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Efficacy and Safety of Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release Tablets for Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain

Primary Purpose

Low Back Pain

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Hydrocodone ER
Placebo
Sponsored by
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Low Back Pain focused on measuring chronic low back pain, hydrocodone bitartrate, opioids

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The patient has had moderate to severe chronic low back pain for at least 3 months duration before screening.
  • The patient is able to speak English and is willing to provide written informed consent, including a written opioid agreement, to participate in this study.
  • The patient is willing and able to successfully self-administer the study drug, comply with study restrictions, complete the electronic diary, and return to the study center for scheduled study visits, as specified in the protocol.
  • The patient is 18 through 80 years of age at the time of screening.
  • Women of childbearing potential (not surgically sterile or 2 years postmenopausal) must use a medically accepted method of contraception, agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and for 30 days after participation in the study, and have a negative pregnancy test at screening. - Acceptable methods of contraception include barrier method with spermicide, intrauterine device (IUD), or steroidal contraceptive (oral, transdermal, implanted, and injected) in conjunction with a barrier method. NOTE: A woman will be considered surgically sterile if she has had a tubal ligation, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
  • Other criteria apply.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The patient is taking a total of more than 135 mg/day of oxycodone, or equivalent, during the 14 days before screening.
  • The patient's primary painful condition under study is related to any source of chronic pain other than low back pain.
  • The patient has radicular (nerve compression) pain or another type of purely neuropathic pain.
  • The patient has known or suspected hypersensitivities, allergies, or other contraindications to any ingredient in the study drug.
  • The patient has a recent history (within 5 years) or current evidence of alcohol or other substance abuse, with the exception of nicotine.
  • The patient has medical or psychiatric disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise collected data.
  • Other criteria apply.

Sites / Locations

  • Teva Investigational Site 10416
  • Teva Investigational Site 10382
  • Teva Investigational Site 10403
  • Teva Investigational Site 10412
  • Teva Investigational Site 10426
  • Teva Investigational Site 10436
  • Teva Investigational Site 10363
  • Teva Investigational Site 10366
  • Teva Investigational Site 10437
  • Teva Investigational Site 10358
  • Teva Investigational Site 10408
  • Teva Investigational Site 10425
  • Teva Investigational Site 10390
  • Teva Investigational Site 10429
  • Teva Investigational Site 10423
  • Teva Investigational Site 10740
  • Teva Investigational Site 10391
  • Teva Investigational Site 10422
  • Teva Investigational Site 10413
  • Teva Investigational Site 10442
  • Teva Investigational Site 10370
  • Teva Investigational Site 10392
  • Teva Investigational Site 10398
  • Teva Investigational Site 10428
  • Teva Investigational Site 10361
  • Teva Investigational Site 10441
  • Teva Investigational Site 10369
  • Teva Investigational Site 10744
  • Teva Investigational Site 10379
  • Teva Investigational Site 10365
  • Teva Investigational Site 10445
  • Teva Investigational Site 10362
  • Teva Investigational Site 10381
  • Teva Investigational Site 12036
  • Teva Investigational Site 10357
  • Teva Investigational Site 10367
  • Teva Investigational Site 10435
  • Teva Investigational Site 10742
  • Teva Investigational Site 10432
  • Teva Investigational Site 10383
  • Teva Investigational Site 10385
  • Teva Investigational Site 10444
  • Teva Investigational Site 10431
  • Teva Investigational Site 10743
  • Teva Investigational Site 10411
  • Teva Investigational Site 10418
  • Teva Investigational Site 10380
  • Teva Investigational Site 10440
  • Teva Investigational Site 10375
  • Teva Investigational Site 10419
  • Teva Investigational Site 10359
  • Teva Investigational Site 10389
  • Teva Investigational Site 10388
  • Teva Investigational Site 10397
  • Teva Investigational Site 10406
  • Teva Investigational Site 10401
  • Teva Investigational Site 10376
  • Teva Investigational Site 10396
  • Teva Investigational Site 10417
  • Teva Investigational Site 10399
  • Teva Investigational Site 10409
  • Teva Investigational Site 10439
  • Teva Investigational Site 10394
  • Teva Investigational Site 10407
  • Teva Investigational Site 10410
  • Teva Investigational Site 10443
  • Teva Investigational Site 10414
  • Teva Investigational Site 10446
  • Teva Investigational Site 10415
  • Teva Investigational Site 10430
  • Teva Investigational Site 10386
  • Teva Investigational Site 10373
  • Teva Investigational Site 10404
  • Teva Investigational Site 10741
  • Teva Investigational Site 10405
  • Teva Investigational Site 10364
  • Teva Investigational Site 10372
  • Teva Investigational Site 10395
  • Teva Investigational Site 10371
  • Teva Investigational Site 12035
  • Teva Investigational Site 10377
  • Teva Investigational Site 10374
  • Teva Investigational Site 10378
  • Teva Investigational Site 10402
  • Teva Investigational Site 10438
  • Teva Investigational Site 10420
  • Teva Investigational Site 10433

