Status:

COMPLETED

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Tapentadol (CG5503) in the Treatment of Acute Pain From Bunionectomy Compared With Placebo

Lead Sponsor:

Janssen-Cilag International NV

Collaborating Sponsors:

Grünenthal GmbH

Conditions:

Hallux Valgus

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of tapentadol immediate-release (IR \[CG5503\]) for use in the relief of moderate to severe acute pain, compared with placebo...

Detailed Description

Patients undergoing bunionectomy (a surgical procedure to remove a bunion, an enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe comprised of bone and soft tissue) often experience moderate to severe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must be undergoing primary unilateral first metatarsal bunionectomy that includes a distal Chevron osteotomy only, with or without the Akin procedure
  • Patients must be healthy or medically stable on the basis of clinical laboratory tests performed at screening
  • Women must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, abstinent, or practicing or agree to practice an effective method of birth control and have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test before surgery
  • If a male, must use an approved method of birth control and does not donate sperm from the day of study drug administration until 3 months afterwards
  • Qualifying baseline Pain Intensity must be rated as greater than or equal to 4 on an 11-point (0 to 10) PI NRS, recorded within 30 minutes before randomization, no earlier than 10 hours after the first surgical incision and within 9 hours after termination of the continuous Popliteal Sciatic Block (PSB) infusion

Exclusion

  • History of seizure disorder or epilepsy, severe traumatic brain injury, episode(s) of unconsciousness of more than 24 hours duration, malignancy in the past 2 years with the exception of successfully treated basal cell carcinoma
  • Mild or moderate traumatic brain injury, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or brain neoplasm within 1 year of screening
  • Renal insufficiency, impaired hepatic function
  • Use of anticonvulsants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), neuroleptics, serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or triptans

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01813890

Start Date

January 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

January 9 2015

Active Locations (3)

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1

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

2

Taipei, Taiwan

3

Taoyuan District, Taiwan