Back to resultsA Study Comparing the Effectiveness and Safety of Extended Release (ER) Tramadol Hydrochloride (HCl)/Acetaminophen With Immediate Release (IR) Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen in Participants With Moderate to Severe Postoperative Pain
Primary Purpose
Pain, Postoperative
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen ER
Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen IR
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pain, Postoperative focused on measuring Pain, Postoperative, Tramadol Hydrochloride, Acetaminophen, Ultracet
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants who are scheduled to have standard primary (non-revision) unilateral (having to do with only 1 side of a structure) total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA-surgery to fix a joint) for non-inflammatory (no swelling, redness, and pain in tissues caused by injury or damage) degenerative joint disease (NIDJD)
- Participants who are capable of oral (having to do with the mouth) intake
- Women must be: postmenopausal (for at least 1 year), surgically sterile, abstinent (not having sexual intercourse), or practicing a highly effective method of birth control before participation in the study and who agree to continue to use the same method of birth control throughout the study in cases of women of childbearing potential
- Male participants must practice contraception, and must agree not to donate his sperms for 1 month after the last dose of study drug
- Participants who will complain of baseline pain of intensity of greater than or equal to 4 on 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) measured within 1 hour prior to randomization (study drug assigned by chance) and a maximum of 6 hours after discontinuation of participant controlled analgesia (PCA) after at least 12 hours of application following TKRA
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with Illness history (severe [very serious, life threatening] hepatic [having to do with the liver] failure, severe renal [having to do with the kidney] failure; severe respiratory depression; risk for mental fog with head injury or brain lesions [abnormal area of tissue, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil]; digestive ulcer [sore], severe blood abnormalities; severe cardiac insufficiency; aspirin asthma [asthmatic attack-breathing disorder in which there is a wheezing and difficulty in breathing; caused by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs] or history of aspirin asthma; history of epilepsy [seizure disorder]; rheumatism, significant psychiatric disorder or taking antipsychotic drugs for psychiatric treatment)
- Administration of disallowed therapy such as: administration of oral, patch, injection or local analgesics (drug used to control pain) acting centrally (the brain and the spinal cord) or peripherally (not central) before study drug administration after completion of PCA application, surgery is conducted simultaneously in addition to TKRA, administration of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors or discontinuation of the administration within 2 weeks, tricyclic antidepressants that may increase the seizure (sudden, uncontrolled muscle spasms and loss of consciousness resulting from abnormal brain function) risk when concomitantly (given at the same time) administered, neuroleptics, or drugs that may lower the seizure threshold, use of sedatives (a medication to calm or make less anxious) other than that used for general anesthesia (loss of sensation or feeling) during surgery
- Participants who used any study drug or investigational medical device within 30 days before the start of the treatment
- Participants requiring postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) care
- Participants having hypersensitivity to tramadol or acetaminophen
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
Tramadol Hydrochloride/Acetaminophen ER
Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen IR
Arm Description
Participants will be administered 2 oral tablets of extended release (ER) tramadol HCl (75 milligram [mg])/acetaminophen (650 mg) and 2 tablets of placebo matching to immediate release (IR) tramadol HCl/acetaminophen orally every 12 hours up to 36 hours, and 2 tablets of placebo matching to IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen every 6 hours up to 42 hours.
Participants will be administered 2 oral tablets of IR tramadol HCl (37.5 mg)/acetaminophen (325 mg) and 2 tablets of placebo matching to ER tramadol HCl/acetaminophen at 0, 12, 24 and 36 hours, and 2 tablets of IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen at 6, 18, 30 and 42 hours.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Sum of Pain Intensity Difference (SPID) at Hour 48
The SPID is time-weighted sum of all observations of pain intensity difference (PID) collected at each measurement time point from Baseline to 48 hours. PID: Baseline pain intensity (PI) minus current PI; PI was assessed using 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable). PI score ranges from 0-3 where 0=no pain and 3=severe pain. PI score of 0=NRS score of 0, PI score of 1=NRS score >=1 and <=3, PI score of 2=NRS score of >=4 and <=6 and PI score of 3=NRS score of >=7 and <=10. Total score for SPID at 48 hours (SPID48) ranges from -144 (worst) to 144 (best).
Secondary Outcome Measures
Sum of Pain Intensity Difference (SPID) at Hour 6, 12 and 24
The SPID is time-weighted sum of all observations of PID collected at each measurement time point from Baseline to 24 hours. PID: Baseline PI minus current PI; PI was assessed using 11-point NRS, 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable. PI score ranges from 0-3 where 0=no pain and 3=severe pain. PI score of 0=NRS score of 0, PI score of 1=NRS score >=1 and <=3, PI score of 2=NRS score of >=4 and <=6 and PI score of 3=NRS score of >=7 and <=10. Total score ranges from -18 (worst) to 18 (best) for SPID6, -36 (worst) to 36 (best) for SPID12 and -72 (worst) to 72 (best) for SPID24.
Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Score
Pain relief was measured on a 5-point categorical scale of 0-4 (0=no change, 1=slight relief, 2=moderate relief, 3=fair relief, 4=pain resolved completely). TOTPAR was calculated as the time-weighted sum over all pain relief up to 48 hours. Total score ranges from 0 (worst) to 24 (best) for TOTPAR6, 0 (worst) to 48 (best) for TOTPAR12, 0 (worst) to 96 (best) for TOTPAR24 and 0 (worst) to 192 (best) for TOTPAR48.
Sum of Total Pain Relief and Sum of Pain Intensity Difference (SPRID)
The SPRID is sum of SPID and TOTPAR. In SPID, PI score ranges from 0-3 where 0=no pain and 3=severe pain. PI score of 0=NRS score of 0, PI score of 1=NRS score >=1 and <= 3, PI score of 2=NRS score of >=4 and <=6 and PI score of 3=NRS score of >=7 and <=10. In TOTPAR, pain relief score ranges from 0-4 (0=no change, 1=slight relief, 2=moderate relief, 3=fair relief, 4=pain resolved completely). Total score ranges from -18 (worst) to 42 (best) for SPRID6, -36 (worst) to 84 (best) for SPRID12, -72 (worst) to 168 (best) for SPRID24 and -144 (worst) to 336 (best) for SPRID48.
Time to the First Rescue Medication Administered Because of Insufficient Pain Relief
The time until administration of the first rescue medication (rescue medications are medicines that are administered to the participants when the efficacy of the study drug is not satisfactory, or the effect of the study drug is too great and is likely to cause a hazard to the participant, or to manage an emergency situation) because of insufficient pain relief after administration of the study drug was recorded. Rescue medications allowed were oral or injection of tramadol HCl (intramuscular [directly into muscle] or intravenous injection [directly into vein]).
Number of Doses of Rescue Medication Administered Because of Insufficient Pain Relief
The frequency of the rescue medication (rescue medications are medicines that are administered to the participants when the efficacy of the study drug is not satisfactory, or the effect of the study drug is too great and is likely to cause a hazard to the participant, or to manage an emergency situation) because of insufficient pain relief was measured after administration of the study drug. Rescue medications allowed were oral or injection of tramadol HCl (intramuscular or intravenous injection).
Dosage of Rescue Medication Administered Because of Insufficient Pain Relief
The dosage of the rescue medication (rescue medications are medicines that are administered to the participants when the efficacy of the study drug is not satisfactory, or the effect of the study drug is too great and is likely to cause a hazard to the participant, or to manage an emergency situation) because of insufficient pain relief was measured after administration of the study drug. Rescue medications allowed were oral or injection of tramadol HCl (intramuscular or intravenous injection).
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Score
The PGIC was used to assess the degree of participant's overall improvement with treatment, and participants were instructed to assess how much the overall status had been improved after investigational product administration compared to baseline in 7 grades (1=Very much improved and B=Very much worsened).
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01814878
First Posted
March 18, 2013
Last Updated
June 18, 2013
Sponsor
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01814878
Brief Title
A Study Comparing the Effectiveness and Safety of Extended Release (ER) Tramadol Hydrochloride (HCl)/Acetaminophen With Immediate Release (IR) Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen in Participants With Moderate to Severe Postoperative Pain
Official Title
A Randomized, Active-Controlled, Parallel Group, Double-Blind Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen ER and IR in Subjects Who Complain of Moderate to Severe Postoperative Pain
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2013
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
January 2011 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 2011 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of extended release (ER) tramadol hydrochloride (HCl)/acetaminophen with immediate release (IR) tramadol HCl/acetaminophen in participants with moderate to severe (very serious, life threatening) postoperative pain.
