Status:
COMPLETED
Study to Compare the Safety and Tolerability of Sativex® in Patients With Cancer Related Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Conditions:
Pain
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of long term therapy with Sativex® and GW-2000-02.
Detailed Description
Subjects who have previously participated in GWCA0101, a two week (two days baseline and two weeks treatment period), multicentre, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, parallel group study to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Willing and eligible to continue into the extension study from GWCA0101.
- Complied adequately with the study requirements, as detailed in GWCA0101.
- In the investigator's opinion able to undertake and comply with all of the study requirements (it is understood that progress of the disease may accelerate and affect this ability).
- Willing and able to read, consider and understand the subject information and consent form and to give written informed consent in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki1.
- Willing to allow their own general practitioner, and consultant if appropriate, to be informed of study participation.
- Willing for their name to be notified to the Home Office for participation in the trial.
Exclusion
- Have not participated in GWCA0101.
- Have not complied adequately with the study requirements, as detailed in GWCA0101.
- Experienced an unacceptable adverse event, whilst participating in GWCA0101.
- Known or suspected to have had an adverse reaction to cannabinoids causing psychosis or other severe psychiatric illness.
- History of any type of schizophrenia, any other psychotic illness, a serious personality disorder, or other significant psychiatric illness other than depression associated with their chronic pain and/or in response to the underlying condition.
- Currently taking levodopa (Sinemet®, Sinemet plus®, Levodopa®, L-dopa®, Madopar®, Benserazide®).
- Has a serious cardiovascular disorder, including angina, uncontrolled hypertension, or an uncontrolled symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia.
- Has significant renal or hepatic impairment, which in the opinion of the investigator, are unsuitable for treatment with Investigational Medicinal Product.
- History of epilepsy.
- Female subjects of child bearing potential and male subjects whose partner is of child bearing potential, unless willing to ensure that they or their partner use effective contraception during the study and for three months thereafter.
- If female, are pregnant or lactating, or are planning pregnancy during the course of the study and for three months thereafter.
- Have oral cavity cancers or whose previous treatments had included radiotherapy to the floor of the mouth.
- In the opinion of the investigator, are unsuitable to participate in the study for any other reason, not mentioned in the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00675948
Start Date
April 1 2002
End Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
May 3 2023
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Shropshire and Mid-Wales Hospice
Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, SY3 8HS