Tapentadol (CG5503)

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness (level of pain control) and safety of orally administered tapentadol (CG5503) Extended Release (ER) (base) at doses of 100-250 mg twice daily in patients with moderate to severe chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee, in comparison with placebo and Oxycodone Controlled Release (CR).

Timeline

Start

2007-01

Primary completion

2008-07

Completion

2008-12

Publications

• Etropolski M, Kuperwasser B, Flugel M, Haufel T, Lange B, Rauschkolb C, Laschewski F. Safety and tolerability of tapentadol extended release in moderate to severe chronic osteoarthritis or low back pain management: pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. Adv Ther. 2014 Jun;31(6):604-20. doi: 10.1007/s12325-014-0128-6. Epub 2014 Jul 2.
• Biondi DM, Xiang J, Etropolski M, Moskovitz B. Evaluation of blood pressure and heart rate in patients with hypertension who received tapentadol extended release for chronic pain: a post hoc, pooled data analysis. Clin Drug Investig. 2014 Aug;34(8):565-76. doi: 10.1007/s40261-014-0209-y.
• Etropolski M, Lange B, Goldberg J, Steup A, Rauschkolb C. A pooled analysis of patient-specific factors and efficacy and tolerability of tapentadol extended release treatment for moderate to severe chronic pain. J Opioid Manag. 2013 Sep-Oct;9(5):343-56. doi: 10.5055/jom.2013.0177.
• Merchant S, Provenzano D, Mody S, Ho KF, Etropolski M. Composite measure to assess efficacy/gastrointestinal tolerability of tapentadol ER versus oxycodone CR for chronic pain: pooled analysis of randomized studies. J Opioid Manag. 2013 Jan-Feb;9(1):51-61. doi: 10.5055/jom.2013.0147.
• Afilalo M, Morlion B. Efficacy of tapentadol ER for managing moderate to severe chronic pain. Pain Physician. 2013 Jan;16(1):27-40.

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