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NCT number NCT01352741
Other study ID # 247251
Secondary ID 2010-019998-14KF
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date March 2011
Est. completion date January 2012

Study information

Verified date October 2019
Source Grünenthal GmbH
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of increasing doses of tapentadol prolonged release (PR) (500 mg per day) versus a combination of tapentadol PR (300 mg per day) and pregabalin (to 300 mg per day) in subjects requiring additional analgesia after titration to tapentadol PR 300 mg per day.

This is a clinical effectiveness trial designed to establish a link between anticipated clinical outcomes and the clinical practice by means of selected measures of clinical and subject reported outcomes. Since, severe low back pain with a neuropathic component, the targeted study population, is frequently treated with a combination therapy (monotherapy is often not effective enough) it is of interest to determine if tapentadol alone (combining 2 mechanisms of action in a single molecule) could be as effective as a combination of tapentadol plus pregabalin. Furthermore, the tolerability profiles of monotherapy versus combination are of interest.


Description:

Participants with a diagnosis of chronic low back pain (defined as pain lasting for at least 3 month) and requiring a strong analgesic (World Health Organization [WHO] Step III) as judged by the investigator and having a positive or unclear score using the painDETECT diagnostic screening questionnaire will enter the open-label titration tapentadol prolonged release (PR) period. In total participants will have 11 planned scheduled visits scheduled over 105 days. At the Enrollment Visit [Day -14 (3 to 14 days prior to the Baseline Visit)] the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be checked to evaluate the participant's eligibility for the trial. Participants on previous analgesics will start a washout period three days up to 2 weeks.The duration of the washout period will depend on previous opioid analgesics and co-analgesics and their respective doses, down-tapering steps. Participants who do not need a washout of previous analgesic treatment (e.g. WHO Step I analgesics), a baseline visit can be scheduled as soon as clinical laboratory monitoring results are available.

At the Baseline Visit (Day 1) participants will start the 3 week open-label titration period tapentadol prolonged release (PR) at doses of 2 x 50 mg per day and will be titrated upwards in steps of 100 mg (2 x 50 mg) on a weekly basis.

Participants who do not qualify for randomization may continue the trial in the open-label continuation arm if they have already reached a satisfactory level of pain relief.

Participants qualifying for randomization in the comparative period (Day 22 to 77) will be allocated to 1 of 2 treatment arms and will continue treatment.

Either they continue on tapentadol prolonged release (PR) with increasing doses of tapentadol PR

- After the randomization visit, participants will titrate up to a total daily dose of 400 mg.

- 1 week after the randomization visit, will titrate up to a total daily dose of 500 mg. Participants in this treatment arm will receive a final dose of 500 mg tapentadol PR per day.

Or start on a combination of tapentadol PR 300 mg per day with pregabalin

- After the randomization visit, participants will continue their previous regimen of tapentadol PR 2 x 150 mg per day plus pregabalin 2 x 75 mg (total daily dose of 150 mg pregabalin).

- 1 week after the randomization visit, participants will continue their previous regimen (end of titration period) of tapentadol PR 2 x 150 mg per day plus pregabalin 2 x 150 mg (total daily dose of 300 mg pregabalin). Participants in this treatment arm will receive a final dose of 300 mg tapentadol PR and 300 mg pregabalin.

Participants in the Comparative Period can be assigned to the open-label pick-up arm and will be treated with a stable dose of tapentadol PR 300 mg per day or 400 mg per day if they experience treatment emergent adverse events (at least possibly related to investigational medicinal product).The open-label pick-up period theoretically starts on Day 29, i.e. one week after the Randomization Visit.

The Final Evaluation (Day 77) is planned to take place 8 weeks after randomization.

After the Final Evaluation a Follow-up Period (blinded tapering down/out of IMP in Week 12 and Follow-up Visit (up to Day 91) will take place. Tapering down/out of medication will be performed according to the Summary of Product Characteristics.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 622
Est. completion date January 2012
Est. primary completion date January 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects must have a diagnosis of chronic low back pain; chronic pain defined as pain lasting for at least 3 months.

- Subject's pain must require a strong analgesic (defined as World Health Organization (WHO) step III) as judged by the investigator.

- The painDETECT diagnostic screening questionnaire score must be:

- "positive" or

- "unclear".or If the subject is being treated with a stable regimen of centrally acting analgesics (opioids) and/or co-analgesics, even a "negative" painDETECT score (but of at least 9) at the enrollment visit will be acceptable.

