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Open-Label Safety and Tolerability Study of Oxymorphone for Acute Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Subjects.

Information source: Endo Pharmaceuticals
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 04, 2010
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Postoperative Pain

Intervention: Oxymorphone IR (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Endo Pharmaceuticals

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Study Director, Study Director, Affiliation: Endo Pharmaceuticals

Overall contact:
Clinical Project Manager, Phone: 1-800-462-3636, Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Summary

When post-operative parenteral analgesia is discontinued, oral dosing with study medication may begin once the subject has developed a moderate level of pain as defined by a 100 mm VAS (pain intensity score greater than or equal to 40).

Clinical Details

Official title: An Open-Label, Ascending, Two-Part, Single- and Multiple-Dose Evaluation of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Effectiveness of Oxymorphone for Acute Postoperatiave Pain in Pediatric Subjects

Study design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: During the Single-Dose Period, the safety of oxymorphone IR in children >12-17 years requiring an opioid to treat their acute postoperative pain of various etiologies will be assessed.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 12 Years. Maximum age: 17 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female > 12 to 17 years of age, inclusive

- Weigh at least 50 kg

- Postoperative oral opioid analgesia required for at least 24 hours or 48 hours

following postoperataive parenteral analgesia

- Are expected to be hospitalized for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known allergy to, or a significant reaction to, oxymorphone or another opioid

- Life expectancy of < 4 weeks

- Positive pregnancy test at screening

Locations and Contacts

Clinical Project Manager, Phone: 1-800-462-3636, Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

The Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Children's Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, Florida 33607, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75235, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, United States; Recruiting
Email: clinicaltrials@endo.com

Additional Information

Starting date: December 2008
Last updated: January 15, 2010

Page last updated: October 04, 2010

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