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Placebo Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

Placebo

Hydrocodone ER

Arm Description

Participants were administered hydrocodone ER tablets orally at dosages of 15, 30, 45, 60, or 90 mg every 12 hours at the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period. During the treatment period, participants were administered placebo tablets twice a day that matched the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period. A step-wise, double-blind schedule to tamper off active drug was implemented during the first 2 weeks of the 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period to reduce the risk of withdrawal effects in participants randomly assigned to placebo.

Participants were administered hydrocodone ER tablets orally at dosages of 15, 30, 45, 60, or 90 mg every 12 hours at the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period. During the 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period, participants randomly assigned to hydrocodone ER were administered tablets twice a day at the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change From Baseline to Week 12 of the Treatment Period in Weekly Average of Daily Worst Pain Intensity (WPI)
The WPI was recorded daily by participants in an electronic diary using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11), a Likert-type scale in which 0=no pain and 10=the worst pain imaginable. Participants selected the number that best described their worst pain intensity over the last 24 hours. Weekly WPI scores averaged daily scores collected over the previous 7 days for each analysis visit. Negative change from baseline scores indicate improvement in pain control. The analysis included WPI data observed before discontinuation of study drug and was based on the multiple imputations (MI) method to handle missing scores at week 12. Consistent with the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report (Panel on Handling Missing Data in Clinical Trials 2010), the MI method includes an assumption of missing at random (MAR) and takes into account a potential bias toward the active-drug treatment group for patients who discontinued study drug because of adverse events.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change From Baseline to Week 12 of the Treatment Period in Weekly Average Pain Intensity (API)
The API over the last 24 hours was recorded daily by patients in an electronic diary using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11), a Likert-type scale in which 0=no pain and 10=the worst pain imaginable. Participants selected the number that best described the average pain intensity over the last 24 hours. Weekly API scores averaged daily scores collected over the previous 7 days for each analysis visit. Negative change from baseline scores indicate improvement in pain control. The analysis included API data observed before discontinuation of study drug and was based on the MI method to handle missing scores at week 12. Consistent with the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report (Panel on Handling Missing Data in Clinical Trials 2010), the MI method includes an assumption of missing at random (MAR) and takes into account a potential bias toward the active-drug treatment group for patients who discontinued study drug because of adverse events.
Kaplan-Meier Estimates for Time to Loss of Efficacy
Time to loss of efficacy was defined as discontinuation of study drug for lack of efficacy or the start of excessive rescue medication while taking study drug. Excessive rescue medication usage was defined as 10 or more days of rescue medication usage in any 14 consecutive days at a total of 15 mg (hydrocodone-equivalent) or higher each day during the post 2-week tapering period of the double-blind treatment period.
Percentage of Participants With a 30% or Greater Increase in Weekly Average Pain Intensity (API) From Baseline to Week 12 Visit, and an Average API Score of 5 or Higher at Week 12
The API over the last 24 hours was recorded daily by participants in an electronic diary using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11), a Likert-type scale in which 0=no pain and 10=the worst pain imaginable. Participants selected the number that best described the average pain intensity over the last 24 hours. Weekly API scores averaged daily scores collected over the previous 7 days for each analysis visit.
Change From Baseline to Final On-Treatment Visit in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) Score
The RMDQ is a patient-rated, 24-question evaluation used to assess acute disability associated with low back pain. Each question is answered with a YES or NO response, and each YES response is given 1 point. Scores on the RMDQ range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating greater disability. Negative change from baseline scores indicate improvement in level of disability.
Participants With Adverse Events During Open-Label Titration and Double-Blind Treatment Periods
