of fentanyl matrix 75 micrograms/h
  • Patients who signed the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a history of or current drug or alcohol abuse
  • Childbearing women who are pregnant or likely to be pregnant during the study period and men who are neither infertile nor willing to refrain from sexual relations but whose partner does not conduct an effective contraception
  • Patients who are unable to use a transdermal system due to skin disease
  • Patients with history of hypersensitivity to opioid analgesics
  • Patients who are not eligible for the study participation based on warnings, precautions and contraindications in the package insert of the study drug at the investigator's discretion

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Fentanyl matrix
Drug: No intervention
This is an observational study. The minimum initial dose will be fentanyl matrix 75 micrograms/h and the investigator can adjust the dosage according to the degree of the patients' pain control during the 9 days of the study period. Fentanyl matrix is a transdermal patch that is applied on the patient's skin.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The percentage of patients who are very satisfied or satisfied with the pain treatment after the study drug administration
Time Frame: Day 10
The overall satisfaction is measured by a 5-point scale. Patients' answers are rated as: "very satisfied", "satisfied", "fair", "dissatisfied", or "very dissatisfied".
Day 10

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The change from baseline in pain intensity
Time Frame: Baseline, up to Day 10
The mean pain intensity the patient experienced over the last 24 hours will be measured through Numeric Rating Scale (NRS); 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable.
Baseline, up to Day 10
The change from baseline in Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 10
Karnofsky Performance Status Rating Scale is a tool to assess cancer patients' physical functioning. Scores range from 0 per cent (dead) to 100 per cent (normal, no complaints, no evidence of disease) in a unit of 10 per cent to indicate a level of overall daily activity performance status.
Baseline, Day 10
Sleep disturbance caused by the number of awakening caused by pain the patient experienced over the last night
Time Frame: 10 days
Patients indicate in a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) the number of awakening from sleep due to pain in the previous night: not awakened, once, twice, more than 3 times, or could not sleep.
10 days
Sleep disturbance caused by pain the patient experienced over the last 24 hours
Time Frame: 10 days
Patients indicate in a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) the sleep disturbance caused by pain experienced over the last 24 hours, where 0= not disturbing at all, and 10= very disturbing.
10 days
The change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 10
CGI-I measures the overall improvement of the patient's condition compared to baseline, as follows; 1 = Improved very much, 2 = Improved a lot, 3 = Improved a little, 4 = No change, 5 = Aggravated a little, 6= Aggravated a lot, 7= Aggravated very much.
Baseline, Day 10
Patient's Global Assessment
Time Frame: Day 10
This tool assesses how effective the study drug has been in pain treatment during the study period. The patient will assess the effectiveness from his/her viewpoint at visit 10 on a 5-point rating scale; 1 = not effective, 2 = fair, 3 = effective, 4 = very effective, 5 = very much effective.
Day 10
Investigator's Global Assessment
Time Frame: Day 10
This tool assesses how effective the study drug has been during the study period. The investigator will assess the effectiveness from his/her viewpoint at Visit 10 on a 5-point rating scale; 1 = not effective, 2 = fair, 3 = effective, 4 = very effective, 5 = very much effective.
Day 10
Dose of fentanyl matrix
Time Frame: 9 days
The dose of fentanyl matrix used throughout the study.
9 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
December 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
July 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
July 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 20, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
March 20, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
March 22, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
March 22, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
March 20, 2013

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
March 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • CR015778
  • FENPAI4084 (Other Identifier: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea)
  • FEN-KOR-5027 (Other Identifier: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea)

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