- If under regular daily pretreatment with a WHO step II/step III opioid analgesic and/or a centrally acting co-analgesic:

- Subjects must be taking a WHO step II or step III analgesic or co- analgesic on a daily basis for at least 2 weeks prior to the enrollment visit.

- Subjects pretreated with a WHO step II opioid analgesic and/or a centrally acting co-analgesic must have reported an average pain intensity score of at least 5 points (NRS-3=5) during the last 3 days prior to the enrollment visit. or If under regular, daily pretreatment with a WHO step I analgesic monotherapy or if no regular analgesic pretreatment is reported:

- Subjects must have an average pain intensity score of at least 6 points NRS-3=6) in the last 3 days prior to the enrollment visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of concomitant painful conditions other than low back pain that could confound the subject's trial assessments or self-evaluation of the index pain, e.g., syndromes with widespread pain such as fibromyalgia.

- Low back pain caused by cancer and/or metastatic diseases.

- Any painful procedures planned during the trial period (e.g., major surgery) that may, in the opinion of the investigator, affect the effectiveness or safety assessments of the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP).

- Pending litigation or application for insurance/governmental benefits due to chronic pain or disability and, if granted, benefits might be influenced by a successful participation in the trial.

- Rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption, lactose intolerance.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Tapentadol Prolonged Release
100 - 500 mg per day orally twice daily for a maximum of 12 weeks
Tapentadol Prolonged Release with Pregabalin
Tapentadol Prolonged Release 100 - 300 mg per day with Pregabalin 150 - 300 mg per day orally twice daily for a maximum of 12 weeks
Tapentadol Prolonged Release open label maintenance
100 - 400 mg per day Tapentadol Prolonged Release orally administered twice daily

Locations

Country Name City State
Austria Site 506 Klagenfurt
Austria Site 503 Senftenberg
Austria Site 501 Wien
Austria Site 502 Wien
Austria Site 504 Wien
Austria Site 505 Wien
Belgium Site 605 Dour
Belgium Site 602 Genk
Belgium Site 603 Gozee
Belgium Site 604 Ham
Belgium Site 601 Pellenberg
Denmark Site 702 Copenhagen
Denmark Site 704 Frederiksberg
Denmark Site 701 Glostrup
Denmark Site 703 Ringsted
Germany DE 118 Berlin
Germany Site 107 Berlin
Germany Site 111 Böhlen
Germany Site 115 Cottbus
Germany Site 103 Hamburg
Germany Site 110 Hamburg
Germany Site 101 Kiel
Germany Site 114 Kiel
Germany Site 105 Köln
Germany Site 116 Köln
Germany Site 113 Leipzig
Germany Site 109 Lübeck
Germany Site 106 Rendsburg
Germany Site 108 Schönau
Germany Site 117 Weimar
Germany Site 112 Westerstede
Germany Site 104 Wiesbaden
Netherlands Site 803 Amsterdam
Netherlands Site 804 Eindhoven
Netherlands Site 805 Enschede
Netherlands Site 802 Heerenveen
Netherlands Site 801 Sliedrecht
Poland Site 309 Bydgoszcz
Poland Site 312 Gdansk
Poland Site 303 Katowice
Poland Site 308 Krakow
Poland Site 310 Krakow
Poland Site 311 Krakow
Poland Site 307 Lublin
Poland Site 306 Ostrów Mazowiecka
Poland Site 304 Poznan
Poland Site 301 Warsaw
Poland Site 302 Warszawa
Poland Site 305 Wroclaw
Spain Site 904 A Coruna
Spain Site 908 Alicante
Spain Site 901 Badalona
Spain Site 905 Barcelona
Spain Site 902 Centelles
Spain Site 907 Granada
Spain Site 909 Madrid
Spain Site 910 Madrid
Spain Site 903 Oviedo
Spain Site 911 Valencia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Grünenthal GmbH

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Germany,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Spain, 

References & Publications (2)

Baron R, Kern U, Müller M, Dubois C, Falke D, Steigerwald I. Effectiveness and Tolerability of a Moderate Dose of Tapentadol Prolonged Release for Managing Severe, Chronic Low Back Pain with a Neuropathic Component: An Open-label Continuation Arm of a Ran — View Citation

