Safety and Efficacy Study of Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Hydromorphone in Participants With Cancer Pain

Study on the Effectiveness and Safety of OROS Hydromorphone in Pain Management Among Patients With Cancer Pain

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) hydromorphone using standardized conversion from prior opioid therapy among participants with cancer pain.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) hydromorphone

Detailed Description

This is a prospective (study following participants forward in time), open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), single-arm, multi-center (conducted in more than one center) study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of stable dose of OROS hydromorphone among participants with cancer pain. The duration of this study will be 28 days and will include visits at: Day 0 (Baseline), Day 7, 14 and 28. The OROS hydromorphone will be administered orally for 28 days and dose titration (incremental increase in drug dosage to a level that provides the optimal therapeutic effect) will be done every two days upon administration of dose. Rescue medication (a medication intended to relieve symptoms immediately) of morphine will be permitted throughout the study duration. Efficacy of the participants will primarily be evaluated by Brief Pain Inventory score. Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant with histological confirmed malignancy
• Participant on stable morphine or 25 milligram oxycodone dose equivalent per day. Stable dose is defined as no dose change for 3 consecutive days and does not require more than 3 doses of rescue medication per day
• Life expectancy of at least 3 months
• Negative urine pregnancy test
• Participants with signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participant intolerant or hypersensitive to hydromorphone or other opioid agonist
• Participant with unstable medical condition
• Participant with renal dysfunction and liver dysfunction
• Participant dependence to opiates
• Inability to take oral medication

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Hydromorphone; OROS Hydromorphone will be administered as either 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 36 or 40 mg oral tablet once daily in the morning. For all participants, 24-hour stable opioid dose (of either morphine or oxycodone) will be converted to a single daily dose of OROS hydromorphone using standard equi-analgesic ratios and dose will be increased if needed, but not more than 40 mg and not more frequently than every two days. The study drug will be administered up to 28 days.

Drug: Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) hydromorphone; OROS Hydromorphone will be administered as either 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 36 or 40 mg oral tablet once daily in the morning. For all participants, 24-hour stable opioid dose (of either morphine or oxycodone) will be converted to a single daily dose of OROS hydromorphone using standard equi-analgesic ratios and dose will be increased if needed, but not more than 40 mg and not more frequently than every two days. The study drug will be administered up to 28 days.; Other Names: Jumista

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Average Score at Baseline	The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) assesses the severity of pain and the impact of pain on daily functions (interference items). The severity items are scored from 0=no pain and 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. The interference items are scored from 0=no interference and 10=interferes completely.	Baseline
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Average Score at Day 28	The BPI assesses the severity of pain and the impact of pain on daily functions (interference items). The severity items are scored from 0=no pain and 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. The interference items are scored from 0=no interference and 10=interferes completely.	Day 28

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants Given Rescue Pain Medications	Rescue medication was a medication intended to relieve symptoms immediately. Rescue medication of morphine was used during the study duration and dose was set at 10-15 percent of the total daily morphine dose which ranged from 10-60 milligram.	Day 28
Number of Participants With Categorical Score on Clinical Global Impression Scale as Assessed by Clinician	The Clinical Global Impression (CGI) rating scale is a 7-point global assessment that measures the clinician's impression of the severity of illness exhibited by a participant, which ranges from "very much worse" to "very much improved" (as compared to Baseline).	Day 28

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Janssen Pharmaceutica

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 20, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): July 24, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 11, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 1, 2013
• Last Verified: October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cancer; Pain; OROS Hydromorphone; Osmotic Release Oral System; Jurnista
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Cancer Pain; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Analgesics, Opioid; Narcotics; Hydromorphone
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR016351; 42801PAI4008