An adverse event (AE) was defined in the protocol as any untoward medical occurrence that develops or worsens in severity during the conduct of a clinical study and does not necessarily have a causal relationship to the study drug. Severity was rated by the investigator on a scale of mild, moderate and severe, with severe= an inability to carry out usual activities. Relation of AE to treatment was determined by the investigator. Serious AEs include death, a life-threatening adverse event, inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent or significant disability or incapacity, a congenital anomaly or birth defect, OR an important medical event that jeopardized the patient and required medical intervention to prevent the previously listed serious outcomes.
Participants With Clinically Significant Hearing Changes From Baseline to Final Assessment in Pure Tone Audiometry Test Results
Pure tone audiometry was performed by a qualified audiologist and was not done at the study center. During the test, the patient wore headphones and was seated in a quiet room; trained personnel manipulated the audiometry equipment to test the patient's hearing. For serial audiograms, the criteria for a clinically significant (CS) hearing change were based on the guidance from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) 1994 (Konrad-Martin et al 2005). These criteria included the following: greater than 20 decibels (dB) pure tone threshold shift at 1 frequency; greater than 10 dB shift at 2 consecutive test frequencies; or threshold response shifting to "no response" at 3 consecutive test frequencies.
Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scales (SOWS) Total Scores During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
The results of the SOWS were collected in the e-diary daily during the first 4 weeks of the double blind treatment period and then during clinic visits at week 12 or early termination. The SOWS was a self-administered questionnaire used to measure a participant's signs and symptoms of withdrawal from opiates. The scale contained 16 symptoms (such as my nose is running; I feel restless), the participant rated the intensity on a scale of 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) for a total score of 0-64. The daily total score for the first 4 weeks was the largest score observed during the time period preceding that visit. For example, the week 1 score for each participant was the largest total score on any day between baseline and the night before the week 1 visit; the week 4 score for each participant was the largest score observed between the week 2 visit and the night before the week 4 visit.
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scales (COWS) Total Scores During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
COWS is a clinician-rated scale used to measure a participant's signs and symptoms of withdrawal from opiates, with ratings based only on apparent relationship to withdrawal. The COWS was performed at weeks 1, 2, 4, and 12 (double blind treatment period) or early termination. The scale contained 11 signs/symptoms whose intensity the clinician rated on a scale of 0 to 4 or 5. A total score was calculated as the sum of the responses to the 11 signs/symptoms for a total range of 0-48. Withdrawal severity was classified, based on the total score, as follows: 0 to 4=normal 5 to 12=mild 13 to 24=moderate 25 to 36=moderately severe 36=severe
Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormal Laboratory Values During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Data represents participants with potentially clinically significant abnormal serum chemistry, hematology and urinalysis values. Significance criteria: Blood urea nitrogen: >=10.71 mmol/L Creatinine: >=177 μmol/L Uric acid: M>=625, F>=506 μmol/L Alanine aminotransferase (ALT): >=3* upper limit of normal (ULN) Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT): >=3* upper limit of normal (ULN) Serum white blood cells: <=3.0 * 10^9/L Hemoglobin: M<=115, F<=95 g/dL Hematocrit: M<0.37, F<0.32 L/L Eosinophils: >=10.0 % Absolute neutrophils: <=1.0 * 10^9/L Urinalysis: Glucose: >=2 unit increase from baseline
Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormal Vital Sign Values During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Data represents participants with potentially clinically significant (PCS) vital sign values. Significance criteria Pulse - high: >=120 and increase of >= 15 beats/minute from baseline Pulse - low: <=50 and decrease of >=15 beats/minute Systolic blood pressure - high: >=180 and increase >=20 mmHg Systolic blood pressure - low: <=90 and decrease >=20 mmHg Diastolic blood pressure - high: >=105 and increase of >=15 mmHg Diastolic blood pressure - low: <=50 and decrease of >=15 mmHg
Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormal Electrocardiogram Findings During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Data represents the number of participants with potentially clinically significant (PCS) electrocardiogram findings on the final study visit.

Full Information

First Posted
February 8, 2013
Last Updated
June 2, 2017
Sponsor
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01789970
Brief Title
Efficacy and Safety of Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release Tablets for Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain
Official Title
A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized-Withdrawal Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release Tablets (CEP-33237) at 30 to 90 mg Every 12 Hours for Relief of Moderate to Severe Pain in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Who Require Opioid Treatment for an Extended Period of Time
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
June 2017
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
February 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release tablets at doses of 30 to 90 mg every 12 hours compared with placebo in alleviating moderate to severe pain in patients with chronic low back pain. Patients may be opioid-naïve or opioid-experienced.
Detailed Description
The study consisted of a screening period of approximately 7 to 14 days, an open label titration period of up to 6 weeks, and a double blind treatment period of 12 weeks. The objective of the open label titration period was to find the successful dose of hydrocodone extended release (ER) tablets that produced stable pain relief without unacceptable adverse events (AEs). Stable pain relief was defined as an average pain intensity (API) score over the previous 24 hours of 4 or less and a worst pain intensity (WPI) score of 6 or less on the 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11) (0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable) for either 4 consecutive days or 4 out of 7 consecutive days, while the same dose of study drug was maintained for up to 7 days. Scores for WPI and API were recorded daily in individual patient electronic diaries. Patients returned to the study center prior to each dose adjustment. The starting dose of hydrocodone ER tablets depended on whether the subject was opioid-naïve or opioid-experienced. Opioid-naïve participants started at a 15-mg dose of hydrocodone ER tablets every 12 hours. For opioid-experienced participants, the starting dose of hydrocodone ER tablets was to be approximately equivalent to 50% of the dose of opioid analgesic that they were receiving at screening and administered every 12 hours. Investigators switched participants from previous opioid therapy to hydrocodone ER tablets on the basis of predefined dose equivalents. Participants who met the criterion of a stabilized dose were randomly assigned into the 12 week, double-blind, placebo controlled treatment period on the final day of the open label titration period (baseline visit). Participants began treatment with double blind study drug at the effective dose of hydrocodone ER tablets achieved during the titration period or matching placebo. Rescue medication was permitted in addition to the study drug during the double blind treatment period. Participants who participated in the study in compliance with the protocol and complete 12 weeks of double-blind treatment with study drug, were considered to have completed the study and could have been eligible to enroll in a 6-month open-label study (study C32337/3104, NCT01922739).

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Low Back Pain
Keywords
chronic low back pain, hydrocodone bitartrate, opioids

