A Study of the Effect on Pain Control of Treatment With Fentanyl, Administered Through the Skin, Compared With Placebo in Patients With Osteoarthritis

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if fentanyl, delivered through the skin via an adhesive patch, has a superior pain-relieving effect compared with placebo in patients with osteoarthritis pain that is inadequately controlled by therapeutic treatment with weak opioids, which are often taken in combination with non-opioid analgesics.

Timeline

Start

2002-06

Primary completion

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Completion

2004-04

Drugs

Indications