The primary aim of this study is to determine if chronic pain subjects on around-the-clock opioids who are receiving 100 to 220 mg oral morphine sulfate equivalent (MSE) can be safely transitioned on to buprenorphine hydrochloride (HCl) buccal film at 50% of their MSE dose without inducing opioid withdrawal or reversing analgesic effects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
39
Matching placebo buccal film
Oxycodone extended-release (ER) or immediate-release (IR) 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 mg over-encapsulated oral tablets
Vince and Associates Clinical Research, Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas, United States
CRI Lifetree
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
CRI Lifetree (Lifetree Clinical Research)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Number of Responders
A responder is defined as a subject whose maximum (across all time points) clinical opiate withdrawal scale (COWS) total score is ≥13. COWS scores range 0 to 4 or 5 on 11 items related to opiate withdrawal signs or symptoms; total score range 0 to 48 where 0-4 = no withdrawal and 5-12 = mild, 13-24 = moderate, 25-36 = moderately severe, more than 36 = severe withdrawal.
Time frame: Pre-dose (-0.5), 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 9, 12, 12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 16, and 24 (or end of study visit) hours post 1st study drug dose on each day of administration (period 1 [day 1] and period 2 [day 2]) in each treatment sequence
Maximum COWS Total Score
Investigator-rated COWS scores range 0 to 4 or 5 on 11 items related to opiate withdrawal signs or symptoms; total score range 0 to 48 where 0-4 = no withdrawal and 5-12 = mild, 13-24 = moderate, 25-36 = moderately severe, more than 36 = severe withdrawal. The maximum COWs total score is defined as the maximum COWs total score across all time points during the corresponding treatment period after study drug administration for each subject.
Time frame: Pre-dose (-0.5), 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 9, 12, 12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 16, and 24 (or end of study visit) hours post 1st study drug dose on each day of administration (period 1 [day 1] and period 2 [day 2]) in each treatment sequence
Change From Baseline in Maximum COWS Total Score
Investigator-rated COWS scores range 0 to 4 or 5 on 11 items related to opiate withdrawal signs or symptoms; total score range 0 to 48 where 0-4 = no withdrawal and 5-12 = mild, 13-24 = moderate, 25-36 = moderately severe, more than 36 = severe withdrawal. The change from baseline in maximum COWS total score is determined as the difference between the maximum COWs total score and the baseline COWs total score.
Time frame: Pre-dose (-0.5; baseline), 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 9, 12, 12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 16, and 24 (or end of study visit) hours post 1st study drug dose on each day of administration (period 1 [day 1] and period 2 [day 2]) in each treatment sequence
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Morphine sulfate 15, 30, and 60 mg ER or 15 and 30 mg IR over-encapsulated oral tablets
Oral placebo capsules matching the over-encapsulated morphine sulfate and oxycodone tablets
Change From Baseline in COWS Total Score Over Time
Investigator-rated COWS scores range 0 to 4 or 5 on 11 items related to opiate withdrawal signs or symptoms; total score range 0 to 48 where 0-4 = no withdrawal and 5-12 = mild, 13-24 = moderate, 25-36 = moderately severe, more than 36 = severe withdrawal.
Time frame: Pre-dose (-0.5; baseline), 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 9, 12, 12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 16, and 24 (or end of study visit) hours post 1st study drug dose on each day of administration (period 1 [day 1] and period 2 [day 2]) in each treatment sequence
Change From Baseline in "Pain Now" Over Time Using NRS
Subject rating of pain intensity using 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS) where 0=no pain and 10=pain as bad as you can imagine.
Time frame: Pre-dose (-0.5; baseline), 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 9, 12, 12.5, 13, 14, 16, and 24 (or end of study visit) hours post 1st study drug dose on each day of administration (period 1 [day 1] and period 2 [day 2]) in each treatment sequence