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CancerPhase 3NCT00538850

Fentanyl Sublingual Spray in Treating Patients With Breakthrough Cancer Pain

A Phase 3 study testing Fentanyl sublingual spray in people with Cancer, run by INSYS Therapeutics Inc at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cancer
What is being tested?
Fentanyl sublingual spray
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
130 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2007to Oct 2010
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female, ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Diagnosis of cancer.
  • Opioid-tolerant. Subjects who were opioid tolerant were those taking ≥ 60 mg of oral morphine/day, at least 25 μg of transdermal fentanyl/hour, at least 30 mg of oxycodone daily, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone daily or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid for a week or longer for cancer-related pain.
  • Experienced persistent pain related to the cancer or its treatment of moderate or lesser intensity in the 24 hours prior to assessment by a verbal rating scale at the Screening Visit.
  • Over the previous 7 days, subject experienced, on average, 1 to 4 breakthrough cancer pain episodes per day usually at least partially controlled by supplemental medication of at least 5 mg immediate-release morphine or an equivalent short-acting opioid (eg, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or codeine with acetaminophen).
  • Able to evaluate and record pain relief, assess medication performance at set times after dosing, record AEs, record each use of the study drug or supplemental medication in an electronic diary (a caregiver may have provided the subject the medication, help with the mechanics of handling the electronic diary but was not permitted to record any information in the electronic diary).
  • Able and willing to give informed consent.
  • Women of childbearing potential were to have a) a negative serum pregnancy test, b) not be breastfeeding and c) agree to practice a reliable form of contraception.

Who cannot join

  • Intolerance to opioids or fentanyl.
  • Current use of commercially available oral short-acting fentanyl for breakthrough pain. Subjects previously on Actiq or Fentora were permitted to be enrolled if they had a 7 day washout.
  • Rapidly increasing/uncontrolled pain.
  • A history of major organ system impairment or disease, that in the Investigator's or his/her designee's opinion could increase the risk associated with the use of opioids.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure {SBP} > 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] > 90 mmHg on 2 occasions ≥ 6 hours apart) despite antihypertensive therapy, or a history of hypertensive crisis within the past 2 years.
  • A recent history (≤ 2 years prior) of transient ischemic attacks, neural vascular disease, stroke, or cerebral aneurysms.
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  • Clinically uncontrolled sleep apnea.
  • Brain metastases with signs or symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
  • Inability to assess pain or response to pain medications for any reason, including psychiatric disorder, concurrent medical disorder, or concomitant therapy.
  • Received investigational study product(s) ≤ 30 days prior to the Screening Visit.
  • Painful erythema, oedema or ulcers under the tongue.
  • Use of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors within 14 days of the Screening Visit.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • InSys Therapeutics, Incorporated

    Chandler, Arizona, 85224

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Fentanyl Sublingual Spray (Fentanyl SL Spray) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain

This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. The study medication is administered under the tongue as a simple spray and can be self-administered by patients or assisted by their caregivers. Patients are titrated to an effective-dose of fentanyl sublingual spray in the open-label titration period and then proceed to the double-blind randomized period where they randomly receive 7 treatments with fentanyl sublingual spray and 3 treatments with placebo. Patients are treated for up to a total of 6-7 weeks (including both the open-label titration and the double-blind randomized periods).

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RATIONALE

Fentanyl sublingual spray may help relieve breakthrough pain in patients receiving opioids for cancer pain.

OBJECTIVES

Primary

  • Determine the efficacy and safety of fentanyl sublingual spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain in patients on around-the-clock opioids for their persistent cancer pain.

Secondary

  • Evaluate the safety of fentanyl sublingual spray in these opioid-tolerant patients.
  • Assess the patient's satisfaction with treatment medication.
Conditions
Cancer
Being tested
Fentanyl sublingual spray, Placebo
Keywords
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific, pain, adult acute myeloid leukemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities, adult acute myeloid leukemia with inv(16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(16;16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22), stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia, accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, noncontiguous stage II adult Burkitt lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II small lymphocytic lymphoma, noncontiguous stage II marginal zone lymphoma
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Pain, Congenital Abnormalities, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Leukemia, Myeloid, Accelerated Phase, Blast Crisis, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Fentanyl sublingual sprayDrug

    Also called SUBSYS

    In the open-label titration period of the study, participants started at a dose of 100, 200, or 400 µg and titrated upward to a maximum dose of 1600 µg. Titration was stopped when the dose administered provided adequate analgesia for breakthrough pain without unacceptable side effects or the maximum titration period of 21±5 days was reached. In the double-blind period of the study, participants received fentanyl sublingual spray in doses of 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1200, or 1600 µg determined in the open-label titration period of the study.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Matching placebo to fentanyl sublingual spray.

