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This study seeks to determine the suitable doses of fentanyl with acceptable adverse effect and safety profile in opioid-dependent patients. The investigators anticipate that a well tolerated dose of fentanyl which produces demonstrable analgesia will be found and will be related to the patient's maintenance opioid dose.


Clinical Trial Description

Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate with a (clinical) potency of 50 to 100 times that of morphine. Because of its high lipid solubility, fentanyl has a rapid onset of action and a relatively short duration of action. Fentanyl is one of the most widely used agents in the synthetic opioids family. Being a pure agonist with no active metabolites, it is highly suitable for use in patients with opioid tolerance. It can be used outside of an intensive-care clinical environment.

Evidence-based guidelines for clinicians on which agents to use, what doses should be considered and whether treatment doses are related to the dose and the pharmacological properties of the maintenance opioid are lacking, but needed. This study seeks to determine the suitable doses of fentanyl required in opioid-tolerant patients, which are able to overcome the tolerance and hyperalgesia while maintaining an acceptable therapeutic index. The importance of this study is that it has the potential to improve acute pain management in the opioid-tolerant population. ;


Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01358500
Study type Interventional
Source University of Adelaide
Contact Paul E Rolan
Phone +61882222712
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date February 2012
Completion date May 2013

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