drugset / Trial / NCT00378937
Oxycodone or Standard Pain Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer Pain
RandomizedOpen-labelSupportive care
Summary
RATIONALE: Oxycodone helps lessen pain caused by cancer and may improve quality of life. It is not yet known whether oxycodone works better and is more cost effective than standard therapy in treating patients with cancer pain. PURPOSE: This randomized phase IV trial is studying oxycodone to see how well it works compared with standard pain therapy in treating patients with cancer pain and if it is more cost effective than standard pain therapy.
Timeline
- Start
- 2004-01
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2006-02
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Acetaminophen | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Codeine | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Morphine | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Subject | Oxycodone | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Subject | dextropropoxyphene | Unknown | — | Oral |