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Safety and Tolerability of Long-Term Administration of Dilaudid SR (Hydromorphone HCI) in Cancer Pain
The primary purpose of this study was to characterize the pain control achieved with long-term repeated dosing of OROS hydromorphone (slow release) in patients with chronic cancer pain and the secondary purpose was to characterize the effects of pain on the patients' quality of life with long-term, repeated dosing of OROS hydromorphone (slow release) taken by patients with chronic cancer pain.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Alza Corporation, DE, USA |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 3 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 68 |
| Completion | 2002-04 |
Conditions
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Pain
Interventions
- OROS hydromorphone HCI (slow release)
Primary outcomes
- Study results indicated that long-term treatment with OROS hydromorphone can be useful in the management of persistent, moderate-to-severe chronic pain in patients with cancer