Baron R, Martin-Mola E, Müller M, Dubois C, Falke D, Steigerwald I. Effectiveness and Safety of Tapentadol Prolonged Release (PR) Versus a Combination of Tapentadol PR and Pregabalin for the Management of Severe, Chronic Low Back Pain With a Neuropathic C — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in the Average Pain Intensity Score for the Overall Low Back Pain on an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-3) The primary endpoint is defined as the comparison of tapentadol prolonged release (PR) 300 mg plus 200 mg per day and the combination of tapentadol PR 300 mg per day and pregabalin 300 mg per day regarding the change in NRS-3 pain intensity scores (recalled average pain intensity score during the last 3 days on 11-point NRS, where 0 is the no pain and 10 is pain as bad as you can imagine) from the randomization visit to the final evaluation visit.
Theoretically a maximum decrease of -10 and an increase of +4 in the pain intensity would have been possible. A negative sign indicates a decrease in pain intensity from the start of treatment. The higher the absolute values, the greater the change since the start of treatment (Baseline visit).
Randomization (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Average Pain Intensity Score for the Overall Low Back Pain on an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-3) The recalled average pain intensity score on the NRS-3 was assessed using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). This scale recalls the average pain intensity during the last 3 days. The participant was asked: "Please rate your pain intensity by assessing the one number that best describes your pain on average during the last 3 days (the last 72 hours prior to the visit)". Where 0 = no pain and 10 indicates pain as bad as you can imagine. This is the treatment period prior to the primary outcome period. Enrollment (Day -14); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Continuation Period: Average Pain Intensity Score for the Overall Low Back Pain on an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-3) The recalled average pain intensity score on the NRS-3 was assessed using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). This scale recalls the average pain intensity during the last 3 days. The participant was asked: "Please rate your pain intensity by assessing the one number that best describes your pain on average during the last 3 days (the last 72 hours prior to the visit)". Where 0 = no pain and 10 indicates pain as bad as you can imagine. Enrollment (Day -14); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary End of Open-label Pick-up Period: Average Pain Intensity Score for the Overall Low Back Pain on an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-3) The recalled average pain intensity score on the NRS-3 was assessed using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). This scale recalls the average pain intensity during the last 3 days. The participant was asked: "Please rate your pain intensity by assessing the one number that best describes your pain on average during the last 3 days (the last 72 hours prior to the visit)". Where 0 = no pain and 10 indicates pain as bad as you can imagine. Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Radiating Pain The NRS-3 pain intensity score at the visits in the open-label titration period for the two comparative double-blind period treatment groups analyzed is reported. NRS-3 pain intensity score (recalled average pain intensity score during the last 3 days on an 11-point NRS) for radiating pain (pain radiating into or towards the leg, typically of shooting, radiating character, usually radiating below the knee towards the foot) is reported. Where 0 = no pain and 10 indicates pain as bad as you can imagine. Enrollment Visit (Day -14); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Radiating Mean Pain Intensity Score for the Comparative Period Population The NRS-3 pain intensity score at the visits in the open-label titration period for the two comparative double-blind period treatment groups analyzed is reported. NRS-3 pain intensity score (recalled average pain intensity score during the last 3 days on an 11-point NRS) for radiating pain (pain radiating into or towards the leg, typically of shooting, radiating character, usually radiating below the knee towards the foot) is reported. Where 0 = no pain and 10 indicates pain as bad as you can imagine. Enrollment Visit (Day -14); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in NRS-3 Pain Intensity Score for the Radiating Pain NRS-3 pain intensity score (recalled average pain intensity score during the last 3 days on 11-point NRS, where 0 is the no pain and 10 is pain as bad as you can imagine) for radiating pain (pain radiating into or towards the leg, typically of shooting, radiating character, usually radiating below the knee towards the foot).
The value reported represents the change from the randomization visit (i.e., the last 3 days in the titration period) to the end of the double-blind comparative period (i.e., the last 3 days in the comparative period). The theoretical values range from -10 to 10. A negative sign indicates a decrease in pain from the start of treatment. The higher the absolute values, the greater the change since the start of treatment (baseline visit).
Randomization Visit (Day 22); End of Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Worst Mean Pain Intensity Scores Over the Past 24 Hours The recalled worst pain intensity during the last 24 hours was assessed using an 11-point Numeric rating scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine.
The participant was asked: "Please rate your pain intensity by assessing the one number that best describes your worst pain during the last 24 hours prior to the visit".
Enrollment Visit (Day -14); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Comparative Double-blind Period Population Worst Mean Pain Intensity Scores Over the Past 24 Hours The recalled worst pain intensity during the last 24 hours was assessed using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), where 0 = "no pain" and 10 = "pain as bad as you can imagine".
The participant was asked : "Please rate your pain intensity by assessing the one number that best describes your worst pain during the past 24 hours prior to the visit".
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in Worst Pain Intensity Over the Past 24 Hours The recalled worst pain intensity during the last 24 hours was assessed using an 11-point Numeric rating scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine.
