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Sublingual versus intravenous Fentanyl in patients with acute trauma - a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy study to demonstrate non-inferiority TraumaPACT

Sublingual versus intravenous Fentanyl in patients with acute trauma - a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy study to demonstrate non-inferiority TraumaPACT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2018-002606-31-DE
Enrollment
340
Registered
2019-01-30
Start date
2019-04-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-08-17

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

Conditions

Trauma with acute pain MedDRA version: 20.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10066714 Term: Acute pain System Organ Class: 100000004867

Interventions

Trade Name: Abstral Product Name: Abstral Pharmaceutical Form: Sublingual tablet INN or Proposed INN: Abstral Other descriptive name: FENTANYL CITRATE Concentration unit: µg microgram(s) Concentration

Sponsors

Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Medical Faculty represented by Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg and its Commercial
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age 18-65 years - isolated or combined, non-head trauma - Intravenous access indicated - Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS) score (aggregate of verbal, eye, and motor response scores) of 15 (no disturbance of consciousness) - Stable circulation (blood pressure, pulse) at the discretion of the investigator - Oxygen saturation of at least 95% - Numeric pain rating scale (NRS, 5-10) = 5 - Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial - Patient (deferred) consent to treatment Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 340 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Pre-treatment with potent opioid-analgesics within 30 days prior to acute trauma - (obvious) pregnancy or lactation - Nasopharyngeal injuries - Obstructive lung disease - Foreseeable indication for endotracheal intubation - Nausea or vomiting expected - History of hypersensitivity to the investigational medicinal product or to any drug with similar chemical structure or to any excipient present in the pharmaceutical form of the investigational medicinal product - legally incapacitated

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: •Numeric pain scale (NRS) 15 minutes after first application of treatment ;Secondary Objective: •Time to reduction of one or more points on NRS •Dose to sufficient analgesia •Need for rescue medication after 15 minutes (standard treatment ) •Handling of oral application •Evaluate patients satisfaction with analgesia •Safety (AEs/SAEs) ;Primary end point(s): Numeric pain scale (NRS) 15 minutes after first application of treatment;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 15 minutes after first application of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): - Time to reduction of one or more Points on NRS - Dose to sufficient analgesia - Need for rescue medication after 15 minutes (Standard Treatment) - Handling of oral application - Evalute patients satisfaction with analgesia - Safety (AEs/SAEs);Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: during and after treatment

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactProjectmanagement

Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials (KKS)

andrea.seidel-glaetzer@med.uni-heidelberg.de+4962215636043

Outcome results

None listed

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