NCT01256450

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether buprenorphine hydrochloride (HCl) buccal film is effective and safe in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
334

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_3 pain

Geographic Reach
1 country

24 active sites

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

November 1, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 7, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 8, 2010

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2011

Completed
4.4 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

December 8, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 27, 2017

Status Verified

January 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

December 7, 2010

Results QC Date

November 4, 2015

Last Update Submit

January 12, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

buccal soluble filmenriched enrollmentrandomized withdrawal

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in Pain Intensity From Baseline to Week 12

    Change in pain intensity = average of daily pain scores from the last 7 days prior to week 12 visit - average of daily pain scores for the last 7 days prior to randomization. Average pain intensity over the last 24 hours was rated on an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable).

    Baseline, Week 12

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Change From Baseline in Pain Intensity Over Time Using NRS Scale

    Baseline; Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, and Day 84

  • Number of Participants With Response to Treatment as Assessed by an NRS Scale

    Week 12

  • Percentage of Participants With Treatment Failure in the Double-blind Treatment Phase (up to 12 Weeks)

    Baseline to treatment failure or end of double-blind treatment phase (up to 12 weeks)

  • Subject Impression of Change in Pain Intensity From Baseline to Week 12 Using PGIC Scale

    Baseline, Week 12

  • Change From Baseline to Week 12 in Treatment Satisfaction Using TSQM

    Baseline, Week 12

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

BEMA Buprenorphine

EXPERIMENTAL

buprenorphine buccal soluble film

Drug: Buprenorphine

BEMA Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

placebo buccal soluble film

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

buccal soluble film; applied to the buccal mucosa twice daily

Also known as: buprenorphine buccal soluble film, BEMA Buprenorphine, BELBUCA, buprenorphine HCl buccal film
BEMA Buprenorphine

buccal soluble film; applied to the buccal mucosa twice daily

Also known as: Placebo buccal soluble film, Placebo buccal film, BEMA placebo
BEMA Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Male or non-pregnant and non-nursing female aged 18 or older
  • History of moderate to severe chronic low back pain for ≥3 months with a pain intensity ≥5 \[11 point numerical rating scale\] reported at the open-label titration period Day 0/1 visit following a washout period (opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs \[NSAIDs\], and muscle relaxants) of approximately 12 to 24 hours
  • Currently taking ≤60 mg oral morphine/day or equianalgesic dose of another opioid (including opioid naïve) for 1 week or longer
  • Stable health, as determined by the Investigator, on the basis of medical history, physical examination, and screening laboratory results so as to comply with all study procedures
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must be using a recognized effective method of birth control
  • Written informed consent obtained at Screening, prior to any procedure being performed

You may not qualify if:

  • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy or causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome), acute spinal cord compression, cauda equina compression, acute nerve root compression, meningitis, and discitis
  • Surgical procedure for back pain within 2 months prior to screening or nerve/plexus block within 4 weeks of screening
  • Hypokalemia or clinically unstable cardiac disease, including: unstable atrial fibrillation, symptomatic bradycardia, unstable congestive heart failure, or active myocardial ischemia
  • Corrected QT (QTc) interval of \>450 milliseconds on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • History of long QT syndrome, or an immediate family member with this condition
  • Diagnosis of moderate to severe hepatic impairment.
  • History of severe emesis with opioids
  • Clinically significant sleep apnea

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (24)

Alabama Orthopaedic Center - Research

Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States

Location

Coastal Clinical Research, Inc.

Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States

Location

Arizona Research Center

Phoenix, Arizona, 85023, United States

Location

Neuro-Pain Medical Center

Fresno, California, 93710, United States

Location

University of California, San Diego Medical Center, UCSD Center for Pain Medicine

La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

Location

Collaborative Neuroscience Network, Inc.

Long Beach, California, 90806, United States

Location

Avail Clinical Research, LLC

DeLand, Florida, 32720, United States

Location

Health Awareness, Inc.

Jupiter, Florida, 33458, United States

Location

Gold Coast Research, LLC

Plantation, Florida, 33317, United States

Location

Accord Clinical Research, LLC

Port Orange, Florida, 32129, United States

Location

Taylor Research, LLC

Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States

Location

Millennium Pain Center

Bloomington, Illinois, 61701, United States

Location

MediSphere Medical Research Center, LLC

Evansville, Indiana, 47714, United States

Location

International Clinical Research Institute

Leawood, Kansas, 66211, United States

Location

MedVadis Research Corporation

Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472, United States

Location

Office of Stephen H. Miller, MD

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144, United States

Location

Research Across American

New York, New York, 10022, United States

Location

Wake Research Associates, LLC

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612, United States

Location

The Center for Clinical Research, LLC

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States

Location

Allegheny Pain Management

Altoona, Pennsylvania, 16602, United States

Location

FutureSearch Trials of Neurology

Austin, Texas, 78731, United States

Location

Southwest Urgent Care Center

El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States

Location

Lifetree Clinical Research

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States

Location

Advanced Clinical Research

West Jordan, Utah, 84088, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

PainLow Back Pain

Interventions

Buprenorphine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsBack Pain

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MorphinansOpiate AlkaloidsAlkaloidsHeterocyclic CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingPhenanthrenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsPolycyclic Compounds

Results Point of Contact

Title
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Organization
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Study Officials

  • Andrew Finn, PharmD

    BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2010

First Posted

December 8, 2010

Study Start

November 1, 2010

Primary Completion

July 1, 2011

Study Completion

July 1, 2011

Last Updated

February 27, 2017

Results First Posted

December 8, 2015

Record last verified: 2017-01

Locations