Status:

COMPLETED

PCA vs Non-PCA Intravenous Hydromorphone Titration for Severe Cancer Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Fujian Cancer Hospital

Conditions:

Cancer Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

A large number of studies have shown that patients feel more satisfied with hydromorphone in the pain management. and a systematic review found that hydromorphone may be better suited than morphine fo...

Detailed Description

The opioid dose for individual with cancer pain to provide adequate relief of pain with an acceptable degree of side effects is variable. Opioid titration is a process to obtain the tailored dose. Con...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • With written informed consent signed voluntarily by patients themselves.
  • Cancer patients aged 18-70 years old.
  • Patients with cancer pain more than or equal to NRS 7 during previous 24 hours.
  • Patients who will not be treated with radiotherapy within 7 days prior to randomization and during study.
  • Patients who need chemotherapy, long term administration of hormone, targeted therapy, or bisphosphonates therapy should undergo a stable anti- tumor therapy prior to randomization.
  • Patients or his/her caregivers who are able to fill out the questionnaire forms.
  • Ability to correctly understand and cooperate with medication guidance of doctors and nurses.
  • Without a history of anaphylaxis of narcotic drugs.
  • Without psychiatric problems.
  • ECOG performance status ≤3.
  • Not participated in another drug clinical trial within one month before inclusion(including hydromorphone).

Exclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with non-cancer pain or unexplained pain.
  • Patients suffered with post-op pain.
  • Patients having paralytic ileus.
  • Patients who have hypersensitivity to hydromorphone.
  • There are abnormal lab results, with obvious clinical significance, such as the creatinine ≥ 2 fold of upper limit of normal value, or ALT or AST ≥ 2.5 fold of upper limit of normal value (≥ 5 fold,to the patients with liver metastasis or primary liver cancer), or liver function of Child C grade.
  • Patients having a incoercible Nausea and vomiting.
  • Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) was administrated two week before randomization.
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating,who plans to be pregnant within one month after the trial(including male).
  • Patients who are opioid abuse.
  • Patients who are alcohol abuse.
  • Patients who are cognitive dysfunction.
  • Patients having a severe psychotic depression.
  • Patients with any other medical condition or reason, in that investigator's opinion, makes the patient unable to participate in a clinical trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 29 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 10 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

214 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03375515

Start Date

September 29 2018

End Date

January 10 2020

Last Update

March 8 2021

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Rongbo Lin

Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350014