Recruiting
Phase 2

Inhaled Cannabinoids vs. Oral Opioids

Sponsor:

Tetra Bio-Pharma

Code:

NCT03564548

Conditions

Cancer

Breakthrough Cancer Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

PPP001

Morphine sulfate or Hydromorphone or Oxycodone

Study Details

Brief summary:

Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is a rapid onset, high intensity and short duration pain episode, which takes place within stable background pain control. It significantly affects the quality of life of patients with cancer and their ability to function normally. Rapid onset opioids and immediate-release oral opioids (e.g. morphine sulfate, hydromorphone, and oxycodone) are the standard treatment for BTcP. Because of the limited availability, high cost, complicated titration and the high risks of overdosing with rapid-onset opioids, most often the preferred choice of treatment is immediate-release oral opioids. However, this approach might not always offer optimal speed for onset of action and duration to match the rapid nature of an episode of BTcP. In order to seek a potential alternative to immediate-release oral opioids, we are proposing to test the onset of action of PPP001 to rapidly alleviate breakthrough pain in patients with cancer. We will also examine the safety and the efficacy on pain intensity of PPP001 within this population.

Conditions

Cancer

Breakthrough Cancer Pain

Study ID

NCT03564548

Start date

May 26, 2021

Status verified date

Jul, 2021

Completion date

Apr, 2022

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2022

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written informed consent.
2. Adult male and female subjects at least 18 years of age.
3. Subject agrees to follow the protocol.
4. Confirmed diagnosis of cancer with life expectancy of more than 3 months; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2.
5. If currently receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy treatment, subjects must be on a stable regimen for at least one month (30 days ± 2 days) prior to screening.
6. Background cancer pain stable (pain <4/10 on numeric rating scale) and adequately controlled with long-acting oral morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, or meperidine.
7. Subject receiving at least 30 mg of oral morphine equivalent daily doses (MEDD) for both background and breakthrough cancer pain.
8. The subject is currently taking chronic treatment with opiod analgesic but still has a clinical diagnosis of breakthrough cancer pain with <3 episodes per day but >3 episodes per week.
9. The subject is using only oral morphine sulfate for breakthrough opioid analgesia.
10. Normal cognitive status according to MiniCog.
11. The subject is able to perform deep inhalations with FEV1 more than 60%.
12. Ability to read and respond to questions in English.
13. A female subject must meet one of the following criteria:

If of childbearing potential - agrees to use one of the accepted contraceptive regimens from at least 28 days prior to the first drug administration, during the study and for at least 60 days after the last dose.

If of non-childbearing potential - should be surgically sterile or in a menopausal state
14. A male subject with sexual partners who are pregnant, possibly pregnant, or who could become pregnant must be surgically sterile or agrees to use one of the accepted contraceptive regimens from first drug administration until 3 months after the last drug administration.

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: PPP001

Inhaled cannabinoids (PPP001)

active comparator: Morphine sulfate or Hydromorphone or Oxycodone

Oral morphine sulfate or hydromorphone or oxycodone at the previous stabilized dosage

Interventions

PPP001

Group assigned to PPP001

Morphine sulfate or Hydromorphone or Oxycodone

Group assigned to morphine sulfate or hydromorphone or oxycodone

Primary outcome measure

  • Time weighted Sum of Pain Intensity Differences from 0 to 30 minutes (SPID30). [ Time Frame: change between 0 min (before starting treatment) and 30 minutes after dosing ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Tetra Bio Pharma

438 899 7575

Locations

HRI

Recruiting

Berlin, New Jersey, United States, 08009

More Information

Sponsor

Tetra Bio-Pharma

Last update posted

Jul 28, 2021

Last verified

Jul, 2021

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Tetra Bio-Pharma on 2021-07-28.