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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Procedures of locoregional analgesia and quality of life in palliative care units.

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2009-016701-42
    Trial protocol
    FR  
    Global end of trial date
    22 Mar 2016

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    28 May 2021
    First version publication date
    28 May 2021
    Other versions
    Summary report(s)
    2009-016701-42_results

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    I08014
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT01094912
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    CHU de Limoges
    Sponsor organisation address
    2 Avenue Martin Luther King, Limoges, France,
    Public contact
    A BENTALEB, CHU de LImoges, 33 555058616, abdeslam.bentaleb@chu-limoges.fr
    Scientific contact
    A BENTALEB, CHU de LImoges, 33 555058616, abdeslam.bentaleb@chu-limoges.fr
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    22 Mar 2016
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    22 Mar 2016
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    Yes
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    This is a multicenter, interventional study in adult cancer patients with unrelenting mixed pain (nociceptive and neuropathic), for which conventional oral or parenteral treatments have been shown to be ineffective or insufficient. The main objectif is to valuate the improvement of the quality of life for patients using the 15th item of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL questionnary, a week after the introduction of an analgesia
    Protection of trial subjects
    The study was in compliance with the ethical principles derived from the Declaration of Helsinki and the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. All the local regulatory requirements pertinent to safety of trial subjects were also followed during the conduct of the trial. All the patients gave their consent after information and explanation of the research. After initial pain assessment, each patient receives a test injection. If the test is positive (reduction or disappearance of painful phenomena in the offending territory), a continuous administration system is set up.
    Background therapy
    Common products were Chirocaine, morphine hydrochloride and are administered following a precise medical prescription: from 2 to 4 ml / h of Chirocaine at 2.5 mg / ml for peri-nerve blocks; 4 ml / h of Chirocaine at 2.5 mg / ml for epidurals and 0.1 mg of morphine hydrochloride for spinal anesthesia associated with 2 ml of Chirocaine at 2.5 mg / ml every 12 hours. The injections are repeated according to the variation in pain, respecting the limits of the SPCs.
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    02 Jul 2010
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    France: 15
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    15
    EEA total number of subjects
    15
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    8
    From 65 to 84 years
    7
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Patients were recruit at the palliatve department at Limoges University Hospital and Bordeaux University Hospital.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Patient ≥ 18 years-old, with untreatable cancer, hospitalized in a palliative care unit, with a life expectancy ≥ 1 week and pain unresponsive to conventional treatments

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overall trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded

    Arms
    Arm title
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Arm description
    According to pain location, the procedures could be epidural analgesia, rachianesthesia, or continuous nerve blocks. They will be performed only if the injection test is positive.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Chirocaïne®
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Injection
    Routes of administration
    Intradural use
    Dosage and administration details
    2 - 4 ml/h de Chirocaïne (2,5 mg/ml) for pour les blocs péri nerveux ; 4 ml/h de Chirocaïne à 2,5 mg/ml pour les péridurales à 2ml de Chirocaïne à 2,5 mg/ml toutes les 12 heures for la rachianesthésie

    Investigational medicinal product name
    morphine
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Injection
    Routes of administration
    Intratracheal use
    Dosage and administration details
    0,1 mg for naif patients or ou 1/200e of the day dose for patients rceiving morphine.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Started
    15
    Completed
    13
    Not completed
    2
         Adverse event, serious fatal
    1
         Protocol deviation
    1

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Overall trial (overall period)
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group values
    Overall trial (overall period) Total
    Number of subjects
    15 15
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0 0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0 0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0 0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0 0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0 0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0 0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    8 8
        From 65-84 years
    7 7
        85 years and over
    0 0
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    12 12
        Male
    3 3

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Reporting group description
    According to pain location, the procedures could be epidural analgesia, rachianesthesia, or continuous nerve blocks. They will be performed only if the injection test is positive.

    Primary: Comparison of EORTC-QLQ15 PAL element 15 one week before and one week after analgesia device implementation

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    End point title
    Comparison of EORTC-QLQ15 PAL element 15 one week before and one week after analgesia device implementation [1]
    End point description
    The main analysis consisted of a paired comparison of the mean score of item 15 of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL (on a scale of 0 to 100) assessed before implementation of locoregional analgesia and one week after. The comparison was carried out using a paired Student's test
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    1 Week after analgesia device implementation
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: Main analysis consisted in paired comparison of mean score for item 15 of EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL between baseline and one week after treatment. Comparison used StudentStudent paired t test or Wilcoxon paired test, depending on respect of application conditions
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    33.33 ( 19.25 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Physical function score

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    End point title
    Physical function score
    End point description
    Analysis of the change in EORTC-15PAL sub-scores between one week before the establishment of locoregional analgesia and one week after. This score is calculated from the first 03 items of EORTC_QLQ15PAL. The alpha risk considered in this analysis is 0.05 / 9 = 0.0055 to avoid inflation of the latter following multiple comparisons (09 sub scores)
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after locoregional analgesia installation
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    12.82 ( 24.11 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Emotional function score

