Evaluation of Risk Minimization, Assessment and Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Pain Taking Avinza

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to provide information in a broad, "real world" population of chronic pain patients assessing both pain control with AVINZA as well as the potential risk for misuse and abuse.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00640042

Run by

Pfizer

People needed

1570

Starts

2008-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-11

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient is an adult (greater than or equal to 21 years old
• Patient has chronic (greater than or equal to 3 months) moderate-severe pain who, at the discretion of the Investigator, requires an around-the-clock opioid for optimal analgesia. Patients may be opioid naïve (not currently on an opioid) or opioid tolerant. Opioid naïve patients with a pain score of greater than or equal to 4 on an 11-point NRS (numerical rating scale. OR Opioid tolerant patients experiencing suboptimal response (i.e. pain score of greater than or equal to 4) or unacceptable side effects to sustained release opioids or short-acting opioids.
• Patient is able to read and understand English and comply with protocol requirements.

You may not qualify if…

• A patient who meets ANY of the following exclusion criteria will not be enrolled:
• Hypersensitivity to morphine, morphine salts, or any components of AVINZA
• Respiratory depression (slowed breathing)
• Acute or severe bronchial asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Currently has or is suspected of having paralytic ileus
• Requires a daily dose of AVINZA greater than 1600mg/day
• Patient is abusing alcohol
• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Currently taking AVINZA
• Patient unwilling to sign the Treatment Agreement
• Life expectancy is less than 2 months
• Migraine as the primary pain score
• Patient resides in a hospital or nursing home
• Patient has had more than 2 surgeries for low back pain
• Patient is anticipated to require major surgery or steroid injections for chronic pain over the next 12 weeks

Where it is running

• Study site — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Sun City, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Sun Lakes, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Burlingame, California, United States
• Study site — Castro Valley, California, United States
• Study site — Fountain Valley, California, United States
• Study site — Hemet, California, United States
• Study site — Lakewood, California, United States
• Study site — Livermore, California, United States
• Study site — Los Gatos, California, United States
• Study site — Murrieta, California, United States
• Study site — Murrieta, California, United States
• Study site — Nevada City, California, United States
• Study site — Oakland, California, United States
• Study site — Rocklin, California, United States
• Study site — Sacramento, California, United States
• Study site — San Diego, California, United States
• Study site — San Francisco, California, United States
• Study site — West Hollywood, California, United States
• Study site — Whittier, California, United States
• Study site — Yuba City, California, United States
• Study site — Adamsville, Alabama, United States

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