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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Open-label Investigation of the Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile, Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Multiple Administrations of Tapentadol Oral Solution Used for Treatment of Acute Pain in Children Aged 2 Years to Less Than 7 Years.

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2019-000205-77
    Trial protocol
    PL  
    Global end of trial date
    06 Aug 2020

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    08 Jan 2021
    First version publication date
    08 Jan 2021
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    KF5503-75
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    -
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    U1111-1225-7869
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Grünenthal GmbH
    Sponsor organisation address
    Zieglerstr. 6, Aachen, Germany, 52099
    Public contact
    Grünenthal Trial Information Desk, Grünenthal GmbH, 49 2415693223, Clinical-Trials@grunenthal.com
    Scientific contact
    Grünenthal Trial Information Desk, Grünenthal GmbH, 49 2415693223, Clinical-Trials@grunenthal.com
    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?
    Yes
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    26 Aug 2020
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    06 Aug 2020
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    To investigate the Pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of tapentadol after the administration of multiple doses of tapentadol oral solution to children aged 2 years to less than 7 years after a painful event that routinely produces acute pain requiring treatment with a strong analgesic medication (e.g., opioids or metamizole).
    Protection of trial subjects
    The trial was conducted according to Good Clinical Practice guidelines, the applicable local laws, and in accordance with the ethical principles that have their origins in the Declaration of Helsinki. The competent authority approved the trial as required by national regulations. The regulatory authority was notified of the trial and amendments as required by national regulations. Tapentadol oral solution was administered to pediatric subjects in accordance with the approved SmPC for the pediatric population. Assessments/interventions have been limited as far as possible to those that would be performed according to the standard of care. Subjects were hospitalised during the entire treatment and evaluation phase to ensure the medical status of each subject was regularly and carefully monitored by qualified medical professionals. Vital signs (respiratory rate, blood pressure, and heart rate) and oxygen saturation (by pulse oximetry) were monitored as per local standard of care from before the administration of Dose 1 until the end of Visit 3. Vital signs and oxygen saturation values were recorded at specified time points before each investigational medicinal product administration and PK blood sampling.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    09 Sep 2019
    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
    Poland: 10
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    10
    EEA total number of subjects
    10
    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)
    10
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    0
    From 65 to 84 years
    0
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    The study was conducted at 3 sites in Poland between 9 September 2019 and 06 August 2020.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    A total of 10 subjects were enrolled and treated in the study.

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

    Arms
    Arm title
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Arm description
    Subjects received a target dose of 1.25 milligram (mg) tapentadol per kilogram (kg) body weight every 4 hours (± 15 minutes), in 1 of 2 available concentrations. Subjects with body weight less than or equal to (<=) 16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 4 milligram per milliliter (mg/mL); whereas subjects with body weight greater than (>)16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 20 mg/mL.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Tapentadol
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Oral solution
    Routes of administration
    Oral use
    Dosage and administration details
    Subjects with body weight <=16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 4 mg/mL; whereas subjects with body weight >16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 20 mg/mL.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Started
    10
    Completed
    10

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Overall Study
    Reporting group description
    Subjects received a target dose of 1.25 mg tapentadol per kg body weight every 4 hours (± 15 minutes), in 1 of 2 available concentrations. Subjects with body weight <= 16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 4 mg/mL; whereas subjects with body weight >16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 20 mg/mL.

    Reporting group values
    Overall Study Total
    Number of subjects
    10 10
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    3.8 ( 1.8 ) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    1 1
        Male
    9 9
    Race
    Units: Subjects
        White
    10 10
        American Indian Or Alaska Native
    0 0
        Asian
    0 0
        Black Or African American
    0 0
        Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander
    0 0
        Not Reported
    0 0
        Other
    0 0

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Reporting group description
    Subjects received a target dose of 1.25 milligram (mg) tapentadol per kilogram (kg) body weight every 4 hours (± 15 minutes), in 1 of 2 available concentrations. Subjects with body weight less than or equal to (<=) 16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 4 milligram per milliliter (mg/mL); whereas subjects with body weight greater than (>)16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 20 mg/mL.