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
625 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
Participants were administered hydrocodone ER tablets orally at dosages of 15, 30, 45, 60, or 90 mg every 12 hours at the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period. During the treatment period, participants were administered placebo tablets twice a day that matched the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period. A step-wise, double-blind schedule to tamper off active drug was implemented during the first 2 weeks of the 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period to reduce the risk of withdrawal effects in participants randomly assigned to placebo.
Arm Title
Hydrocodone ER
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants were administered hydrocodone ER tablets orally at dosages of 15, 30, 45, 60, or 90 mg every 12 hours at the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period. During the 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period, participants randomly assigned to hydrocodone ER were administered tablets twice a day at the dosage deemed successful for managing their pain during the titration period.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Hydrocodone ER
Other Intervention Name(s)
CEP-33237, Hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release tablets
Intervention Description
During the open-label, titration period, all participants were administered hydrocodone ER tablets at dosages of 15, 30, 45, 60, or 90 mg every 12 hours to identify a dosage deemed successful for managing their pain. Hydrocodone ER was taken by participants randomized to the hydrocodone ER treatment arm during the double-blind treatment period at the dose level identified during the titration period. Participants were instructed to take tablets with a glass of water on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Intervention Description
Placebo matching the active drug dose identified during the titration period was taken by participants randomized to the placebo treatment arm during the double-blind treatment period. Participants were instructed to take intervention with a glass of water on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change From Baseline to Week 12 of the Treatment Period in Weekly Average of Daily Worst Pain Intensity (WPI)
Description
The WPI was recorded daily by participants in an electronic diary using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11), a Likert-type scale in which 0=no pain and 10=the worst pain imaginable. Participants selected the number that best described their worst pain intensity over the last 24 hours. Weekly WPI scores averaged daily scores collected over the previous 7 days for each analysis visit. Negative change from baseline scores indicate improvement in pain control. The analysis included WPI data observed before discontinuation of study drug and was based on the multiple imputations (MI) method to handle missing scores at week 12. Consistent with the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report (Panel on Handling Missing Data in Clinical Trials 2010), the MI method includes an assumption of missing at random (MAR) and takes into account a potential bias toward the active-drug treatment group for patients who discontinued study drug because of adverse events.
Time Frame
Days -6 to 0 of Treatment Period (baseline), Week 12 of Treatment Period
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change From Baseline to Week 12 of the Treatment Period in Weekly Average Pain Intensity (API)
Description
The API over the last 24 hours was recorded daily by patients in an electronic diary using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11), a Likert-type scale in which 0=no pain and 10=the worst pain imaginable. Participants selected the number that best described the average pain intensity over the last 24 hours. Weekly API scores averaged daily scores collected over the previous 7 days for each analysis visit. Negative change from baseline scores indicate improvement in pain control. The analysis included API data observed before discontinuation of study drug and was based on the MI method to handle missing scores at week 12. Consistent with the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report (Panel on Handling Missing Data in Clinical Trials 2010), the MI method includes an assumption of missing at random (MAR) and takes into account a potential bias toward the active-drug treatment group for patients who discontinued study drug because of adverse events.
Time Frame
Days -6 to 0 of Treatment Period (baseline), Week 12
Title
Kaplan-Meier Estimates for Time to Loss of Efficacy
Description
Time to loss of efficacy was defined as discontinuation of study drug for lack of efficacy or the start of excessive rescue medication while taking study drug. Excessive rescue medication usage was defined as 10 or more days of rescue medication usage in any 14 consecutive days at a total of 15 mg (hydrocodone-equivalent) or higher each day during the post 2-week tapering period of the double-blind treatment period.
Time Frame
Day 1 to Week 12 of Treatment Period
Title
Percentage of Participants With a 30% or Greater Increase in Weekly Average Pain Intensity (API) From Baseline to Week 12 Visit, and an Average API Score of 5 or Higher at Week 12
Description
The API over the last 24 hours was recorded daily by participants in an electronic diary using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS-11), a Likert-type scale in which 0=no pain and 10=the worst pain imaginable. Participants selected the number that best described the average pain intensity over the last 24 hours. Weekly API scores averaged daily scores collected over the previous 7 days for each analysis visit.
Time Frame
Days -6 to 0 of Treatment Period (baseline), Week 12
Title
Change From Baseline to Final On-Treatment Visit in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) Score
Description
