E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with cancer having episodes of breakthrough pain |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 7.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | canc |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10058019 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the time to significant pain relief with Fentanyl TAIFUN® for patients with successful titration. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. To evaluate the proportion of subjects reaching successful titration. 2. To evaluate the time to effective titration. 3. To evaluate the dose of effective titration. 4. To evaluate the time to subjectively significant pain relief as indicated by the patient with Fentanyl TAIFUN®. 5. To evaluate the degree of pain relief with Fentanyl TAIFUN®. 6. To evaluate the proportion of episodes requiring rescue medication after titration 7. To evaluate the Global Performance of Fentanyl TAIFUN®. 8. To monitor the functionality and the impact of pain on patient’s life with the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI, short form) with Fentanyl TAIFUN®. 9. To evaluate the safety of Fentanyl TAIFUN®.
Objective of the cross-over extension period: The primary and secondary objectives in the cross-over extension period are to compare Fentanyl TAIFUN with placebo in all applicable parameters mentioned above.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Confirmed diagnosis of cancer 2. Age 18 years or more 3. Using a fixed dose of around-the-clock opioid or a combination of opioids for pain relief; either morphine 60-600mg/day, oxycodone 60-600 mg/day, methadone 15-200mg/day, transdermal fentanyl 25-300g /hr or 12-120 mg/day hydromorphone, which has been stable for at least 5 days prior to the start of titration visit 4. Experiencing at least 1 episode of target breakthrough pain per day, which is responsive to short-acting opioid therapy 5. Written informed consent has been obtained
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Uncontrolled or rapidly increasing pain 2. Uncontrolled or rapidly increasing background pain 3. Intracranial tumours or cerebral metastases 4. Asthma 5. Inadequate lung function, as defined by PEFR <60% of age-adjusted normal, or any other valid method judged by the investigator appropriate 6. Radiotherapy to the thorax within 30 days of the start of titration visit 7. Chemotherapy with a drug not used before in this patient within 30 days of the registration visit 8. Planned surgery during the study period 9. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the drugs under investigation or their components 10. Any known contraindications to any of the drugs under investigation 11. Alcohol or drug abuse 12. Participation in any clinical study within 1 month of the start of titration visit, with the only exception of the study FIND (EUDRACT No. 2004-001620-21) 13. Cognitive impairment or any neurological or psychiatric disease which could compromise the ability of the subject to complete the assessments 14. Any clinical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator would not allow safe completion of the study or safe administration of the study drug (e.g. elderly or cachectic patient on the lowest dose of background opioidi therapy). 15. Pre-menopausal women (last menstruation 1 year prior to the screening visit) who: a. are not surgically sterile and/or b. have a positive pregnancy test at the randomisation visit and/or c. are of childbearing potential and are not practicing an acceptable means of birth control or do not plan to continue using this method throughout the study and/or d. are nursing
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary variable as given below will be measured for 5 episodes of breakthrough pain after successful titration. Each subject will be monitored for 5 episodes of “target” breakthrough pain. In addition, 6 additional episodes of “target” breakthrough pain will be monitored in the extension part of the study, for those subjects who have responded to the Fentanyl TAIFUN® treatment. Although, according to the prevailing approach in the clinical literature, each episode of breakthrough pain may be considered as independent,1, 9-11 in this study the primary variable will be derived from five episodes of target breakthrough pain occurring after titration, with the individual data of the five episodes used as an internal validity control as indicated in the statistical section (Analysis of efficacy).
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 16 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |