Use of Xtampza ER to Overcome Difficulties in Swallowing Opioid Pills

Summary

This study will examine how the use of Xtampza ER, an opioid analgesic packaged in openable microsphere-containing capsules, affects swallowing satisfaction, pain, and physical and mental health outcomes in chronic pain patients.

Timeline

Start

2018-05-01

Primary completion

2019-07-31

Completion

2019-10-31

Publications

• Background Fields J, Go JT, Schulze KS. Pill Properties that Cause Dysphagia and Treatment Failure. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp. 2015 Aug 20;77:79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2015.08.002. eCollection 2015 Dec.
• Background Engelhard E, Smith C, Vervoort S, Kroon F, Brinkman K, Nieuwkerk P, Reiss P, Geerlings S. Patients' willingness to take separate component antiretroviral therapy regimens for HIV in the Netherlands. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014 Nov 2;17(4 Suppl 3):19536. doi: 10.7448/IAS.17.4.19536. eCollection 2014.
• Background Llorca PM. Discussion of prevalence and management of discomfort when swallowing pills: orodispersible tablets expand treatment options in patients with depression. Ther Deliv. 2011 May;2(5):611-22. doi: 10.4155/tde.11.32.
• Background Pergolizzi JV Jr, Taylor R Jr, Nalamachu S, Raffa RB, Carlson DR, Varanasi RK, Kopecky EA. Challenges of treating patients with chronic pain with dysphagia (CPD): physician and patient perspectives. Curr Med Res Opin. 2014 Feb;30(2):191-202. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.854197. Epub 2013 Oct 28.
• Background Deyo RA, Dworkin SF, Amtmann D, Andersson G, Borenstein D, Carragee E, Carrino J, Chou R, Cook K, DeLitto A, Goertz C, Khalsa P, Loeser J, Mackey S, Panagis J, Rainville J, Tosteson T, Turk D, Von Korff M, Weiner DK. Report of the NIH Task Force on research standards for chronic low back pain. J Pain. 2014 Jun;15(6):569-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.03.005. Epub 2014 Apr 29.
• Background Wasan AD, Michna E, Edwards RR, Katz JN, Nedeljkovic SS, Dolman AJ, Janfaza D, Isaac Z, Jamison RN. Psychiatric Comorbidity Is Associated Prospectively with Diminished Opioid Analgesia and Increased Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. Anesthesiology. 2015 Oct;123(4):861-72. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000768.
• Background Jamison RN, Ross EL, Michna E, Chen LQ, Holcomb C, Wasan AD. Substance misuse treatment for high-risk chronic pain patients on opioid therapy: a randomized trial. Pain. 2010 Sep;150(3):390-400. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.033. Epub 2010 Mar 23.
• Background Wasan AD, Davar G, Jamison R. The association between negative affect and opioid analgesia in patients with discogenic low back pain. Pain. 2005 Oct;117(3):450-461. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.08.006.

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