A Study to Compare the Titration Efficacy and Safety of Control-released Oxycodone and Immediate-released Oxycodone in Patients With Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain

Summary

This study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a titration method by selects 10 mg control-released (CR) oxycodone tablet as background drug in combined with immediate-released (IR) oxycodone, compared to conventional titration method with immediate-released (IR) oxycodone in patients with moderate to severe cancer pain in Taiwan.

Timeline

Start

2016-09-01

Primary completion

2018-12-31

Completion

2018-12-31

Publications

• Background Mercadante S, Porzio G, Ferrera P, Fulfaro F, Aielli F, Ficorella C, Verna L, Tirelli W, Villari P, Arcuri E. Low morphine doses in opioid-naive cancer patients with pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Mar;31(3):242-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.01.001.
• Background Mercadante S. Opioid titration in cancer pain: a critical review. Eur J Pain. 2007 Nov;11(8):823-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.01.003. Epub 2007 Feb 28.
• Background Klepstad P, Kaasa S, Jystad A, Hval B, Borchgrevink PC. Immediate- or sustained-release morphine for dose finding during start of morphine to cancer patients: a randomized, double-blind trial. Pain. 2003 Jan;101(1-2):193-8. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00328-7.
• Background Ripamonti CI, Santini D, Maranzano E, Berti M, Roila F; ESMO Guidelines Working Group. Management of cancer pain: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines. Ann Oncol. 2012 Oct;23 Suppl 7:vii139-54. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mds233. No abstract available.
• Background Caraceni A, Hanks G, Kaasa S, Bennett MI, Brunelli C, Cherny N, Dale O, De Conno F, Fallon M, Hanna M, Haugen DF, Juhl G, King S, Klepstad P, Laugsand EA, Maltoni M, Mercadante S, Nabal M, Pigni A, Radbruch L, Reid C, Sjogren P, Stone PC, Tassinari D, Zeppetella G; European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC); European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). Use of opioid analgesics in the treatment of cancer pain: evidence-based recommendations from the EAPC. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Feb;13(2):e58-68. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70040-2.
• Background Pan H, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Xu N, Lu L, Dou C, Guo Y, Wu S, Yue J, Wu D, Dai Y. Efficacy and tolerability of oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets in moderate to severe cancer pain. Clin Drug Investig. 2007;27(4):259-67. doi: 10.2165/00044011-200727040-00005.
• Background Salzman RT, Roberts MS, Wild J, Fabian C, Reder RF, Goldenheim PD. Can a controlled-release oral dose form of oxycodone be used as readily as an immediate-release form for the purpose of titrating to stable pain control? J Pain Symptom Manage. 1999 Oct;18(4):271-9. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(99)00079-2.

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