S1916 Digital Medicine Program for Pain Control in Cancer Patients

Feasibility of a Digital Medicine Program in Optimizing Opioid Pain Control in Cancer Patients

This is a feasibility study to assess the use of a Digital Medicine Program (consisting of an FDA-approved ingestible sensor co-encapsulated with oxycodone/acetaminophen (5 mg/325 mg), a small wearable patch, and a mobile application) in cancer patients with metastatic disease experiencing uncontrolled pain.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Metastatic Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg; Device: Proteus digital medicine program

Detailed Description

Given the high prevalence of cancer pain and issues with undertreatment and opioid misuse, focused efforts to improve monitoring of medication ingestion patterns are needed. This study will test the feasibility of using a Digital Medicine Program (consisting of an FDA-approved ingestible sensor co-encapsulated with oxycodone/acetaminophen (5 mg/325 mg), a small wearable patch, and a mobile application) in cancer patients with metastatic disease experiencing uncontrolled pain. Data collected from this study (such as information on patterns of DMP usage by patients and physicians and changes to medication dosage based on the reported symptoms) will inform the design of a randomized controlled trial of the DMP vs. usual care to control cancer pain and increase quality of life. If successful, this DMP could be a new way for physicians to evaluate patients' pain medication use patterns and titrate for adequate pain control while concurrently monitoring for adverse effects or abusive/addictive behavior. It will also promote improved communication between patients and their physicians and potentially address and ease some of patients' concerns and hesitancies regarding opioid medications.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 2
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Illinois
    • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
      • Decatur Memorial Hospital
    • Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801
      • Carle Cancer Center NCORP
  • Montana
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59102
      • Montana Cancer Consortium
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia University
  • South Carolina
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615
      • PRISMA Health Upstate Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of metastatic cancer
• Patients must have a worst pain score of at least 3 (on a scale of 0-10) on the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)* within 3 days prior to registration and be deemed by their physician to require initiation, continuation, or uptitration of opioid therapy with oxycodone/acetaminophen 5mg/325mg.
• Patients currently on oxycodone/acetaminophen are eligible as long as they are on the 5 mg/325 mg dose.
• Patients currently on another opiate, who have been prescribed or will be prescribed oxycodone/acetaminophen as an addition to their therapy are also eligible.
• Patients must be >/= 18 years of age
• Patients must complete the baseline PRO questionnaires prior to registration.
• Patients must be able to read English, as the ePRO questionnaires are in English and patient instructions on the Proteus Discover mobile application are in English.
• Patients must be willing to participate in electronic data collection and must have an iPhone, Android phone, or tablet with cellular connectivity in order to download the Patient Cloud and Proteus Discover mobile applications onto his/her device.
• Patients must have successfully downloaded the Proteus Discover App.
• Patients must not have a known allergy to adhesive tape, hydrogel or conductive gel, or hydrocolloid. (The adhesive strip for the Wearable Sensor Patch does not contain natural latex rubber).
• Patients of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method. All men are considered to be of reproductive potential unless they have had a vasectomy or orchiectomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women must not be pregnant or nursing

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• 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: Oxycodone/acetaminophen (5/325 mg) DMP; The intervention is the Proteus digital medicine program consisting of a mobile application, a patch worn on the body, and oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg co-encapsulated with ingestible sensors. The duration of the intervention is 6 weeks.

Drug: Oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg; The intervention is the Proteus digital medicine program consisting of a mobile application, a patch worn on the body, and oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg co-encapsulated with ingestible sensors. The duration of the intervention is 6 weeks.; Device: Proteus digital medicine program; The intervention is the Proteus digital medicine program consisting of a mobile application, a patch worn on the body, and oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg co-encapsulated with ingestible sensors. The duration of the intervention is 6 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Feasibility Determined by Accrual, Adherence and Patient Retention.	Feasibility will be determined by accrual (as confirmed by registration to the trial), adherence and patient retention (as measured and relayed by the wearable patch/sensor).	adherence and retention - 6 weeks; accrual - 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain Levels and Pain Interference With Daily Activity	Pain levels are measured by average pain score and pain interference with daily activity score at 2, 4, and 6 weeks on the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF). Also, pain in the last 24 hours is measured daily using the worst pain item from the BPI-SF. Pain is rated on a scale of 0-10 with 10 signifying the worst symptoms.	2, 4, and 6 weeks.
Opioid Medication Consumption	Opioid medication consumption is assessed as the number of pills taken over the number of study pills prescribed.	6 weeks
Unplanned Hospital and Emergency Department Visits	Unplanned hospital and emergency department visits assessed as any reported unplanned visits because of pain between the date of registration and the 6-week follow-up timepoint.	6 weeks
Frequency of Changes in Pain Management Regimen	Frequency of changes in pain management regimen is measured as any change in the dosage, frequency, or the pain medication between baseline and 6-week follow-up.	6 weeks
Activity Levels	Activity levels are measured as active time and rest time in minutes and total daily step count.	6 weeks
Patient Somatic Symptoms	Patient somatic symptoms of opioid treatment will be measured using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment (revised version). Questions are rated on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being "worst" outcome.	baseline 2, 4, and 6 weeks.
Patient Satisfaction With the Digital Medicine Program (DMP).	Patient satisfaction will be assessed by survey that measures patient satisfaction on a scale of 1-5 with the higher score having the better outcome.	6 weeks
Provider Satisfaction With Digital Medicine Program (DMP)	Provider satisfaction will be assessed by survey that measures provider satisfaction on a scale of 1-5 with the higher score having the better outcome.	6 weeks
ePRO Feasibility	ePRO feasibility will be defined by the extent of missing data at each assessment time for those items or instruments required to be completed using the Patient Cloud ePRO app; assessing the patient experience of using the Patient Cloud ePRO app with a one-time questionnaire at the conclusion of the study.	6 weeks
Patient Psychological Distress	Patient depression and anxiety will be measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4). Questions are rated on a scale of 0-3 with higher score having the worst outcome.	2, 4, and 6 weeks
Patient Global Quality of Life	Patient quality of life (including anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain interference, physical function, sleep disturbance, satisfaction with participation in social roles and activities and single pain intensity) will be measured using the PROMIS-29. Patients respond to questions by marking one response: very poor, poor, fair, good and very good.	2, 4, and 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
• Collaborators: Proteus Digital Health, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Chair: Dawn Hershman, M.D., M.S., SWOG Cancer Research Network

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 22, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 16, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): September 16, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 10, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): December 11, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 27, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms; Neoplastic Processes; Neoplasm Metastasis; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antirheumatic Agents; Antipyretics; Analgesics, Opioid; Narcotics; Acetaminophen; Oxycodone; Acetaminophen, hydrocodone drug combination
• Other Study ID Numbers: S1916

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes