A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg (Zalviso™) for the Treatment of Post-Operative Pain in Patients After Open Abdominal Surgery

Talphera

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Conditions

Post-Operative Pain

Treatments

Drug: Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg

Drug: Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT01539642

IAP310

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System/15 mcg to the Placebo Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System for the management of acute moderate to severe post-operative pain after open abdominal surgery.

Enrollment

172 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Male or female patients who are 18 years or older
Patients who are scheduled to undergo an open abdominal surgery (including laparoscopic-assisted) under general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia that does not include intrathecal opioids during the operation.
Post-surgical patients who have been admitted to the PACU and are expected to remain hospitalized and to have acute post-operative pain requiring parenteral opioids for at least 48 hours after surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who have taken an opioid for more than 30 consecutive days, at a daily dose of more than 15 mg of morphine (or equivalent), within the past 3 months prior to surgery (e.g. more than 3 doses per day of Vicodin®, Norco®, Lortab® with 5 mg hydrocodone per tablet).
Patients with an allergy or hypersensitivity to opioids.
Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding