Status:

COMPLETED

Safety, Effectiveness, and Impact on Quality of Life on Long-Term Administration of OROS Hydromorphone Slow-Release in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Alza Corporation, DE, USA

Conditions:

Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this open-label, extension study is to characterize the safety, effectiveness, and impact on quality of life measures of long-term repeated dosing of OROS hydromorphone slow release (8,...

Detailed Description

This open label, extension study characterized the safety, effectiveness, and impact on quality of life of OROS hydromorphone slow release with long-term repeated dosing among patients with chronic lo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who have chronic low back pain who have successfully completed short-term Study DO-127 with OROS hydromorphone slow release
  • Patients who require at least 8 mg of hydromorphone HCI (slow release) every 24 hours for the management of chronic low back pain
  • Patients whose opioid requirements have been stable as demonstrated in short-term Study DO-127 with OROS hydromorphone slow release

Exclusion

  • Patients intolerant of or hypersensitive to hydromorphone (or other opioid agonists)
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patients with any gastrointestinal disorder, including pre-existing severe GI narrowing (pathologic or iatrogenic) that may affect the absorption or transit of orally administered drugs
  • Patients with significant CNS disorder, including but not limited to head injury, intracranial lesion, increased intracranial pressure, seizure disorder, stroke within the past 6 months, disorders of cognition, any clinically significant impaired renal or hepatic function, Addison's disease, hypothyroidism, prostatic hypertrophy, or urethral stricture
  • Patients who may be at risk for serious decreases in blood pressure upon taking an opioid analgesic

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2001

Estimated Enrollment :

207 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00411268

End Date

June 1 2001

Last Update

April 27 2010

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