    Primary: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve at Steady State for the Dosing Interval (AUCtau,SS) for Tapentadol

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    End point title
    Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve at Steady State for the Dosing Interval (AUCtau,SS) for Tapentadol [1]
    End point description
    AUCtau,SS was defined as area under the concentration-time curve at steady state for the dosing interval. The endpoint of this trial was estimated based on a population PK (popPK) model and the observed concentration-time data. The concentration data of all subjects who had a quantifiable serum concentration of tapentadol were analysed. The descriptive statistics presented for the endpoint include all evaluable subjects as per trial protocol.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Four-hour dosing interval at steady-state
    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: Nonlinear mixed effects modeling approach using the first-order method with conditional estimation and interaction was applied to develop a popPK model based on the observed concentration-time data. The model was used to provide estimates of population and individual PK parameters and to simulate full multiple-dose concentration-time profiles for each subject based on the Empirical Bayes Estimates.The AUCtau,SS was calculated from the individual full profiles using the linear trapezoidal method.
    End point values
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Number of subjects analysed
    8
    Units: hour*nanogram per milliliter (h*ng/ml)
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    234.96 ( 51.45 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve at Steady State for the Dosing Interval (AUCtau,SS) for Tapentadol-O-Glucuronide

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    End point title
    Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve at Steady State for the Dosing Interval (AUCtau,SS) for Tapentadol-O-Glucuronide
    End point description
    Tapentadol-O-Glucuronide was the metabolite of Tapentadol. AUCtau,SS was defined as area under the concentration-time curve at steady state for the dosing interval. The endpoint of this trial was estimated based on a popPK model and the observed concentration-time data. The concentration data of all subjects who had a quantifiable serum concentration of tapentadol-O-glucuronide were analysed. The descriptive statistics presented for the endpoint include all evaluable subjects as per trial protocol.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Four-hour dosing interval at steady-state
    End point values
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Number of subjects analysed
    8
    Units: h*ng/ml
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    5829.38 ( 1000.07 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve at Steady State for the Dosing Interval (AUCtau,SS) for Tapentadol-O-Sulphate

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    End point title
    Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve at Steady State for the Dosing Interval (AUCtau,SS) for Tapentadol-O-Sulphate
    End point description
    Tapentadol-O-Sulphate was the metabolite of Tapentadol. AUCtau,SS was defined as area under the concentration-time curve at steady state for the dosing interval. The endpoint of this trial was estimated based on a popPK model and the observed concentration-time data. The concentration data of all subjects who had a quantifiable serum concentration of tapentadol-O-sulphate were analysed. The descriptive statistics presented for the endpoint include all evaluable subjects as per trial protocol.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Four-hour dosing interval at steady-state
    End point values
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Number of subjects analysed
    8
    Units: h*ng/ml
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    334.51 ( 138.33 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Any adverse event (AE) that occurred between Dose 1 (included) until final dose + 48 hours (included), i.e. treatment emergent AE.
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    Reported AE were treatment emergent AEs i.e. any AE that occurred between Dose 1 until final dose + 48 hour (included). Analysis was performed on safety analysis set that included all subjects with at least 1 investigational medicinal product administration.
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    23.0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Reporting group description
    Subjects received a target dose of 1.25 mg tapentadol per kg body weight every 4 hours (± 15 minutes), in 1 of 2 available concentrations. Subjects with body weight <= 16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 4 mg/mL; whereas subjects with body weight >16 kg received tapentadol oral solution 20 mg/mL.

    Serious adverse events
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 10 (0.00%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 0%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Tapentadol Oral Solution
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 10 (50.00%)
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Constipation
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 10 (10.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Nausea
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 10 (20.00%)
         occurrences all number
    2
    Regurgitation
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 10 (10.00%)
         occurrences all number
    2
    Vomiting
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 10 (10.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Hyperhidrosis
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 10 (10.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1

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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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