A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Arm, Placebo and Active Controlled Dose-Ranging Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Doses of Tapentadol IR for Postoperative Pain Following Bunionectomy Surgery

May 17, 2011 updated by: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Arm, Placebo and Active Controlled Dose-Ranging Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Doses of CG5503 (Tapentadol) IR for Postoperative Pain Following Bunionectomy Surgery

This study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dosing regimens of tapentadol HCl immediate release capsules for the treatment of postoperative pain over a period of 12 hours on the first day following a bunionectomy in men and women.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Tapentadol hydrochloride is a centrally active analgesic (antinociceptive) compound. This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo- and active-controlled dose study in men and nonpregnant, nonlactating women. The patients were at least 18 and no more than 75 years of age and experienced moderate to severe pain within 9 hours after removal of postoperative analgesia. The surgery was a standardized first metatarsal bunionectomy. Treatment of postsurgical pain after the 9 hr period was with either placebo, tapentadol, or oxycodone using various dosing regimens. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of these treatments on total pain relief and total change in pain intensity over 12 hours and reporting of adverse events, laboratory values, vital signs, and ECGs. Secondary objectives included evaluation of several other pain measures, and drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Six patient treatment groups received study medication orally at 0, 4, and 8 hours with one of the following dosing regimens: 1) placebo, placebo, and placebo, 2) 93 mg, 93 mg, and 93 mg tapentadol IR, 3) 140 mg, 140 mg, and 140 mg tapentadol IR, 4) 140 mg, 70 mg, and 70 mg tapentadol IR, 5) 186 mg, 93 mg, and 93 mg tapentadol IR, and 6) 10 mg, 10 mg, and 10 mg oxycodone IR.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

480

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Moderate to severe pain intensity within 9 hours of the discontinuation of the popliteal block, and permitted supplemental systemic analgesics, if taken, during the postoperative surgical period
  • Moderate to severe categorical pain intensity and a pain intensity VAS = 40 mm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Randomization less than 10 hours after initiation of the standardized first metatarsal bunionectomy
  • History of seizure (including febrile seizure), or loss of consciousness due to head trauma
  • Use of antiparkinsonian drugs, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), SSRIs, and SNRIs at any time within 30 days of surgery and throughout the study period

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Primary objective was that at least 1 of the treatment regimens with tapentadol IR was superior to placebo as measured by the sum of total pain relief and sum of pain intensity difference over 12 hours (SPRID12) on the first day after a bunionectomy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Secondary objectives included evaluation of several additional pain measures, tolerability to treatments, and drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Collaborators

Grünenthal GmbH

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

December 10, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2011

Last Verified

April 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CR004189

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Subscribe