Role of Methadone As Co-Opioid Analgesic
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Official title
Role of Methadone As Co-Opioid Analgesic in Cancer Patients
Brief summary
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Objectives: Primary Objective: To determine whether the addition of low dose methadone to morphine(in the methadone group) has a lower dose escalation index as compared to the morphine alone(in the morphine group) at Day 15 (+/- 3 days) Secondary Objectives: To determine whether individuals on the methadone arm have lower pain intensity than the morphine alone arm as demonstrated by a decrease in two points from baseline (+/- 3 days) in their ESAS score at Day 15 (+/- 3 days). To determine whether the methadone group of experiences fewer opioid induced neurotoxic side effects (including sedation, myoclonus, hallucinations, hyperalgesia and confusion) as compared to the morphine alone group at Day 15 (+/- 3 days).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00558870
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 5 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2007
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2014
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2014
- Last update posted
- Apr 4, 2016
2007 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 4, 2016 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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