Fentanyl Sublingual Spray in Treating Patients With Breakthrough Cancer Pain
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (Fentanyl SL Spray) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain
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Brief Summary
This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. The study medication is administered under the tongue as a simple spray and can be self-administered by patients or assisted by their caregivers. Patients are titrated to an effective-dose of fentanyl sublingual spray in the open-label titration period and then proceed to the double-blind randomized period where they randomly receive 7 treatments with fentanyl sublingual spray and 3 treatments with placebo. Patients are treated for up to a total of 6-7 weeks (including both the open-label titration and the double-blind randomized periods).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 cancer
Started Oct 2007
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 3, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2010
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 5, 2014
CompletedMarch 5, 2014
January 1, 2014
2.3 years
October 1, 2007
May 8, 2013
January 14, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Summed Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) at 30 Minutes After Dosing (SPID30)
Pain intensity was assessed by the participant using a 0-100 mm visual analog scale where 0 represented "no pain" and 100 represented "worst possible pain" at 0 (baseline, beginning of the pain episode), 5, 10, 15, and 30 minutes after each dose of study medication during each breakthrough pain episode. The pain intensity difference was defined as the difference in pain intensity at the various time points versus time 0 (baseline). SPID30 was calculated as the time-weighted sum of the PID scores using the following formula: SPID30=(5\*PID5)+(5\*PID10)+(5\*PID15)+(15\*PID30). The minimum and maximum SPID30 scores were -3000 and 3000. A higher score indicates less pain.
Baseline (time 0, beginning of each pain episode) through 30 minutes after dosing for each pain episode
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Summed Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) at 5, 10, 15, 45, and 60 Minutes After Dosing
Baseline (time 0, beginning of each pain episode) through 60 minutes after dosing for each pain episode
Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) at 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 Minutes After Dosing
5 through 60 minutes after dosing for each pain episode
Global Evaluation of the Study Medication at 30 and 60 Minutes After Dosing
30 through 60 minutes after dosing for each pain episode
Study Arms (1)
Fentanyl sublingual spray
EXPERIMENTALParticipants received fentanyl sublingual spray 7 times or placebo 3 times in random order to treat up to a maximum of 2 breakthrough pain episodes per day with a minimum separation of 2 hours between treatments. Patients received a dose of 100 to 1600 µg determined in the open-label dose titration period of the current study.
Interventions
In the open-label titration period of the study, participants started at a dose of 100, 200, or 400 µg and titrated upward to a maximum dose of 1600 µg. Titration was stopped when the dose administered provided adequate analgesia for breakthrough pain without unacceptable side effects or the maximum titration period of 21±5 days was reached. In the double-blind period of the study, participants received fentanyl sublingual spray in doses of 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1200, or 1600 µg determined in the open-label titration period of the study.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Male or female, ≥ 18 years of age.
- Diagnosis of cancer.
- Opioid-tolerant. Subjects who were opioid tolerant were those taking ≥ 60 mg of oral morphine/day, at least 25 μg of transdermal fentanyl/hour, at least 30 mg of oxycodone daily, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone daily or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid for a week or longer for cancer-related pain.
- Experienced persistent pain related to the cancer or its treatment of moderate or lesser intensity in the 24 hours prior to assessment by a verbal rating scale at the Screening Visit.
- Over the previous 7 days, subject experienced, on average, 1 to 4 breakthrough cancer pain episodes per day usually at least partially controlled by supplemental medication of at least 5 mg immediate-release morphine or an equivalent short-acting opioid (eg, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or codeine with acetaminophen).
- Able to evaluate and record pain relief, assess medication performance at set times after dosing, record AEs, record each use of the study drug or supplemental medication in an electronic diary (a caregiver may have provided the subject the medication, help with the mechanics of handling the electronic diary but was not permitted to record any information in the electronic diary).
- Able and willing to give informed consent.
- Women of childbearing potential were to have a) a negative serum pregnancy test, b) not be breastfeeding and c) agree to practice a reliable form of contraception.
You may not qualify if:
- Intolerance to opioids or fentanyl.
- Current use of commercially available oral short-acting fentanyl for breakthrough pain. Subjects previously on Actiq or Fentora were permitted to be enrolled if they had a 7 day washout.
- Rapidly increasing/uncontrolled pain.
- A history of major organ system impairment or disease, that in the Investigator's or his/her designee's opinion could increase the risk associated with the use of opioids.
- Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure {SBP} \> 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \[DBP\] \> 90 mmHg on 2 occasions ≥ 6 hours apart) despite antihypertensive therapy, or a history of hypertensive crisis within the past 2 years.
- A recent history (≤ 2 years prior) of transient ischemic attacks, neural vascular disease, stroke, or cerebral aneurysms.
- Clinically uncontrolled sleep apnea.
- Brain metastases with signs or symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
- Inability to assess pain or response to pain medications for any reason, including psychiatric disorder, concurrent medical disorder, or concomitant therapy.
- Received investigational study product(s) ≤ 30 days prior to the Screening Visit.
- Painful erythema, oedema or ulcers under the tongue.
- Use of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors within 14 days of the Screening Visit.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- INSYS Therapeutics Inclead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
InSys Therapeutics, Incorporated
Chandler, Arizona, 85224, United States
Related Publications (2)
Rauck R, Reynolds L, Geach J, Bull J, Stearns L, Scherlis M, Parikh N, Dillaha L. Efficacy and safety of fentanyl sublingual spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2012 May;28(5):859-70. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.683111. Epub 2012 May 2.
PMID: 22480131RESULTAlberts DS, Smith CC, Parikh N, Rauck RL. Fentanyl sublingual spray for breakthrough cancer pain in patients receiving transdermal fentanyl. Pain Manag. 2016 Oct;6(5):427-34. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2015-0009. Epub 2016 Mar 29.
PMID: 27020837DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Larry Dillaha, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
- Organization
- Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Larry Dillaha, MD
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 1, 2007
First Posted
October 3, 2007
Study Start
October 1, 2007
Primary Completion
February 1, 2010
Study Completion
October 1, 2010
Last Updated
March 5, 2014
Results First Posted
March 5, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-01