E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Evaluation of the analgesic efficacy in patients with moderate to severe pain after non-oncological abdominal surgery. |
Evaluación de la eficacia de la analgesia en pacientes con dolor de moderado a severo tras histerectomía abdominal no oncológica |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Evaluation of the analgesic efficacy in patients with moderate to severe pain after non-oncological abdominal surgery. |
Evaluación de la eficacia de la analgesia en pacientes con dolor moderado a severo tras haberles realizado una histerectomía abdominal no oncológica |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Female diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems and pregancy complications [C13] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10021151 |
E.1.2 | Term | Hysterectomy |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10042613 - Surgical and medical procedures |
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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 |
The primary objective is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of the combination at fixed doses of ibuprofen arginine and tramadol hydrochloride, in oral administration, versus the components separately and placebo, in patients with moderate to severe pain after abdominal surgery. |
El objetivo principal es evaluar la eficacia analgésica de la combinación a dosis fijas de ibuprofeno arginina y tramadol hidrocloruro, en administración oral, frente a los componentes por separado y placebo, en pacientes con dolor de moderado a severo tras cirugía abdominal. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary objective is to evaluate single-dose efficacy and the safety and tolerability of all the products. |
Como objetivo secundario se evaluará la eficacia a dosis única así como la seguridad y la tolerabilidad de todos los preparados. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Main inclusion criteria:
1. Female, from 18 to 75 years of age.
2. Scheduled for total or partial abdominal hysterectomy due to a benign process, requiring hospitalisation for at least 48 hours after the surgery.
3. Mentally competent, able to understand and grant their written informed consent before entering the study. Willing to undergo the scheduled study procedures, including entering their pain assessment value in the patient diary as established in the protocol.
4. Class I, II or III of the ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) patient classification system.
5. Patient with at least moderate (VAS ≥ 4 cm) pain at rest the day after surgery, able to swallow oral medication, for whom randomisation and dose allocation is possible within 4 hours of withdrawing intravenous analgesia.
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1. Sexo femenino, de 18 a 75 años.
2. Programada para someterse a histerectomía abdominal total o parcial por un proceso benigno, que precisa hospitalización durante al menos 48 después de la intervención.
3. Mentalmente competente, capaz de comprender y de otorgar su consentimiento informado por escrito antes de la entrada en el estudio. Conforme en someterse a los procedimientos programados del estudio, incluido el registro de su valoración del dolor en el diario de paciente en la forma exigida por el protocolo.
4. Clase I, II o III del Sistema de Clasificación del Paciente ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists).
5. Paciente con dolor en reposo de intensidad como mínimo moderada (EVA ? 4 cm) el día después de la cirugía, capaz de tragar medicación oral y siendo posible la aleatorización y asignación de dosis en las 4 horas posteriores a la retirada de la analgesia intravenosa. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Patient considered by the investigator to be unsuitable for the study treatment and/or rescue medication (RM) based on her medical history, physical examination, concomitant medication (CM) and concomitant systemic diseases.
2. Complications during the surgery or the period prior to randomisation, in the investigator's opinion.
3. Local or systemic acute infection at the time of surgery that could confuse the post-surgical assessment.
4. Patients with clinical signs of gastritis, history of peptic ulcer, GI haemorrhage or diseases that, in the investigator's opinion, could be negatively affected by the administration of an NSAID.
5. Clinical signs or history of clotting disorders that could be negatively affected by the administration of an NSAID.
6. Severe liver, kidney or heart failure.
7. History of seizures or drug or alcohol abuse in the six months before the study.
8. Patients in chronic treatment with NSAIDs and/or opioids (major and tramadol).
9. Patients who use and cannot suspend topical or systemic analgesics other than those specified in the protocol, from before the start of the surgery (5 days before in the case of COX-2 inhibitors) until the end of the last pain assessment.
