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A Study of Tapentadol Immediate-Release in the Treatment of Patients With Acute Pain From Bunionectomy

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tapentadol Immediate-Release Formulation in the Treatment of Acute Pain From Bunionectomy; Bridging Study for Korea

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01516008
Enrollment
353
Registered
2012-01-24
Start date
2012-01-31
Completion date
2013-02-28
Last updated
2014-04-28

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

Conditions

Hallux Valgus

Keywords

Hallux Valgus, Bunionectomy, Bunion, Acute pain, Tapentadol, Tapentadol IR

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of at least 1 dose of tapentadol IR 50 mg and/or 75 mg versus placebo using the sum of pain intensity difference at 48 hours (SPID48) to measure analgesic effect in Korean patients with acute pain following bunionectomy.

Detailed description

This is a randomized (study drug assigned by chance like flipping a coin), double-blind (neither physician nor patient knows the name of the assigned drug), placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tapentadol immediate-release (IR) 50 mg and 75 mg in patients who are undergoing bunionectomy (a surgical procedure to remove a bunion). This study was designed to be a similar study to the pivotal global study of PAI-3003/KF32 in order to bridge the results from the global studies and to show similarity in effect of tapentadol between Korean and Caucasian population which will allow extrapolation of the foreign clinical data of tapentadol into Korea. The study will be divided into screening period, surgical period, qualification period, and a double-blind treatment period. The study length, including the screening period, will be up to a maximum duration of 32 days. Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups (tapentadol IR 50 mg, tapentadol IR 75 mg or placebo) in a 1:1:1 ratio. Efficacy and safety assessments will be performed during the study.

Interventions

Type= exact number, unit= mg, number= 50, form= tablet, route= oral use. Tapentadol IR will be administered as a single oral dose once every 4 to 6 hours (patients may take their next dose as early as 4 hours, but no later than 6 hours, after the previous dose), for a period of 72 hours.

Type= exact number, unit= mg, number= 75, form= tablet, route= oral use. Tapentadol IR will be administered as a single oral dose once every 4 to 6 hours (patients may take their next dose as early as 4 hours, but no later than 6 hours, after the previous dose), for a period of 72 hours.

DRUGPlacebo

Form= tablet, route= oral use. Placebo tablets will be administered as a single oral dose every 4 to 6 hours, for a period of 72 hours.

Sponsors

Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who are undergoing primary unilateral first metatarsal bunionectomy that includes a distal Chevron osteotomy only with or without the Akin procedure * Healthy or medically stable on the basis of clinical laboratory tests performed at screening. If results are outside the normal reference ranges, the patient may be included only if the investigator judges the abnormalities or deviations from normal to be not clinically significant or to be appropriate and reasonable for the population under study * Women must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, abstinent, or practicing or agree to practice an effective method of birth control if they are sexually active before entry and throughout the study. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum β human chorionic gonadotropin pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test before surgery * If a male and sexually active, agrees to use an approved method of birth control to prevent pregnancy in his female partner and not to donate sperm from the day of first study drug intake until 3 months after the day of last study drug intake. To qualify for entry into the double-blind treatment period, the following criteria must be met: * Qualifying baseline pain intensity (PI) must be rated as greater than or equal to 4 on an 11-point (0 to10) PI numerical rating scale (NRS), recorded within 30 minutes before randomization * Qualifying PI must occur no earlier than 10 hours after the first surgical incision * Qualifying baseline PI must occur within 9 hours after termination of the systemic analgesia during the postoperative surgical period