The participant was asked: "Please rate your pain intensity by assessing the one number that best describes your worst pain during the last 24 hours prior to the visit".
A negative change indicates that the pain intensity decreased from the start of the trial.
Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: painDETECT Assessments The painDETECT was a participant completed questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 14 questions in four domains. Based on these questions a final assessment score was calculated. The minimum score ranged from zero to a maximum of 38. Participants with a score between 0 and 12 were scored as being "negative" (had no neuropathic pain component). A value between 19 and 38 was rated as being "positive" (neuropathic component present). Values from 13 to 18 were scored as being "unclear". Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Comparative Double-blind Period Population painDETECT Assessment The painDETECT was a participant completed questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 14 questions in four domains. Based on these questions a final assessment score was calculated. The minimum score ranged from zero to a maximum of 38. Participants with a score between 0 and 12 were scored as being "negative" (had no neuropathic pain component). A value between 19 and 38 was rated as being "positive" (neuropathic component present). Values from 13 to 18 were scored as being "unclear". Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in painDETECT Final Assessment The painDETECT was a participant completed questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 14 questions in four domains. Based on these questions a final assessment score was calculated. The minimum score ranged from zero to a maximum of 38. Participants with a score between 0 and 12 were scored as being "negative" (had no neuropathic pain component). A value between 19 and 38 was rated as being "positive" (neuropathic component present). Values from 13 to 18 were scored as being "unclear". The theoretical range of change in this trial ranged from -38 to 19. A negative change indicated a decrease in their neuropathic component of pain. Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) Overall Score Assessment In the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) the participant rated their symptoms of neuropathic pain. Ten pain questions were answered on an 11-point scale; from 0 (symptom not present) to 10 (symptom at its worst imaginable intensity, e.g. worst burning imaginable). The overall NPSI score was calculated by the summation of all ten responses and ranges between 0 and 100. For pain descriptions burning, pressing, paroxysmal (pain like electric shocks or stabbing), evoked (due to touch) and paresthesia (sensation that is not unpleasant) or dysesthesia (unpleasant) sub-scores are reported. The overall values reported for all participants that completed the questionnaire are shown. A symptom was absent if the value is 0, the symptom was present in all participants and all participants rated it at its worst possible intensity if a value is 100. Enrollment Visit; Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) Overall Score Assessment in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population In the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) the participant rated their symptoms of neuropathic pain. Ten pain questions were answered on an 11-point scale; from 0 (symptom not present) to 10 (symptom at its worst imaginable intensity, e.g. worst burning imaginable). The overall NPSI score was calculated by the summation of all ten responses and ranges between 0 and 100. For pain descriptions burning, pressing, paroxysmal (pain like electric shocks or stabbing), evoked (due to touch) and paresthesia (sensation that is not unpleasant) or dysesthesia (unpleasant) sub-scores are reported. The overall values reported for all participants that completed the questionnaire are shown. A symptom was absent if the value is 0, the symptom was present in all participants and all participants rated it at its worst possible intensity if a value is 100. Enrollment Visit; Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) Sub-scores and Overall Score Assessment In the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) the participant rated their symptoms of neuropathic pain. Ten pain questions were answered on an 11-point scale, from 0 (symptom not present) to 10 (symptom at its worst imaginable intensity, e.g. Spontaneous Pressing Pain Subscore). The overall NPSI score was calculated by the summation of all ten responses and ranges between 0 and 100. For pain descriptions burning, pressing, paroxysmal (pain like electric shocks or stabbing), evoked (due to touch) and paresthesia (sensation that is not unpleasant) or dysesthesia (unpleasant) subscores are reported. The overall values reported for all participants that completed the questionnaire are shown. A symptom was absent if the value is 0, the symptom was present in all participants and all participants rated it at its worst possible intensity if a value is 10 (100 for the overall score) . A negative change indicates that the intensity of the symptom has decreased since the start of treatment. Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Comparative Double-blind Period Population Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) Physical Health Composite Score (PCS) The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) has several brief broad questions on 8 aspects of health (physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional and mental health) that a participant was asked to score over the last week. The physical and mental summary scores were calculated from the individual responses. A higher score indicates a better perceived state of health. All domains were scored on a scale from 0 (lowest level of health) to 100 (highest level of health), with 100 representing the best possible health state. Enrollment Visit; Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Changes in the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) Physical Health Composite Score (PCS) The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) has several brief broad questions on 8 aspects of health (physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional and mental health) that a participant was asked to score over the last week. The physical summary scores were calculated from the individual responses to those questions covering physical health. A higher score indicates a better participant perceived state of health. All domains were scored on a scale from 0 (lowest level of health) to 100 (highest level of health), with 100 representing the best possible health state.
