Overview

Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ACTIQ in Patients With Cancer and Breakthrough Pain

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether a test titration regimen of ACTIQ treatment will reduce the number of inadequately managed episodes of breakthrough pain for an individual patient by attaining a successful dose of ACTIQ treatment more quickly. The successful ACTIQ dose provides a satisfactory combination of efficacy and tolerability after a single administration, as assessed by the patient.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Cephalon
Treatments:
Citric Acid
Fentanyl
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patients are included in the study if all of the following criteria are
met:

- the patient is at least 18 years old

- women must be surgically sterile, 2 years postmenopausal, or if of child-bearing
potential, must use a medically accepted method of birth control (ie, barrier method
with spermicide, steroidal contraceptive [oral, implanted, and Depo-Provera
contraceptives must be used in conjunction with a barrier method], or intrauterine
device)

- the patient experiences persistent pain associated with cancer or cancer treatment

- for at least 7 days before enrolment, the patient has taken either the equivalent of
60 to 1000 mg/day of oral morphine around-the-clock (ATC) or 25 to 300 micrograms/hr
of transdermal fentanyl to treat persistent pain

- the patient regularly experiences between 1 and 4 episodes of cancer-related BTP per
day while taking ATC opioid therapy

- the patient experiences at least partial relief of cancer related BTP by administering
conventional opioid BTP medication at a dose approximately in the range of one-fifth
to one-sixth the 24-hour sustained release dose

- the patient is capable of self-administering ACTIQ by sucking lozenge, producing
sufficient saliva to dissolve the lozenge over 15 minutes, and swallowing the saliva

- a responsible adult caregiver is available to assist the patient in case of emergency
if the patient will be taking ACTIQ at home

- the patient willingly provides informed consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria: Patients are excluded from participating in this study if 1 or more of
the following criteria are met:

- the patient experiences uncontrolled or rapidly escalating pain, as determined by the
investigator, such that ATC administration of pain medication might be expected to
change between the first and last administrations of ACTIQ.

- the patient has known or suspected hypersensitivities and/or allergies to fentanyl

- the patient has a recent history or current evidence or abuse of alcohol or any other
drug substance, licit or collection

- the patient has neurological or psychiatric disease sufficient, in the investigator's
opinion, to compromise data collection

- the patient received strontium-89 therapy within 6o days prior to entering the study

- the patient received any other therapy (eg, radiotherapy) within a 1 week period prior
to entering the study that, in the investigator's opinion, could alter pain or
response to pain medication

- the patient has moderate to severe oral mucositis

- the patient is pregnant, nursing, or is of child-bearing potential or not taking
adequate contraceptive measures

- the patient has previously been treated with ACTIQ

- the patient has participated in a trial of an unapproved drug in the previous 8 weeks

- the patient has been diagnosed with either severe respiratory depression or severe
obstructive lung conditions

- the patient has used monoamine-oxidase inhibitors (MAOI's) within the 2-week period
prior to entering the study