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Open Label Assessment of Long-Term Safety and Utility

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00904449
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 19, 2009
Last Update Posted : February 10, 2010
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to monitor the long-term analgesic effectiveness, safety, and utility of oxymorphone ER for the relief of moderate to severe pain due to cancer.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Pain Drug: Oxymorphone ER Phase 3

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 24 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open-Label Assessment of the Long-Term Safety and Utility of Numorphan® for the Relief of Moderate to Severe Pain in Patients With Cancer
Study Start Date : April 2001
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2002
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2002

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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Open Label Drug: Oxymorphone ER
10mg, 20mg, and 40mg PO




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Assessment of AEs and clinical laboratory values [ Time Frame: 22 months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Favorable long-term safety profile for oxymorhpone ER in the treatment of moderate to severe pain in patients with cancer [ Time Frame: 22 months ]


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males or females aged > 18 years with moderate to severe pain arising from cancer (histologically and/or clinically proven) who require chronic treatment with WHO step 3 analgesics.
  • Women of child-bearing potential must be using an approved method of contraception (hormone contraception, IUD, or double barrier method) and have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to entry into the study.
  • Participated in study EN3202-018; the patient must have been treated with study medication and completed the exit visit to be eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Experienced a serious, adverse experience during study EN3202-018 that was possible or probably related to study medication.
  • Withdrew from study EN3202-018 due to an Adverse experience possibly or probably related to study medication.
  • Known idiosyncratic reaction or hypersensitivity to oxymorphone.
  • Inability to take oral medication for 1 week.
  • Patients with ileosomy, mechanical intestinal obstruction, partial or complete gastric outlet obstruction, parlayticileus, or other conditions that might contraindicate the use of, or impair the absorption of an oral controlled-release dosage form.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00904449


Sponsors and Collaborators
Endo Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
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Study Director: Study Director Endo Pharmaceuticals
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Responsible Party: Sr. Director Clinical R&D, Endo Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00904449    
Other Study ID Numbers: EN3202-022
First Posted: May 19, 2009    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 10, 2010
Last Verified: February 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Oxymorphone
Analgesics, Opioid
Narcotics
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Adjuvants, Anesthesia