The change in the SF-12 score shows an improvement in health from baseline if the values are positive. The higher the value the greater the improvement.
Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Comparative Double-blind Period Population Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) Mental Health Composite Score (MCS) The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) has several brief broad questions on 8 aspects of health (physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional and mental health) that a participant was asked to score over the last week. The mental health summary scores were calculated from the individual responses to two of the 12 questions. A higher score indicates a better participant perceived state of health. All domains were scored on a scale from 0 (lowest level of health) to 100 (highest level of health), with 100 representing the best possible mental health. Enrollment Visit; Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) Mental Health Composite Score (MCS) The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) has several brief broad questions on 8 aspects of health (physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional and mental health) that a participant was asked to score over the last week. The mental health summary scores were calculated from the individual responses to two of the 12 questions. A higher score indicates a better participant perceived state of health. All domains were scored on a scale from 0 (lowest level of health) to 100 (highest level of health), with 100 representing the best possible mental health. Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) Health Status Index Score for the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The participant scored the EuroQol-5 questionnaire. The EuroQol-5 questionnaire uses a health state classification with 5 dimensions. Each dimension was assessed on a 3-point ordinal scale (1=no problems, 2=some problems, 3=extreme problems). The responses to the five EQ-5D dimensions were scored using a utility-weighted algorithm to derive an EQ-5D health status index score between 0 to 1 (with 1 indicating "full health" and 0 representing "dead"). The higher the values (the closer the value is to 1) the better the health status in a treatment group. Enrollment Visit (day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) Health Status Index The participant scored the EuroQol-5 questionnaire. The EuroQol-5 questionnaire uses a health state classification with 5 dimensions. Each dimension was assessed on a 3-point ordinal scale (1=no problems, 2=some problems, 3=extreme problems). The responses to the five EQ-5D dimensions were scored using a utility-weighted algorithm to derive an EQ-5D health status index score between 0 to 1 (with 1 indicating "full health" and 0 representing "dead"). The higher the values (the closer the value is to 1) the better the health status in a treatment group. Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) In the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) the participant indicated the perceived change over the treatment period. PGIC is a 7 point scale where the patient's rates overall improvement. Patients rate their change as "very much improved," "much improved," "minimally improved," "no change," "minimally worse," "much worse," or "very much worse." Randomization Visit (Day 22) to Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Clinician Global Impression of Change (CGIC) In the Clinician Global Impression of Change (CGIC) the clinician indicated the perceived change over the treatment period. The clinician was requested to choose one of seven categories for each participant. The Clinician rated the participants change as "very much improved," "much improved," "minimally improved," "no change," "minimally worse," "much worse," or "very much worse." Randomization Visit (Day 22) to Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a self-assessment scale for the symptom severity of anxiety disorders and depression. It comprises 14 items. Seven statements describe anxiety. Each answer is scored on a four-point scale (0-3). All seven answers are summed to a total score with a maximum score of 21 points. A score below 7 is not considered to indicate anxiety. A score of 11 or above is considered to be a case of anxiety.
A decrease in values over the trial period indicate that there has been an improvement.
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a self-assessment scale for the symptom severity of anxiety disorders and depression. It comprises 14 items. Seven statements describe anxiety. Each answer is scored on a four-point scale (0-3). All seven answers are summed to a total score with a maximum score of 21 points. A score below 7 is not considered to indicate anxiety. A score of 11 or above is considered to be a case of anxiety.
A negative sign indicates that there has been a decrease in anxiety since the start of treatment.
Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a self-assessment scale for the symptom severity of anxiety disorders and depression. It comprises 14 items. Seven statements describe depression. Each answer is scored on a four-point scale (0-3). All seven answers are summed to a total score with a maximum score of 21 points. A score below 7 is not considered to indicate depression. A score of 11 or above is considered to be a case of depression. A decrease in values over time indicates that there has been an improvement. Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a self-assessment scale for the symptom severity of anxiety disorders and depression. It comprises 14 items. Seven statements describe depression. Each answer is scored on a four-point scale (0-3). All seven answers are summed to a total score with a maximum score of 21 points. A score below 7 is not considered to indicate depression. A score of 11 or above is considered to be a case of depression. A decrease in values over time indicates that there has been an improvement. A negative change value indicates a decrease in the depression score since the start of treatment. Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Latency The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the sleep latency.
To assess latency the participant was asked: How long after bedtime/lights out did you fall asleep last night [hours]?