Detailed Description
This study is a randomized (study drug assigned by chance), multicenter (when more than 1 hospital or medical school team work on a medical research study), active-controlled, parallel group (each group of participants will be treated at the same time), double-blind (neither physician nor participant knows the treatment that the participant receives) study. The duration of the treatment will be 2 days and will be conducted in 4 periods: screening period (from 33 to 2 days before study drug administration to the first surgical incision), surgical period (to 1 day before study drug administration), qualification period (1 day) and double-blind treatment period (1 to 2 days). Participants will be randomly assigned to 2 groups: study drug treatment group (ER) and comparator treatment group (IR). Participants will be administered 2 tablets of ER tramadol HCl (75 milligram [mg])/acetaminophen (650 mg) along with 2 tablets of placebo matching to IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen in study drug treatment group; and 2 tablets of IR tramadol HCl (37.5 mg)/acetaminophen (325 mg) along with 2 tablets of placebo matching to ER tramadol HCl/acetaminophen in comparator treatment group respectively at 0, 12, 24 and 36 hours. Participants will also be administered 2 tablets of placebo matching to IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen in study drug treatment group; and 2 tablets of IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen in comparator treatment group respectively at 6, 18, 30 and 42 hours. Participants will be administered investigational product at 6-hour interval from the time of the first investigational product administration over 48 hours. Efficacy will be assessed using 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS). Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Pain, Postoperative
Keywords
Pain, Postoperative, Tramadol Hydrochloride, Acetaminophen, Ultracet
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantInvestigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
320 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Tramadol Hydrochloride/Acetaminophen ER
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants will be administered 2 oral tablets of extended release (ER) tramadol HCl (75 milligram [mg])/acetaminophen (650 mg) and 2 tablets of placebo matching to immediate release (IR) tramadol HCl/acetaminophen orally every 12 hours up to 36 hours, and 2 tablets of placebo matching to IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen every 6 hours up to 42 hours.
Arm Title
Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen IR
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Participants will be administered 2 oral tablets of IR tramadol HCl (37.5 mg)/acetaminophen (325 mg) and 2 tablets of placebo matching to ER tramadol HCl/acetaminophen at 0, 12, 24 and 36 hours, and 2 tablets of IR tramadol HCl/acetaminophen at 6, 18, 30 and 42 hours.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen ER
Other Intervention Name(s)
Ultracet
Intervention Description
2 tablets of ER (tramadol HCl [75 mg]/acetaminophen [650 mg]) will be administered at 0, 12, 24 and 36 hours
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Tramadol HCl/Acetaminophen IR
Other Intervention Name(s)
Ultracet
Intervention Description
2 tablets of IR (tramadol HCl [37.5 mg]/acetaminophen [325 mg]) at 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 42 hours
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Sum of Pain Intensity Difference (SPID) at Hour 48
Description
The SPID is time-weighted sum of all observations of pain intensity difference (PID) collected at each measurement time point from Baseline to 48 hours. PID: Baseline pain intensity (PI) minus current PI; PI was assessed using 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable). PI score ranges from 0-3 where 0=no pain and 3=severe pain. PI score of 0=NRS score of 0, PI score of 1=NRS score >=1 and <=3, PI score of 2=NRS score of >=4 and <=6 and PI score of 3=NRS score of >=7 and <=10. Total score for SPID at 48 hours (SPID48) ranges from -144 (worst) to 144 (best).
Time Frame
Hour 48
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Sum of Pain Intensity Difference (SPID) at Hour 6, 12 and 24
Description
The SPID is time-weighted sum of all observations of PID collected at each measurement time point from Baseline to 24 hours. PID: Baseline PI minus current PI; PI was assessed using 11-point NRS, 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable. PI score ranges from 0-3 where 0=no pain and 3=severe pain. PI score of 0=NRS score of 0, PI score of 1=NRS score >=1 and <=3, PI score of 2=NRS score of >=4 and <=6 and PI score of 3=NRS score of >=7 and <=10. Total score ranges from -18 (worst) to 18 (best) for SPID6, -36 (worst) to 36 (best) for SPID12 and -72 (worst) to 72 (best) for SPID24.
Time Frame
Hour 6, 12, 24
Title
Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Score
Description
Pain relief was measured on a 5-point categorical scale of 0-4 (0=no change, 1=slight relief, 2=moderate relief, 3=fair relief, 4=pain resolved completely). TOTPAR was calculated as the time-weighted sum over all pain relief up to 48 hours. Total score ranges from 0 (worst) to 24 (best) for TOTPAR6, 0 (worst) to 48 (best) for TOTPAR12, 0 (worst) to 96 (best) for TOTPAR24 and 0 (worst) to 192 (best) for TOTPAR48.
Time Frame
Hour 6, 12, 24, 48
Title
Sum of Total Pain Relief and Sum of Pain Intensity Difference (SPRID)
Description
The SPRID is sum of SPID and TOTPAR. In SPID, PI score ranges from 0-3 where 0=no pain and 3=severe pain. PI score of 0=NRS score of 0, PI score of 1=NRS score >=1 and <= 3, PI score of 2=NRS score of >=4 and <=6 and PI score of 3=NRS score of >=7 and <=10. In TOTPAR, pain relief score ranges from 0-4 (0=no change, 1=slight relief, 2=moderate relief, 3=fair relief, 4=pain resolved completely). Total score ranges from -18 (worst) to 42 (best) for SPRID6, -36 (worst) to 84 (best) for SPRID12, -72 (worst) to 168 (best) for SPRID24 and -144 (worst) to 336 (best) for SPRID48.
