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NCT Number: NCT01660763

Efficacy and Safety Trial to Evaluate the Sufentanil NanoTab® PCA System/15 mcg (Zalviso™) for Post-Operative Pain in Patients After Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg to the Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for the management of acute moderate to severe post-operative pain after total unilateral knee or total unilateral hip replacement surgery.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Deidre Stonestreet

Damascus, Maryland, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients who are 18 years of age or older
  • Patients who are scheduled for an elective cemented or uncemented total unilateral knee replacement or total unilateral hip replacement, under general or spinal anesthesia that does not include use of an intrathecal opioid
  • 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

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who have undergone a replacement of the same knee or hip
  • 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

Treatment and study plan

Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

Drug

15 mcg Sufentanil NanoTab dosed sublingually every 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours. Patients may elect to remain in study for up to 72 hours.

Other names: sufentanil sublingual microtablet system, Zalviso™

Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System

Drug

Placebo NanoTab dosed sublingually every 20 minutes as needed for pain for at least 48 hours. Patients may elect to remain in study for up to 72 hours.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time-weighted Summed Pain Intensity Difference (SPID) Over the 48-hour Study Period (SPID48).

    Time frame: 48 hours

    SPID-48 is the sum of the pain intensity difference (PID) over the 48 hour time period. A pain intensity score of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worse possible pain) is obtained before starting the study and throughout the 48 time period. The pain score at each assessment time is subtracted from the baseline pain score to provide the total sum score or SPID-48. A higher SPID-48 is better and indicates a reduction in pain intensity compared to the baseline score. Range of SPID48 scores were -239 to 417.

    Time-weighted SPID48 = ∑ [T(i) - T(i-1)] x PID(i), where T(0) = Time 0 (baseline), T(i) is the scheduled or unscheduled assessment time, and PID(i) is the PID score at time i for i=0 to 48 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Talphera, Inc

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

P3 - A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab® PCA System/15 mcg (Zalviso™) for the Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Patients After Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Aug 9, 2012
Registry last updated
Oct 20, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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