10. Patients on treatment with drugs that reduce the seizure threshold (MAO inhibitors, SSRIs, methylphenidate, etc.).
11. Hypersensitivity or allergy to the study drugs or RM.
12. Patients taking any concomitant medication, the use of which could be susceptible to interacting with ibuprofen and/or tramadol, or could affect safety.
13. Breastfeeding women. |
1. Paciente considerada por el investigador como no adecuada para el tratamiento del estudio y/o la medicación de rescate (MR) en función de su historia médica, exploración física, medicación concomitante (MC) y enfermedades sistémicas concomitantes.
2. Complicaciones durante la cirugía o en el período previo a la asignación aleatoria, a criterio del investigador.
3. Infección aguda local o sistémica en el momento de la cirugía que pudiera confundir la evaluación post?quirúrgica.
4. Pacientes con signos clínicos de gastritis, antecedentes de úlcera péptica, hemorragia GI o enfermedades que, a juicio del investigador, podrían verse afectadas negativamente por la administración de un AINE.
5. Signos clínicos o antecedentes de trastornos de la coagulación que podrían verse afectados negativamente por la administración de un AINE.
6. Insuficiencia hepática, renal o cardíaca severa.
7. Historia de convulsiones o abuso de drogas o alcohol en los seis meses previos al estudio.
8. Pacientes en tratamiento crónico con AINES y/o opioides (mayores y tramadol).
9. Pacientes que usen y no puedan suspender analgésicos tópicos o sistémicos distintos de los especificados en el protocolo, desde antes del comienzo de la cirugía (5 días antes en el caso de inhibidores de la COX-2) hasta la finalización de la última evaluación del dolor.
10. Pacientes en tratamiento con fármacos que reducen el umbral convulsivo (IMAOs, ISRSs, metilfenidato, etc.).
11. Hipersensibilidad o alergia a los fármacos del estudio o MR.
12. Pacientes bajo tratamiento con cualquier medicación concomitante cuyo uso pueda ser susceptible de interaccionar con ibuprofeno y/o tramadol o pueda afectar a la seguridad.
13. Mujeres en período de lactancia. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Efficacy: The primary efficacy endpoint will be pain intensity as measured by VAS. The main criterion of the analysis will be pain intensity 24 hours after the start of the treatment.
Safety: The safety evaluations will include a general physical examination, vital signs and rate of adverse events.
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Eficacia: la variable principal de eficacia será la intensidad del dolor medida a través de la EVA. El criterio principal del análisis será la intensidad de dolor a las 24 horas del inicio del tratamiento.
Seguridad: las evaluaciones de seguridad incluirán una exploración física general, constantes vitales y tasa de acontecimientos adversos. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Secondary: The secondary endpoints will be:
• Pain intensity differences (PID) and reduction of pain (SPID - Score Pain Intensity Differences) at 6 (SPID 0-6h), 24 (SPID 0-24h) and 48 (SPID 0-48h) hours.
• Rescue medication: rate of use of rescue medication, time to use of rescue medication.
• Pain relief at each time point. Total pain relief at 6, 24 and 48 hours (TOTPAR 0-6h, 0-24h and 0-48h) and time to significant relief.
• Rate of patients who respond to the treatment. |
Secundarias: como variables secundarias se analizarán:
• Diferencias en la intensidad de dolor (PID) y diminución del dolor (SPID - Score Pain Intensity Differences) a las 6 (SPID 0-6h), 24 (SPID 0-24h) y 48 (SPID 0-48h) horas.
• Medicación de rescate: tasa de uso de medicación de rescate, tiempo hasta el uso de medicación de rescate.
• Alivio del dolor en cada punto de tiempo. Alivio del dolor total a las 6, 24 y 48 horas (TOTPAR 0-6h, 0-24h y 0-48h) y tiempo hasta alivio significativo,
• Tasa de pacientes que responden al tratamiento. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
6, 24, 48 h. |
6, 24, 48 h. |
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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 | No |
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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
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 | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
Doble simulación |
Double dummy |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
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 | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 15 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 25 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
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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LVLS |
Última visita del último paciente. |
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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 |