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Effect of treatment with the painkiller tapentadol on pain in patients with fibromyalgia

A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study on the effect of 3 months treatment with the analgesic tapentadol on conditioned pain modulation (CPM) and pain relief in patients with chronic pain from fibromyalgia - FCAT

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2015-005258-37-NL
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-12-17
Start date
2016-02-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-03-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fibromyalgia MedDRA version: 18.1 Level: PT Classification code 10048439 Term: Fibromyalgia System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders MedDRA version: 18.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10016631 Term: Fibromyalgia syndrome System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

Interventions

Trade Name: Pallexia Product Name: Tapenatdol Product Code: N02AX06 Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Sponsors

LUMC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age: 18 – 75 years. - Sex: Either sex. - Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists class 1 and 2 patients, 18 – 75 years; BMI =65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unable to give written informed consent; medical disease such as pulmonary, renal, liver, cardiac, gastro-intestinal, vascular disease; (iii) allergy to study medication; (iv) history of illicit drug abuse or alcohol abuse; (v) history of psychosis; (vi) epilepsy; (vii) pregnancy and/or lactation; (viii) strong opioids and benzodiazepine use.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To show efficacy of tapentadol in causing pain relief in patients with fibromyalgia which may be predict by specific patient phenotypes based on CCM, QST and CPM.;Secondary Objective: None;Primary end point(s): CPM response Pain relief;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1, 2 and 3 months (during treatment), 1 month after treatment ended

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): None;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: None

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactProfessor of Anesthesiology

LUMC

a.dahan@lumc.nl31715262301

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026