Study groups in NCT00538850
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Fentanyl sublingual sprayExperimentalParticipants received fentanyl sublingual spray 7 times or placebo 3 times in random order to treat up to a maximum of 2 breakthrough pain episodes per day with a minimum separation of 2 hours between treatments. Patients received a dose of 100 to 1600 µg determined in the open-label dose titration period of the current study.
Receives: Drug: Fentanyl sublingual spray; Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Summed Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) at 30 Minutes After Dosing (SPID30)

    Pain intensity was assessed by the participant using a 0-100 mm visual analog scale where 0 represented "no pain" and 100 represented "worst possible pain" at 0 (baseline, beginning of the pain episode), 5, 10, 15, and 30 minutes after each dose of study medication during each breakthrough pain episode. The pain intensity difference was defined as the difference in pain intensity at the various time points versus time 0 (baseline). SPID30 was calculated as the time-weighted sum of the PID scores using the following formula: SPID30=(5*PID5)+(5*PID10)+(5*PID15)+(15*PID30). The minimum and maximum SPID30 scores were -3000 and 3000. A higher score indicates less pain.

    Measured: Baseline (time 0, beginning of each pain episode) through 30 minutes after dosing for each pain episode

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Summed Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) at 5, 10, 15, 45, and 60 Minutes After Dosing

    Pain intensity was assessed by the participant using a 0-100 mm visual analog scale where 0 represented "no pain" and 100 represented "worst possible pain" at 0 (baseline, beginning of the pain episode), 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes after each dose of study medication during each breakthrough pain episode. The pain intensity difference was defined as the difference in pain intensity at the various time points versus time 0 (baseline). SPID was calculated as the time-weighted sum of the PID scores using the following formulas: SPID5=(5*PID5), SPID10=(5*PID5)+(5*PID10), SPID15=(5*PID5)+(5*PID10)+(5*PID15), SPID30=(5*PID5)+(5*PID10)+(5*PID15)+(15*PID30), SPID45=(5*PID5)+(5*PID10)+(5*PID15)+(15*PID30)+(15*PID45), SPID60=(5*PID5)+(5*PID10)+(5*PID15)+(15*PID30) +(15*PID45) +(15*PID60). The minimum and maximum SPID scores were -500 to 500, -1000 to 1000, -1500 to 1500, -3000 to 3000, -4500 to 4500, and -6000 to 6000, respectively. A higher score indicates less pain.

    Measured: Baseline (time 0, beginning of each pain episode) through 60 minutes after dosing for each pain episode

  2. Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) at 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 Minutes After Dosing

    Pain relief (PAR) was assessed by the participant on a 5-point scale (1=No relief, 2=A little relief, 3=Moderate relief, 4=A lot of relief, 5=Complete relief) at 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes after each dose of study medication during each breakthrough pain episode. TOTPAR was calculated as the time-weighted sum of the PAR scores at each time point using the following formulas: TOTPAR5=(5*PAR5), TOTPAR10=(5*PAR5)+(5*PAR10), TOTPAR15=(5*PAR5)+(5*PAR10)+(5*PAR15), TOTPAR30=(5*PAR5)+(5*PAR10)+(5*PAR15)+(15*PAR30), TOTPAR45=(5*PAR5)+(5*PAR10)+(5*PAR15)+(15*PAR30)+(15*PAR45), TOTPAR60=(5*PAR5)+(5*PAR10)+(5*PAR15)+(15*PAR30) +(15*PAR45) +(15*PAR60). The minimum and maximum TOTPAR5, TOTPAR10, TOTPAR15, TOTPAR30, TOTPAR45, and TOTPAR60 scores were 5 to 25, 10 to 50, 15 to 75, 30 to 150, 45 to 225, and 60 to 300, respectively. A higher score indicates more pain relief.

    Measured: 5 through 60 minutes after dosing for each pain episode

  3. Global Evaluation of the Study Medication at 30 and 60 Minutes After Dosing

    Global evaluation of the study medication was assessed by the participant on a 5-point scale (1=Poor, 2=Fair, 3=Good, 4=Very good, 5=Excellent) at 30 and 60 minutes after each dose of study medication during each breakthrough pain episode. A higher score indicates a better evaluation.

    Measured: 30 through 60 minutes after dosing for each pain episode

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Oct 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2007
  3. Primary completionFeb 2010
  4. Study completionOct 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
130 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00538850
Sponsor's protocol ID
INS-05-001
Other IDs
CDR0000581128
Status last verified
Jan 2014
First submitted
1 Oct 2007
Last updated
5 Mar 2014

Publications

  • Rauck R, Reynolds L, Geach J, Bull J, Stearns L, Scherlis M, Parikh N, Dillaha L. Efficacy and safety of fentanyl sublingual spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2012 May;28(5):859-70. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.683111. Epub 2012 May 2.

    PubMed 22480131
  • Alberts DS, Smith CC, Parikh N, Rauck RL. Fentanyl sublingual spray for breakthrough cancer pain in patients receiving transdermal fentanyl. Pain Manag. 2016 Oct;6(5):427-34. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2015-0009. Epub 2016 Mar 29.

    PubMed 27020837

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Fentanyl sublingual spray in people with Cancer, run by INSYS Therapeutics Inc at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Mar 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 5 Mar 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Summed Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) at 30 Minutes After Dosing (SPID30) (time frame: Baseline (time 0, beginning of each pain episode) through 30 minutes after dosing for each pain episode). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00538850, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Mar 2014.

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