Status:

COMPLETED

A Safety and Effectiveness Study of SABER®-Bupivacaine for Pain Following Shoulder Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Durect

Collaborating Sponsors:

Nycomed

Conditions:

Postoperative Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a research study testing SABER-Bupivacaine (an experimental pain-relieving medication). SABER-Bupivacaine is designed to continuously deliver bupivacaine, a common local anesthetic, for a few ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must be able to read and understand the consent form, provide written consent, complete trial-related procedures, and communicate with the trial staff.
  • Males and females, 18 to 65 years of age, scheduled for shoulder surgery.
  • Patients must be healthy or have only mild systemic disease.
  • Patients must have ECG wave form within normal limits
  • Patients must have blood pressure within normal range.
  • Male and female patients must agree to use medically acceptable method of contraception throughout the entire trial period and for 1 week after the trial is completed.
  • Patients must refrain from strenuous activities and avoid changes to prescribed exercise levels throughout the course of the trial.

Exclusion

  • Patients with previous arthroscopic surgery or open surgery on the study shoulder.
  • Patients with chronic pain conditions requiring continuous use of corticosteroids for greater than 3 months.
  • Patients with fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and/or sero-negative inflammatory arthropathies.
  • Patients with a below normal calculated creatinine clearance.
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating.
  • Patients currently receiving more than 20 mg of hydrocodone daily (or equivalent narcotic dose) on routine basis.
  • Patients, who in the Investigator's opinion, have developed opioid tolerance.
  • Patients with current or regular use of anticonvulsants, antiepileptics, antidepressants, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors at screening.
  • Patients with current or regular use of drugs known to significantly prolong the corrected QT interval
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to local anesthetic agents of the amide type (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine).
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to opioids.
  • Patients with conditions contraindicated for use of opioids.
  • Patients with known or suspected abuse of opioids or other illicit drugs.
  • Patients with known or suspected alcohol abuse.
  • Participation in another clinical trial at the same time or within 30 days of this trial.
  • Patients who, in the Investigator's opinion, should not participate in the trial or may not be capable of following the trial schedule for any reason.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00818363

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2009

Last Update

June 1 2021

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Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145

2

Kippa-Ring, Queensland, Australia, 4021

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000

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Toorak Gardens, South Australia, Australia, 5065