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Long Term Safety and Efficacy Study of Fentanyl Sublingual Spray for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Insys Therapeutics Inc, November 2007
Sponsored by: Insys Therapeutics Inc
Information provided by: Insys Therapeutics Inc
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00538863
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess up to 90 days the safety of Fentanyl SL Spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain in subjects on around-the-clock opioids for their persistent cancer pain


Condition Intervention Phase
Cancer
Pain
Drug: Fentanyl Sublingual Spray
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer
Drug Information available for: Fentanyl Citrate Fentanyl
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Supportive Care, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study
Official Title: Open-Label Multi-Center Safety Trial of Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (Fentanyl SL Spray) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain

Further study details as provided by Insys Therapeutics Inc:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary objective is to assess the safety of Fentanyl SL Spray in subjects on efficacious doses of Fentanyl SL Spray [ Time Frame: 90 days ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Tolerability Acceptability [ Time Frame: 90 days ]

Estimated Enrollment: 225
Study Start Date: November 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2009
Intervention Details:
    Drug: Fentanyl Sublingual Spray
    Fentanyl Sublingual Spray at 100 mcg, 200 mcg, 400 mcg, 800 mcg, 1200 mcg, or 1600 mcg after titration.
Detailed Description:

This is an open-label multi-center study of the safety of Fentanyl SL Spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. The study medication is administered under the tongue as a simple spray and can be self-administered by subjects or assisted by their caregivers. In addition, there is a questionnaire assessing satisfaction with the treatment. A total of 300 opioid-treated subjects will be enrolled.

Subjects may enter this study by one of two routes:

  • De novo subjects who meet the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria at the Screening Visit will enroll onto the study at the Open-label Titration Period;
  • All subjects who have successfully completed the Double-blind Randomization Period and the Final Visit of Protocol INS-05-001 will be eligible to enter this study as an open-label extension study at the Open label Maintenance Period.
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All subjects who have completed the Double-blind period and final visit of protocol INS-05-001, Multicenter Randomized Double-blind Trial of Fentanyl Sublingual Spray for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain are eligible for participation in INS-06-007 as an open-label extension study.

All de novo subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for participation in the study:

  1. Male or female, > 18 years of age.
  2. Diagnosis of cancer.
  3. Opioid treatment. Patients who are treated with opioids are defined as those patients who are taking at least 60 mg of oral morphine/day, at least 25 mcg of transdermal fentanyl/hour, at least 30 mg of oxycodone/day, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone/day or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid for > 7 days for cancer-related pain.
  4. Experience persistent pain related to the cancer or its treatment of moderate or lesser intensity in the 24 hours prior to assessment by a verbal rating scale at the Screening Visit.
  5. Experience on average one to four breakthrough cancer pain episodes per day usually at least partially controlled by supplemental medication of at least 5 mg immediate-release morphine or an equivalent short-acting opioid (e.g., oxycodone, hydrocodone, or codeine with acetaminophen).
  6. Able to evaluate pain relief, assess medication performance, report adverse events (AEs), report use of the study drug or supplemental medication (a caregiver may provide the subject the medication).
  7. Able and willing to give informed consent.
  8. Women of childbearing potential must have a) a negative urine pregnancy test, b) not be breast feeding and c) agree to practice a reliable form of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Intolerable side effects to opioids or fentanyl.
  2. Rapidly increasing/uncontrolled pain.
  3. A history of major organ system impairment or disease, that in the Investigator's or his/her designee's opinion could increase the risk associated with the use of opioids.
  4. Uncontrolled hypertension [systolic blood pressure (BP) >180 mmHg or diastolic BP >90 mmHg on two occasions at least six hours apart] despite antihypertensive therapy, or has a history of hypertensive crisis within the past two years.
  5. A recent history (within the past two years) of transient ischemic attacks, neural vascular disease, stroke, or cerebral aneurysms.
  6. Serum creatinine, ALT or AST that is greater than three times the upper limit of normal.
  7. Diagnosis of sleep apnea.
  8. Brain metastases with signs or symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
  9. Inability to assess pain or response to pain medications for any reason, including psychiatric disorder, concurrent medical disorder, or concomitant therapy.
  10. Has used methadone within 14 days of the Screening Visit.
  11. Received an investigational study product(s) within 30 days of the Screening Visit.
  12. Use of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors within 14 days of the Screening Visit
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00538863

Contacts
Contact: Lauryann Aldon 800 365-9610 ext 333 laldon@clinimetrics.com

Locations
United States, California
Multiple sites Recruiting
United States, California, United States, 00000
Sponsors and Collaborators
Insys Therapeutics Inc
Investigators
Study Director: Ellen G. Feigal, MD Chief Medical Officer, Insys Therapeutics Inc
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: INS-06-007
Study First Received: October 1, 2007
Last Updated: November 14, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00538863  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009