NCT01539538

Brief Summary

The study is intended to show that the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System is as effective as morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) for treating pain after surgery. Each patient will use either the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System or morphine IV PCA to treat their pain for at least 48 hours and up to 72 hours after surgery while in the hospital.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
357

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3 postoperative-pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2012

Shorter than P25 for phase_3 postoperative-pain

Geographic Reach
1 country

16 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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 22, 2012

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 27, 2012

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2012

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2012

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

March 27, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

October 1, 2015

Status Verified

September 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

February 22, 2012

Results QC Date

November 25, 2013

Last Update Submit

September 16, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Adult post-operative inpatients whoare expected to require parenteralopioid analgesia for at least 48hours after open abdominal surgeryor hip/knee replacement surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Patient Global Satisfaction

    Proportion of patients responding good or excellent at 48-hour global assessment of method of pain control

    48 hours

Study Arms (2)

Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

morphine IV PCA

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: morphine IV PCA

Interventions

15 mcg Sufentanil NanoTab dosed sublingually q 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours and up to 72 hours

Also known as: Zalviso™
Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

1 mg morphine administered IV q 6 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours and up to 72 hours

morphine IV PCA

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female patients who are 18 years or older
  • Patients who are scheduled to undergo an open abdominal surgery (including laparoscopic-assisted), total knee or total hip replacement surgery under general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia that does not include intrathecal opioids during the operation.
  • Post-surgical patients who have been admitted to the PACU and are expected to remain hospitalized and to have acute post-operative pain requiring parenteral opioids for at least 48 hours after surgery.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who have taken an opioid for more than 30 consecutive days, at a daily dose of more than 15 mg of morphine (or equivalent), within the past 3 months prior to surgery (e.g. more than 3 doses per day of Vicodin®, Norco®, Lortab® with 5 mg hydrocodone per tablet).
  • Patients with an allergy or hypersensitivity to opioids
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital

Florence, Alabama, 35630, United States

Location

Drug Research and Analysis Corp

Montgomery, Alabama, 36106, United States

Location

Shoals Medical Trials, Inc

Sheffield, Alabama, 35660, United States

Location

Arizona Research Center

Phoenix, Arizona, 85023, United States

Location

Lotus Clinical Research

Pasadena, California, 91105, United States

Location

Thorton Hospital

San Diego, California, 92037, United States

Location

Florida Research Associates, LLC

DeLand, Florida, 32720, United States

Location

River City Clinical Research

Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

Location

Pensacola Research Consultants, Inc

Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

Location

Gulfcoast Research Institute

Sarasota, Florida, 34232, United States

Location

Phoenix Clinical Research LLC

Tamarac, Florida, 33321, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

Access Clinical Trials

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

Location

Endeavor Clinical Trials, PA

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Location

Jean Brown Research

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84124, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Melson TI, Boyer DL, Minkowitz HS, Turan A, Chiang YK, Evashenk MA, Palmer PP. Sufentanil sublingual tablet system vs. intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine for postoperative pain control: a randomized, active-comparator trial. Pain Pract. 2014 Nov;14(8):679-88. doi: 10.1111/papr.12238. Epub 2014 Aug 25.

    PMID: 25155134BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Sufentanil

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsPainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

FentanylPiperidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Results Point of Contact

Title
Pamela Palmer
Organization
AcelRx

Study Officials

  • Pamela Palmer, M.D., PhD

    Talphera, 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
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 22, 2012

First Posted

February 27, 2012

Study Start

April 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 1, 2012

Study Completion

December 1, 2012

Last Updated

October 1, 2015

Results First Posted

March 27, 2014

Record last verified: 2015-09

Locations