Clinical trial · Interventional
Oxycodone or Standard Pain Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer Pain
An Open, Randomized, Parallel Group Study in Patients With Cancer Pain, To Compare a Two-Step Analgesic Ladder (Non-Opioid to Oxycodone) With Conventional Management Using A Three-Step Approach
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Oxycodone helps lessen pain caused by cancer and may improve quality of life. It is not yet known whether oxycodone works better and is more cost effective than standard therapy in treating patients with cancer pain. PURPOSE: This randomized phase IV trial is studying oxycodone to see how well it works compared with standard pain therapy in treating patients with cancer pain and if it is more cost effective than standard pain therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (7)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| acetaminophen | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| codeine phosphate | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| management of therapy complications | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| morphine sulfate | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| oxycodone hydrochloride | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Percentage of time in assessment periods 1 and 2 (i.e., first 4 weeks) with a Box-Scale (BS)-11 pain score of ≤ 4 (i.e., mild pain)
Secondary outcomes (8)
- measure
- Percentage of time in assessment periods 3 and 4 with a BS-11 pain score of ≤ 4
- measure
- Mean BS-11 pain scores
- measure
- Time to reach stable pain control
- measure
- Mean escape medication use
- measure
- Quality of sleep
- measure
- Global assessment of pain relief with study drugs
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of cancer * Requires regular step-2 analgesia for the management of cancer-related pain PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not pregnant or nursing * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * Must be able to take oral medication * Must be willing and able to complete a daily patient assessment booklet (PAB) * No history of the following conditions: * Depression * Personality disorders that may lead to self-harm * Admission to the hospital for psychiatric reasons * Any other psychological disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study treatment * Not at risk of additional CNS depressant effects due to study drugs * No known history of alcohol or drug abuse or, in the opinion of the investigator, tendency towards drug abuse or addiction * No current abuse of alcohol or drugs * No known sensitivity to oxycodone hydrochloride or other opioids * No history of a specific or allergic reaction to study drugs * No contraindications as a result of adverse drug reaction or drug interactions of oxycodone or other opioid drugs * No other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the patient unsuitable for study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy * At least 2 weeks since prior regular (i.e., 4 times per day) step-2 analgesics * More than 3 months since prior regular use of opioids, defined as having a regular prescription of an opioid medication * Not planning to undergo cancer-related surgery * No other concurrent opioid-based medication other than oxycodone hydrochloride capsules as escape medication (arm II) * No concurrent participation in another clinical trial involving a new chemical entity
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