Overview

Intravenous Tapentadol in Post-Bunionectomy Pain

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-02-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this trial is to established the safety and efficacy of multiple dose treatment with tapentadol IV in an adult population with moderate to severe pain following bunionectomy.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
GrĂ¼nenthal GmbH
Treatments:
Tapentadol
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Scheduled to undergo primary unilateral first metatarsal bunionectomy

- Female patients must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or practicing an effective
method of birth control if they are sexually active

- Qualifying pain intensity (within a maximum of 5 hours after the last surgical stitch)
and Baseline pain intensity (last pain score measured within 10 minutes before dosing)
5 on an 11-point (0 to 10) pain intensity numerical rating scale (NRS).

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of malignancy within the past 2 years

- Current or history of alcohol or drug abuse.

- Clinically relevant pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, neurological,
psychiatric disorders (resulting in disorientation, memory impairment or inability to
report accurately

- History of seizure disorder, epilepsy, or any condition that would put the subject at
risk of seizures

- Severely impaired renal function

- Moderately or severely impaired hepatic function

- Contraindications, or a history of allergy or hypersensitivity, to tapentadol,
ibuprofen, or excipients

- Use of prohibited concomitant medication, or not allowed use of restricted concomitant
medication