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Latency in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The participant was asked: How long after bedtime/lights out did you fall asleep last night [hours]? The values are for the night prior to the Randomization Visit (Baseline) and for the night prior to the Final Evaluation Visit (12 weeks after randomization). The higher the value the longer it took to fall asleep. Sleep evaluation questionnaire (SQ) items Enrollment Visit (Day -12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire: Change in Latency The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The participant was asked: How long after bedtime/lights out did you fall asleep last night [hours]? The values are for the night prior to the visits. The negative change from baseline indicates that the time to falling asleep decreased from baseline in a treatment group. Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22) to Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Number of Awakenings The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the number of awakenings.
How many times did you wake up during the night? The values were calculated from the data that participants self-reported for the night prior to their Randomization Visit (Baseline), for the night prior to the Baseline Visit (Day 1) and the night prior to the Randomization Visit (Day 22).
The participant was asked at each visit: "How many times did you wake up during the night?"
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation - Number of Awakenings in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the number of awakenings.
How many times did you wake up during the night? The values were calculated from the data that participants self-reported for the night prior to their Randomization Visit (Baseline), for the night prior to the Baseline Visit (Day 1) and the night prior to the Randomization Visit (Day 22).
The participant was asked at each visit: "How many times did you wake up during the night?"
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in the Number of Awakenings The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the number of awakenings. Participants were asked: How many times did you wake up during the night? The change in the Number of Awakenings was calculated from the data that participants self-reported for the night prior to their Randomization Visit (Baseline), for the night prior to the Baseline Visit (Day 1) and the night prior to the Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77). A negative change indicates that the number of awakenings in a treatment group have gone down since the Baseline or Randomization Visit. In general pain can interfere with sleep, one potential indicator is the number of awakenings. Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22) to Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Time Slept The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the number of awakenings.
The participant was asked: "How long did you sleep last night?" [Answered in hours and minutes].
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Number of Hours Slept in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The participants were requested to answer the following question:
How long did you sleep last night [hours]? The values were calculated from the data that participants self-reported for the night prior to their Randomization Visit (Baseline) and for the night prior to the End of the Continuation Visit (12 weeks after randomization).
Enrollment Visit (Day -12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Change in the Number of Hours Slept The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The answer was in response to the question: Sleep evaluation: How long did you sleep last night [hours]? The value reported is the change in the number of hours of sleep from baseline. The positive value indicates that there was an increase in the number of hours of sleep in a treatment group. Baseline Visit (Day -12); Randomization Visit (Day 1); Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Overall Quality of Sleep The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the overall quality of sleep.
The participant rated this categorically as being one of the following: excellent, good, fair or poor.
Enrollment Visit (Day-12); Baseline Visit (Day 1); Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Overall Quality of Sleep in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the overall quality of sleep.
The participant rated this categorically as being one of the following: excellent, good, fair or poor.
Enrollment Visit (Day-12)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Overall Quality of Sleep in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the overall quality of sleep.
The participant rated this categorically as being one of the following: excellent, good, fair or poor.
Baseline Visit (Day 1)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire - Overall Quality of Sleep in the Double-blind Comparative Period Population The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the overall quality of sleep.
The participant rated this categorically as being one of the following: excellent, good, fair or poor.
Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Change in the Overall Quality of Sleep The sleep evaluation questionnaire was completed by the participant. The questionnaire measures 4 main concepts: 1 of the 4 main concepts being the overall quality of sleep.
The improvement, no change or worsening is reported based on the replies scored by the participants given at their End of Continuation Visit.
Randomization Visit (Day 22) to Final Evaluation (Day 77)
Secondary Open-label Titration Period: Subject's Satisfaction With Treatment Participants rated their satisfaction with the study drug (IMPs) by answering the following question on a 5-point rating scale:
"How would you rate your overall satisfaction with your current pain treatment?": Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor.
End of Open-label Titration Period at Randomization Visit (Day 22)
Secondary Double-blind Comparative Period: Subject's Satisfaction With Treatment Participants rated their satisfaction with the study drug (IMPs) by answering the following question on a 5-point rating scale:
"How would you rate your overall satisfaction with your current pain treatment?": Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor.
End of Comparative Period at Final Evaluation Visit (Day 77)
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