NCT00601458

Brief Summary

We are interested in whether bunionectomy can be used as a model to study the treatment of acute pain. It has been used to study the effect of Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory (NSAIDS) medications (such as ibuprofen) and other pain relieving drugs. We are interested to know if this model is useful to study other drugs for the treatment of acute pain. The other drugs being tested in this study are pregabalin and naproxen sodium. These drugs are approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This study is designed to test whether these two drugs are effective in treating pain after a bunionectomy.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2007

Shorter than P25 for phase_1

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2007

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2008

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 15, 2008

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 28, 2008

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 8, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

April 10, 2015

Status Verified

March 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

January 15, 2008

Results QC Date

December 23, 2009

Last Update Submit

March 23, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Primary, unilateral, first metatarsal bunionectomy with osteotomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Total Patient Controlled Analgesic (PCA) Hydromorphone Consumption Over the 24 Hours Post-surgery

    Total dose (amount) of hydromorphone via patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump required in the 24 hours post-surgery in each of the treatment arms: placebo, pregabalin 300 mg or naproxen 550 mg.

    First 24 hours following surgery

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to First Request of PCA Hydromorphone

    First 24 hours following surgery

Study Arms (3)

Arm 1: Pregabalin 300 mg

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: pregabalin

Arm 2: naproxen sodium 550 mg

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: naproxen sodium

Arm 3: Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Comparator: Placebo

Interventions

Patients will be randomized just prior to surgery to 1 of 3 study treatments: pregabalin (300 mg) treatment will be administered approximately 1 hour prior to surgery. Postoperatively, pregabalin (150 mg) will be dosed starting at 8 hours following T=0 and every 8 hours until 40 hours following T=0.

Arm 1: Pregabalin 300 mg

Patients will be randomized just prior to surgery to 1 of 3 study treatments: naproxen sodium (550 mg) treatment will be administered approximately 1 hour prior to surgery. Postoperatively, naproxen sodium will be dosed starting 12 hours following T=0 and every 12 hours until 36 hours following T=0.

Also known as: naproxen
Arm 2: naproxen sodium 550 mg

Patients will be randomized just prior to surgery to 1 of 3 study treatments: placebo treatment will be administered approximately 1 hour prior to surgery. Postoperatively, placebo will be dosed starting at 8 hours following T=0 and every 8 hours until 40 hours following T=0.

Arm 3: Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patient is a man or woman between 18 and 65 years of age
  • For Women of Child-bearing potential: woman who is currently not pregnant not nursing and who is willing to use a medically acceptable method of birth control from the time after the screening visit until completion of the follow-up visit
  • Patient is scheduled to have a bunionectomy
  • Patient must be willing to stay at the study site throughout the 48-hour observation period following surgery and is willing to complete a 2-week follow up
  • Patient is capable of operating a Patient Controlled Analgesia device

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient is being treated for a disease and has not been on a stable dose of medication for at least 2 weeks prior to surgery
  • Patient has used or intends to use any of the medications that are prohibited by the protocol, which could interfere with the evaluation of the study drugs
  • Patient has an estimated creatinine clearance of \< or = 60 mL per min
  • Patient has a history of drug abuse or dependence, or patient has a positive urine drug screen
  • Patient has a condition that prevents clear communication concerning pain perception (such as diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, etc.)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Wang H, Gargano C, Lukac S, Jackson A, Beals C, Smiley P, Drexel M, Ruddy M, Herman G, Johnson-Levonas AO, Medve R, Webster L, Reicin A. An enhanced bunionectomy model as a potential tool for early decision-making in the development of new analgesics. Adv Ther. 2010 Dec;27(12):963-80. doi: 10.1007/s12325-010-0084-8. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acute Pain

Interventions

PregabalinNaproxen

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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Results Point of Contact

Title
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
Organization
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

Study Officials

  • Medical Monitor

    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 15, 2008

First Posted

January 28, 2008

Study Start

July 1, 2007

Primary Completion

January 1, 2008

Study Completion

January 1, 2008

Last Updated

April 10, 2015

Results First Posted

April 8, 2010

Record last verified: 2015-03