The RMDQ is a patient-rated, 24-question evaluation used to assess acute disability associated with low back pain. Each question is answered with a YES or NO response, and each YES response is given 1 point. Scores on the RMDQ range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating greater disability. Negative change from baseline scores indicate improvement in level of disability.
Time Frame
Days 7-14 of Titration Period (baseline), Week 12 or end of study visit during the Treatment Period
Title
Participants With Adverse Events During Open-Label Titration and Double-Blind Treatment Periods
Description
An adverse event (AE) was defined in the protocol as any untoward medical occurrence that develops or worsens in severity during the conduct of a clinical study and does not necessarily have a causal relationship to the study drug. Severity was rated by the investigator on a scale of mild, moderate and severe, with severe= an inability to carry out usual activities. Relation of AE to treatment was determined by the investigator. Serious AEs include death, a life-threatening adverse event, inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent or significant disability or incapacity, a congenital anomaly or birth defect, OR an important medical event that jeopardized the patient and required medical intervention to prevent the previously listed serious outcomes.
Time Frame
Day 1 of Titration Period up to Week 12 of Treatment Period (maximum treatment duration was 127 days)
Title
Participants With Clinically Significant Hearing Changes From Baseline to Final Assessment in Pure Tone Audiometry Test Results
Description
Pure tone audiometry was performed by a qualified audiologist and was not done at the study center. During the test, the patient wore headphones and was seated in a quiet room; trained personnel manipulated the audiometry equipment to test the patient's hearing. For serial audiograms, the criteria for a clinically significant (CS) hearing change were based on the guidance from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) 1994 (Konrad-Martin et al 2005). These criteria included the following: greater than 20 decibels (dB) pure tone threshold shift at 1 frequency; greater than 10 dB shift at 2 consecutive test frequencies; or threshold response shifting to "no response" at 3 consecutive test frequencies.
Time Frame
Days 7-14 of Titration Period (baseline), Day 0 of Treatment Period (last day of Titration Period), Week 12 or end of study visit during the Treatment Period
Title
Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scales (SOWS) Total Scores During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Description
The results of the SOWS were collected in the e-diary daily during the first 4 weeks of the double blind treatment period and then during clinic visits at week 12 or early termination. The SOWS was a self-administered questionnaire used to measure a participant's signs and symptoms of withdrawal from opiates. The scale contained 16 symptoms (such as my nose is running; I feel restless), the participant rated the intensity on a scale of 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) for a total score of 0-64. The daily total score for the first 4 weeks was the largest score observed during the time period preceding that visit. For example, the week 1 score for each participant was the largest total score on any day between baseline and the night before the week 1 visit; the week 4 score for each participant was the largest score observed between the week 2 visit and the night before the week 4 visit.
Time Frame
Weeks 1, 2, 4 and Endpoint of the Treatment Period
Title
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scales (COWS) Total Scores During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Description
COWS is a clinician-rated scale used to measure a participant's signs and symptoms of withdrawal from opiates, with ratings based only on apparent relationship to withdrawal. The COWS was performed at weeks 1, 2, 4, and 12 (double blind treatment period) or early termination. The scale contained 11 signs/symptoms whose intensity the clinician rated on a scale of 0 to 4 or 5. A total score was calculated as the sum of the responses to the 11 signs/symptoms for a total range of 0-48. Withdrawal severity was classified, based on the total score, as follows: 0 to 4=normal 5 to 12=mild 13 to 24=moderate 25 to 36=moderately severe 36=severe
Time Frame
Weeks 1, 2, 4 and Endpoint of the Treatment Period
Title
Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormal Laboratory Values During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Description
Data represents participants with potentially clinically significant abnormal serum chemistry, hematology and urinalysis values. Significance criteria: Blood urea nitrogen: >=10.71 mmol/L Creatinine: >=177 μmol/L Uric acid: M>=625, F>=506 μmol/L Alanine aminotransferase (ALT): >=3* upper limit of normal (ULN) Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT): >=3* upper limit of normal (ULN) Serum white blood cells: <=3.0 * 10^9/L Hemoglobin: M<=115, F<=95 g/dL Hematocrit: M<0.37, F<0.32 L/L Eosinophils: >=10.0 % Absolute neutrophils: <=1.0 * 10^9/L Urinalysis: Glucose: >=2 unit increase from baseline
Time Frame
Day 1 up to Week 12 of the Treatment Period
Title
Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormal Vital Sign Values During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Description
Data represents participants with potentially clinically significant (PCS) vital sign values. Significance criteria Pulse - high: >=120 and increase of >= 15 beats/minute from baseline Pulse - low: <=50 and decrease of >=15 beats/minute Systolic blood pressure - high: >=180 and increase >=20 mmHg Systolic blood pressure - low: <=90 and decrease >=20 mmHg Diastolic blood pressure - high: >=105 and increase of >=15 mmHg Diastolic blood pressure - low: <=50 and decrease of >=15 mmHg
Time Frame
Day 1 to Week 12 of the Treatment Period
Title
Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormal Electrocardiogram Findings During the Double-Blind Treatment Period
Description
Data represents the number of participants with potentially clinically significant (PCS) electrocardiogram findings on the final study visit.
Time Frame
Final study visit (week 12 or end of treatment visit)

