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Efficacy and Safety of Tapentadol Extended Release Tablets in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Pain in Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT00745069 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 670

Last updated 2011-05-18

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to examine a low and high dose of tapentadol extended release tablet taken orally twice a day to reduce pain in subjects suffering from chronic moderate to severe pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee during a 4-week period. Subjects steadily increased their dose up to the low (100 mg) or high (200 mg) dose. Pain relief was compared to subjects taking placebo tablets or oxycodone extended release tablet, 20 mg. The serum concentrations and safety of tapentadol and oxycodone were also examined.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

tapentadol HCl

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grünenthal GmbH

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, L.L.C. Clinical Trial · Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-07-31
Completion
2005-08-31

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