Time Frame
Hour 6, 12, 24, 48
Title
Time to the First Rescue Medication Administered Because of Insufficient Pain Relief
Description
The time until administration of the first rescue medication (rescue medications are medicines that are administered to the participants when the efficacy of the study drug is not satisfactory, or the effect of the study drug is too great and is likely to cause a hazard to the participant, or to manage an emergency situation) because of insufficient pain relief after administration of the study drug was recorded. Rescue medications allowed were oral or injection of tramadol HCl (intramuscular [directly into muscle] or intravenous injection [directly into vein]).
Time Frame
Baseline up to Day 3
Title
Number of Doses of Rescue Medication Administered Because of Insufficient Pain Relief
Description
The frequency of the rescue medication (rescue medications are medicines that are administered to the participants when the efficacy of the study drug is not satisfactory, or the effect of the study drug is too great and is likely to cause a hazard to the participant, or to manage an emergency situation) because of insufficient pain relief was measured after administration of the study drug. Rescue medications allowed were oral or injection of tramadol HCl (intramuscular or intravenous injection).
Time Frame
Baseline up to Day 3
Title
Dosage of Rescue Medication Administered Because of Insufficient Pain Relief
Description
The dosage of the rescue medication (rescue medications are medicines that are administered to the participants when the efficacy of the study drug is not satisfactory, or the effect of the study drug is too great and is likely to cause a hazard to the participant, or to manage an emergency situation) because of insufficient pain relief was measured after administration of the study drug. Rescue medications allowed were oral or injection of tramadol HCl (intramuscular or intravenous injection).
Time Frame
Baseline up to Day 3
Title
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Score
Description
The PGIC was used to assess the degree of participant's overall improvement with treatment, and participants were instructed to assess how much the overall status had been improved after investigational product administration compared to baseline in 7 grades (1=Very much improved and B=Very much worsened).
Time Frame
Day 3
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
25 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Participants who are scheduled to have standard primary (non-revision) unilateral (having to do with only 1 side of a structure) total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA-surgery to fix a joint) for non-inflammatory (no swelling, redness, and pain in tissues caused by injury or damage) degenerative joint disease (NIDJD)
Participants who are capable of oral (having to do with the mouth) intake
Women must be: postmenopausal (for at least 1 year), surgically sterile, abstinent (not having sexual intercourse), or practicing a highly effective method of birth control before participation in the study and who agree to continue to use the same method of birth control throughout the study in cases of women of childbearing potential
Male participants must practice contraception, and must agree not to donate his sperms for 1 month after the last dose of study drug
Participants who will complain of baseline pain of intensity of greater than or equal to 4 on 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) measured within 1 hour prior to randomization (study drug assigned by chance) and a maximum of 6 hours after discontinuation of participant controlled analgesia (PCA) after at least 12 hours of application following TKRA
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants with Illness history (severe [very serious, life threatening] hepatic [having to do with the liver] failure, severe renal [having to do with the kidney] failure; severe respiratory depression; risk for mental fog with head injury or brain lesions [abnormal area of tissue, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil]; digestive ulcer [sore], severe blood abnormalities; severe cardiac insufficiency; aspirin asthma [asthmatic attack-breathing disorder in which there is a wheezing and difficulty in breathing; caused by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs] or history of aspirin asthma; history of epilepsy [seizure disorder]; rheumatism, significant psychiatric disorder or taking antipsychotic drugs for psychiatric treatment)
Administration of disallowed therapy such as: administration of oral, patch, injection or local analgesics (drug used to control pain) acting centrally (the brain and the spinal cord) or peripherally (not central) before study drug administration after completion of PCA application, surgery is conducted simultaneously in addition to TKRA, administration of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors or discontinuation of the administration within 2 weeks, tricyclic antidepressants that may increase the seizure (sudden, uncontrolled muscle spasms and loss of consciousness resulting from abnormal brain function) risk when concomitantly (given at the same time) administered, neuroleptics, or drugs that may lower the seizure threshold, use of sedatives (a medication to calm or make less anxious) other than that used for general anesthesia (loss of sensation or feeling) during surgery
Participants who used any study drug or investigational medical device within 30 days before the start of the treatment
Participants requiring postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) care
Participants having hypersensitivity to tramadol or acetaminophen
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Janssen Korea Ltd. Clinical Trial
Organizational Affiliation
Janssen Korea Ltd.
Official's Role
Study Director
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
25299350
Citation
Park YB, Ha CW, Cho SD, Lee MC, Lee JH, Seo SS, Kang SB, Kyung HS, Choi CH, Chang N, Rhim HY, Bin SI. A randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety of extended-release and immediate-release tramadol HCl/acetaminophen in patients with acute pain following total knee replacement. Curr Med Res Opin. 2015 Jan;31(1):75-84. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2014.975338. Epub 2014 Oct 31.
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