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: The patient has had moderate to severe chronic low back pain for at least 3 months duration before screening. The patient is able to speak English and is willing to provide written informed consent, including a written opioid agreement, to participate in this study. The patient is willing and able to successfully self-administer the study drug, comply with study restrictions, complete the electronic diary, and return to the study center for scheduled study visits, as specified in the protocol. The patient is 18 through 80 years of age at the time of screening. Women of childbearing potential (not surgically sterile or 2 years postmenopausal) must use a medically accepted method of contraception, agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and for 30 days after participation in the study, and have a negative pregnancy test at screening. - Acceptable methods of contraception include barrier method with spermicide, intrauterine device (IUD), or steroidal contraceptive (oral, transdermal, implanted, and injected) in conjunction with a barrier method. NOTE: A woman will be considered surgically sterile if she has had a tubal ligation, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Other criteria apply. Exclusion Criteria: The patient is taking a total of more than 135 mg/day of oxycodone, or equivalent, during the 14 days before screening. The patient's primary painful condition under study is related to any source of chronic pain other than low back pain. The patient has radicular (nerve compression) pain or another type of purely neuropathic pain. The patient has known or suspected hypersensitivities, allergies, or other contraindications to any ingredient in the study drug. The patient has a recent history (within 5 years) or current evidence of alcohol or other substance abuse, with the exception of nicotine. The patient has medical or psychiatric disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise collected data. Other criteria apply.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Clinical Project Leader
Organizational Affiliation
Teva GCO
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10416
City
Anniston
State/Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10382
City
Birmingham
State/Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10403
City
Birmingham
State/Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10412
City
Birmingham
State/Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10426
City
Mobile
State/Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10436
City
Montgomery
State/Province
Alabama
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10363
City
Phoenix
State/Province
Arizona
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10366
City
Phoenix
State/Province
Arizona
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10437
City
Tucson
State/Province
Arizona
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10358
City
Anaheim
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10408
City
Bell Gardens
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10425
City
Carmichael
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10390
City
Cerritos
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10429
City
El Cajon
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10423
City
Escondido
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10740
City
Garden Grove
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10391
City
Huntington Park
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10422
City
La Jolla
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10413
City
Laguna Hills
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10442
City
Laguna Hills
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10370
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10392
City
Sherman Oaks
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10398
City
Thousand Oaks
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10428
City
Torrance
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10361
City
Walnut Creek
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10441
City
Waterbury
State/Province
Connecticut
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10369
City
DeLand
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10744
City
Edgewater
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10379
City
Fort Lauderdale
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10365
City
Jacksonville
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10445
City
Leesburg
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10362
City
Orlando
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10381
City
Ormond Beach
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 12036
City
Pembroke Pines
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10357
City
Plantation
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10367
City
Royal Palm Beach
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10435
City
Royal Palm Beach
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10742
City
Sanford
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10432
City
Columbus
State/Province
Georgia
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10383
City
Marietta
State/Province
Georgia
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10385
City
Marietta
State/Province
Georgia
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10444
City
Newnan
State/Province
Georgia
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10431
City
Meridian
State/Province
Idaho
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10743
City
Meridian
State/Province
Idaho
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10411
City
Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10418
City
Avon
State/Province
Indiana
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10380
City
Evansville
State/Province
Indiana
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10440
City
Newburgh
State/Province
Indiana
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10375
City
Overland Park
State/Province
Kansas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10419
City
New Orleans
State/Province
Louisiana
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10359
City
Shreveport
State/Province
Louisiana
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10389
City
Fall River
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10388
City
Bay City
State/Province
Michigan
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10397
City
Biloxi
State/Province
Mississippi
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10406
City
Hazelwood
State/Province
Missouri
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10401
City
Saint Louis
State/Province
Missouri
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10376
City
Omaha
State/Province
Nebraska
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10396
City
Omaha
State/Province
Nebraska
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10417
City
Henderson
State/Province
Nevada
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10399
City
Las Vegas
State/Province
Nevada
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10409
City
Berlin
State/Province
New Jersey
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10439
City
Buffalo
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10394
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10407
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10410
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10443
City
Raleigh
State/Province
North Carolina
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10414
City
Winston-Salem
State/Province
North Carolina
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10446
City
Oklahoma City
State/Province
Oklahoma
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10415
City
Altoona
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10430
City
Duncansville
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10386
City
Mechanicsburg
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10373
City
Tipton
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10404
City
North Charleston
State/Province
South Carolina
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10741
City
Spartanburg
State/Province
South Carolina
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10405
City
Austin
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10364
City
Dallas
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10372
City
Dallas
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10395
City
Dallas
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10371
City
Houston
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 12035
City
Houston
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10377
City
Lake Jackson
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10374
City
Plano
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10378
City
San Antonio
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10402
City
Salt Lake City
State/Province
Utah
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10438
City
Roanoke
State/Province
Virginia
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10420
City
Bellevue
State/Province
Washington
Country
United States
Facility Name
Teva Investigational Site 10433
City
Everett
State/Province
Washington
Country
United States

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