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    End point title
    Emotional function score
    End point description
    This score is calculated from the 02 items of EORTC_QLQ15PAL (Q13, Q14).The results of the comparison of the emotional function score between one week before the the implementation of locoregional anesthesia and one week after on a scale of 100.. The alpha risk considered in this analysis is 0.05 / 9 = 0.0055 to avoid inflation of the latter following multiple comparisons (09 sub scores).
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after the implementation of locoregional anesthesia
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    23.08 ( 26.17 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Fatigue score

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    End point title
    Fatigue score
    End point description
    This score is calculated from the 02 items of EORTC_QLQ15PAL (Q7, Q11). The results of the comparison of the fatigue score between one week before implementation of the locoregional anesthesia and one week after on a scale of 100 are shown below. The alpha risk considered in this analysis is 0.05 / 9 = 0.0055 to avoid inflation of the latter following multiple comparisons (09 sub scores).
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after the implementation of the locoregional anesthesia
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    -24.79 ( 32.12 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Dyspnea score

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    End point title
    Dyspnea score
    End point description
    This score is calculated from item (Q4) of EORTC_QLQ15PAL. The results of the comparison of the dyspnea score between one week before fitting the device and one week after on a scale of 100. The alpha risk considered in this analysis is 0.05 / 9 = 0.0055 to avoid inflation of the latter following multiple comparisons (09 sub scores).
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after the implementation of the locoregional anesthesia
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    -20.5 ( 32.03 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Insomnia score

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    End point title
    Insomnia score
    End point description
    This score is calculated from item (Q6) of EORTC_QLQ15PAL. The results of the comparison of the insomnia score between one week before fitting the device and one week after on a scale of 100 a. The alpha risk considered in this analysis is 0.05 / 9 = 0.0055 to avoid inflation of the latter following multiple comparisons (09 sub scores)
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after the implemtation of the locoregional anesthesia
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    -23.0769 ( 34.38512 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Constipation score

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    End point title
    Constipation score
    End point description
    This score is calculated from item (Q8) of EORTC_QLQ15PAL. The results of the comparison of the constipation score between one week before fitting the device and one week after on a scale of 100 . The alpha risk considered in this analysis is 0.05 / 9 = 0.0055 to avoid inflation of the latter following multiple comparisons (09 sub scores).
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after the installation of locoregional anesthesia
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    -38.4615 ( 32.90321 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Evolution of the painful state between before the installation of the locoregional device and 48 hours after

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    End point title
    Evolution of the painful state between before the installation of the locoregional device and 48 hours after
    End point description
    Comparison of the EORTC _PAL15 pain sub-score between one week before and 48 hours after placement of the device with an alpha risk = 0.0055 .
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    48 hours after the installation of the locoregional device
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    -25.641 ( 28.55743 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Quality of life using the ITEM 15 of the EORTC-15 PAL between one week before and 48 hours after the installation of the locoregional analgesia device

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    End point title
    Quality of life using the ITEM 15 of the EORTC-15 PAL between one week before and 48 hours after the installation of the locoregional analgesia device
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    48 hours after the installation of the locoregional analgesia device
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    13
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    47.44 ( 34.59 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Improvement in quality of life using ITEM 15 of the EORTC-15 PAL

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    End point title
    Improvement in quality of life using ITEM 15 of the EORTC-15 PAL
    End point description
    Improvement in quality of life using ITEM 15 of the EORTC-15 PAL between 1 month after and one week before the implementation of the locoregional analgesia device
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    1 month after the implementaion of the locoregional analgesia device
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    6
    Units: Score
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    38.889 ( 20.18 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Consumption of morphine treatments

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    End point title
    Consumption of morphine treatments
    End point description
    The comparison of the amount of morphine consumed (morphine equivalent) over a 24-hour period before the onset of locoregional analgesia and 1 week after was made using a wilcoxon test on paired series.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    One week after the implementation of the locoregional analgesia device
    End point values
    Locoregional anesthesia
    Number of subjects analysed
    11
    Units: mg
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    15.62 ( 256.80 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    From inclusion up to 1 month after the patient's discharge.
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    18.1
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Ovral trial
    Reporting group description
    -

    Serious adverse events
    Ovral trial
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    10 / 14 (71.43%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    5
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    Nervous system disorders
    Confusional state
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 14 (7.14%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    General physical health deterioration
         subjects affected / exposed
    7 / 14 (50.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 7
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 5
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Extradural neoplasm
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 14 (7.14%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Back pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 14 (7.14%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Hypercalcaemia of malignancy
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 14 (7.14%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Ovral trial
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    10 / 14 (71.43%)
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    General physical health deterioration
         subjects affected / exposed
    7 / 14 (50.00%)
         occurrences all number
    7
    Infections and infestations
    Urinary tract infection
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 14 (21.43%)
         occurrences all number
    3

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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