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Fentanyl for Treatment Pain Caused by Radiotherapy

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd
Information provided by: Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00523887
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical utility and safety of Fentanyl for pain treatment caused by radiotherapy. Fentanyl is a synthetic pure opioid agonist with a selective activity on µ receptors.


Condition Intervention Phase
Pain
Drug: Fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system
Phase IV

ChemIDplus related topics:   Fentanyl Citrate    Fentanyl   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:   Post-Marketing Surveillance of Durogesic for Treatment Pain Caused by Radiotherapy

Further study details as provided by Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To evaluate the clinical utility of Fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system for pain treatment caused by radiotherapy. VAS (at week 1~4), BPI Q9 (week 1 and 4) and global assessment (week 4) have been used to assess the clinical utility.

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To evaluate the safety of Fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system for pain treatment caused by radiotherapy using AE (adverse event) report at every visit.

Estimated Enrollment:   300
Study Start Date:   August 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:   September 2006

Detailed Description:

The study is a phase IV, open label, single arm study. The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical utility and safety of fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system (patch) for treatment of pain caused by radiotherapy. The patients increase or even decrease the amount of study medication in order to achieve pain relief, 48 to 72 hours or 3 days are required after the first patch application. The study medication will be used for 4 weeks. VAS (visual analog scale), BPI Q9 (quality of life) and global assessment have been used to assess the effectiveness. VAS will be assessed every week. BPI Q9 will be assessed at week 1 and week 4. Global assessment will be assessed at week 4. The safety of the study drug will be evaluated using adverse event (AE) report.

The investigator will assess the pain intensity of patients and increase or even decrease Fentanyl dosage every week. Fentanyl will be started on 25 or 50 ug per hr depending on investigator's judgement. Fentanyl will be administered for 4 weeks.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   19 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients have the history of head and neck tumor
  • Patients who are proceeding radiotherapy
  • Patients who are administered weak opioids and pain score (Visual analog scale) of 4

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have been administered Fentanyl for pain treatment within 2 weeks before the study
  • Patients who will have surgery within 1 month
  • Known presence of distant metastasis
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00523887

Sponsors and Collaborators
Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

Investigators
Study Director:     Johnson & Johnson Taiwan, Ltd. Clinical Trial     Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   CR013990
First Received:   August 30, 2007
Last Updated:   October 19, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00523887
Health Authority:   Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd:
Duragesic  
Pain  
Radiation pain  
Fentanyl  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Fentanyl
Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Depressants
Anesthetics
Narcotics
Pharmacologic Actions
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Sensory System Agents
Anesthetics, General
Therapeutic Uses
Analgesics
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Analgesics, Opioid

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