Fentanyl Sublingual Spray for the Treatment of Acute Procedure-related Pain in a Monitored Setting
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02138409 |
Recruitment Status :
Withdrawn
(Sponsor elected not to continue with study.)
First Posted : May 14, 2014
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2018
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Participants will be selected from patients who have been scheduled at the site for treatment of chronic pain without sedation. They will receive either fentanyl sublingual spray or a matching placebo sublingual spray that delivers no medication.
Participants may take pain killers at any time after the procedure for pain relief. They will be given a diary card, which they will take home. They will record the name of the medication taken, the time, and dosage.
The study coordinator will call participants about 24 hours after the procedure to collect information from the diary card and follow up information about pain and side effects (adverse events) after they left the site.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Pain | Drug: Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (FSS) Drug: Placebo Sublingual Spray (PSS) | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Pilot, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Single-center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SUBSYS™ (Fentanyl Sublingual Spray) for the Treatment of Acute Procedure-related Pain in a Monitored Setting |
Estimated Study Start Date : | December 30, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ON FSS 100 µg
Participants classified as opioid-naïve (ON), randomized to receive one dose of fentanyl sublingual spray (FSS) 10 minutes before treatment procedure, and further randomized to a dose of 100 µg
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Drug: Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (FSS)
Fentanyl sublingual spray (FSS) packaged to deliver 100 µg/spray, 200 µg/spray or 400 µg/spray
Other Name: SUBSYS® |
Experimental: ON FSS 200 µg
Participants classified as opioid-naïve (ON), randomized to receive one dose of fentanyl sublingual spray (FSS) 10 minutes before treatment procedure, and further randomized to a dose of 200 µg
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Drug: Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (FSS)
Fentanyl sublingual spray (FSS) packaged to deliver 100 µg/spray, 200 µg/spray or 400 µg/spray
Other Name: SUBSYS® |
Experimental: OE FSS 400 µg
Participants classified as opioid-experienced (OE), randomized to receive one dose of fentanyl sublingual spray (FSS) 10 minutes before treatment procedure, at a dose of 400 µg
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Drug: Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (FSS)
Fentanyl sublingual spray (FSS) packaged to deliver 100 µg/spray, 200 µg/spray or 400 µg/spray
Other Name: SUBSYS® |
Placebo Comparator: ON PSS
Participants classified as opioid-naïve (ON) and randomized to receive one dose of matching placebo sublingual spray (PSS) 10 minutes before treatment procedure
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Drug: Placebo Sublingual Spray (PSS)
Placebo sublingual spray (PSS) packaged to match FSS, but deliver no drug |
Placebo Comparator: OE PSS
Participants classified as opioid-experienced (OE) and randomized to receive one dose of matching placebo sublingual spray (PSS) 10 minutes before treatment procedure
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Drug: Placebo Sublingual Spray (PSS)
Placebo sublingual spray (PSS) packaged to match FSS, but deliver no drug |
- Pain scored on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most intense pain imaginable [ Time Frame: within 24 hours ]
- Sedation scored on a scale from 0 to 4, where 0 = awake/alert and 4 = unarousable [ Time Frame: within 24 hours ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has scheduled an interventional procedure for treatment of pain without sedation
- Has cleared pre-operative assessment
- Is able to read or understand informed consent form, and gives consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Is taking any form of fentanyl
- Has oral pathology that would prevent effective absorption of study medication
- Was treated with an investigational drug within protocol-specified parameters
- Has signs, symptoms or history of any condition that, per protocol or in the opinion of the investigator, might compromise: 1) the safety or well-being of the participant or study staff, 2) the safety or well-being of the participant's offspring (such as through pregnancy or breast-feeding), 3) the analysis of results

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02138409
Study Director: | Giovanni DeCastro | INSYS Therapeutics Inc |
Responsible Party: | INSYS Therapeutics Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02138409 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
INS-13-021 |
First Posted: | May 14, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 4, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Chronic Pain Pain Neurologic Manifestations Fentanyl Analgesics, Opioid Narcotics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Adjuvants, Anesthesia Anesthetics, Intravenous Anesthetics, General Anesthetics |