Exclusion criteria

* History of seizure disorder or epilepsy suggested by the presence of mild or moderate traumatic brain injury, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or brain neoplasm within 1 year of screening, and/or severe traumatic brain injury, episode(s) of unconsciousness of more than 24 hours duration, or posttraumatic amnesia of more than 24 hours duration within 15 years of screening * History of malignancy within the past 2 years before the start of the study * Evidence of active infections that may spread to other areas of the body or a history of human immunodeficiency virus 1 or 2 * Clinical laboratory values reflecting severe renal insufficiency * Moderately or severely impaired hepatic function, or patients with abnormal alanine aminotransaminase or aspartate aminotransferase * Clinical laboratory values outside acceptable limits for surgery in the opinion of the investigator * A clinically significant disease that in the investigator's opinion may affect efficacy or safety assessments * Treated with anticonvulsants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, neuroleptics, or serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor within 2 weeks before randomization * Systemic steroid therapy, excluding inhalers or topical steroids, within the 4 weeks before screening * Women who plan to become pregnant during the study, or who are breast feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 48 Hours48 hoursPain Intensity (PI) was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. PID was the difference between baseline PI (prior to the first dose) and current PI at assessment. SPID was calculated as the time-weighted Sum of PID scores over 48 hours. Total score ranges from -480 (worst) to 480 (best) for SPID48. A higher value of SPID indicates greater pain relief.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 HoursBaseline (Day 1) and 12, 24, 48, and 72 hoursPain intensity was assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. Participants with no assessment at the given time point, who used an analgesic medication prior to the time point, or who had worse pain intensity at the time point compared to baseline were assigned a percent reduction of 0 percent.
Response Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12, 24, 48, and 72 hoursResponse rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a 30 percent or greater reduction in pain intensity from baseline to 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Pain intensity was assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. Participants with no assessment at the given time point, who used an analgesic medication prior to the time point, or who had worse pain intensity at the time point compared to baseline were assigned a percent reduction of 0 percent.
Response Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12, 24, 48, and 72 hoursResponse rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a 50 percent or greater reduction in pain intensity from baseline to 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Pain intensity was assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. Participants with no assessment at the given time point, who used an analgesic medication prior to the time point, or who had worse pain intensity at the time point compared to baseline were assigned a percent reduction of 0 percent.
Time to First Rescue Medication UseUp to 48 hoursRescue medication was defined as any analgesic medication used for participants discontinued due to lack of efficacy (including those started at time of discontinuation) or analgesic medication used during the double-blind period for completed participants.
Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12, 24, 48, and 72 hoursParticipants rated pain relief rated on 5-point categorical scale of 0-4 (0=none, 1=A little, 2=Some, 3=A lot, 4=Complete). Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) was calculated as the time-weighted sum of pain relief scores up to Hour 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Total score ranges from 0 (worst) to 48 (best) for TOTPAR12, 0 (worst) to 96 (best) for TOTPAR24, 0 (worst) to 192 (best) for TOTPAR48, and 0 (worst) to 288 (best) for TOTPAR72. A higher value of TOTPAR indicated greater pain relief.
Sum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12, 24, 48, and 72 hoursParticipants rated pain relief rated on 5-point categorical scale of 0-4 (0=none, 1=A little, 2=Some, 3=A lot, 4=Complete). Pain Intensity (PI) was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. PID was the difference between baseline PI (prior to the first dose) and current PI at assessment. PRID is the sum of pain relief and PID at the same assessment time. SPRID was calculated as the time-weighted Sum of PRID scores over 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Total score ranges from -120 (worst) to 168 (best) for SPRID12, -240 (worst) to 336 (best) for SPRID24, -480 (worst) to 672 (best) for SPRID48, and -720 (worst) to 1008 (best) for SPRID72. A higher value of SPRID indicates greater pain relief.
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursBaseline (Day 1) and 72 hoursThe PGI-C is a 7-point scale that requires the patients to assess how much their illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention. The response options are: 1=very much improved; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change; 5=minimally worse; 6=much worse; and 7=very much worse. Higher scores indicate worsening.
Sum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours12, 24, and 72 hoursPain Intensity (PI) was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. PID was the difference between baseline PI (prior to the first dose) and current PI at assessment. SPID was calculated as the time-weighted Sum of PID scores over 12, 24, and 72 hours. Total score ranges from -120 (worst) to 120 (best) for SPID12, -240 (worst) to 240 (best) for SPID24, -720 (worst) to 720 (best) for SPID72. A higher value of SPID indicates greater pain relief.

Countries

South Korea

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The study was conducted from 11 January 2012 to 2 February 2013. Participants were recruited at 17 study centers in Korea.

Pre-assignment details

353 participants were randomly allocated to the 3 treatment arms. 352 participants received at least 1 dose of the study drug and were included in the intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Placebo
Each participant received matching placebo once every 4 to 6 hours for 3 days
114
Tapentadol IR 50 mg
Each participant received 50 mg of Tapentadol immediate release (IR) once every 4 to 6 hours for 3 days
121
Tapentadol IR 75 mg
Each participant received 75 mg of Tapentadol immediate release (IR) once every 4 to 6 hours for 3 days
117
Total352

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyAdverse Event027
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy441410
Overall StudyProtocol Violation100
Overall StudyReason not specified001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPlaceboTapentadol IR 50 mgTapentadol IR 75 mgTotal
Age, Continuous51.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.62
51.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.9
50.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.45
51.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.33
Age Customized
<65 years
103 participants105 participants99 participants307 participants
Age Customized
>=65 years
11 participants16 participants18 participants45 participants
Region of Enrollment
Korea, Republic Of
114 participants121 participants117 participants352 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
109 Participants114 Participants108 Participants331 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants7 Participants9 Participants21 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
22 / 11458 / 12174 / 117
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1142 / 1210 / 117

Outcome results

Primary

Sum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 48 Hours

Pain Intensity (PI) was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. PID was the difference between baseline PI (prior to the first dose) and current PI at assessment. SPID was calculated as the time-weighted Sum of PID scores over 48 hours. Total score ranges from -480 (worst) to 480 (best) for SPID48. A higher value of SPID indicates greater pain relief.

Time frame: 48 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication. Last-observation-carried-forward imputation method used for missing values.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 48 Hours65.3 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 121.04
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 48 Hours131.7 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 107.19
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 48 Hours154.5 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 124.03
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [51, 101.7]ANCOVA
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [65.1, 116.1]ANCOVA
Secondary

Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 Hours

The PGI-C is a 7-point scale that requires the patients to assess how much their illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention. The response options are: 1=very much improved; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change; 5=minimally worse; 6=much worse; and 7=very much worse. Higher scores indicate worsening.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMuch Improved23.7 Percentage of participants
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMinimally Worse7.9 Percentage of participants
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursNo Change21.1 Percentage of participants
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursVery Much Improved28.9 Percentage of participants
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursVery Much Worse0.9 Percentage of participants
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMuch Worse6.1 Percentage of participants
PlaceboPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMinimally Improved11.4 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursNo Change5.0 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursVery Much Improved44.6 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMuch Improved36.4 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMinimally Improved8.3 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMinimally Worse3.3 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMuch Worse0.8 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursVery Much Worse1.7 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMinimally Worse1.7 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMuch Improved37.6 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursVery Much Worse0.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMuch Worse1.7 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursNo Change6.0 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursMinimally Improved6.0 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPatient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Score at 72 HoursVery Much Improved46.2 Percentage of participants
p-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Secondary

Percent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours

Pain intensity was assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. Participants with no assessment at the given time point, who used an analgesic medication prior to the time point, or who had worse pain intensity at the time point compared to baseline were assigned a percent reduction of 0 percent.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEDIAN)
PlaceboPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours0.0 Percentage Reduction
PlaceboPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours41.4 Percentage Reduction
PlaceboPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours60.0 Percentage Reduction
PlaceboPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours20.0 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours66.7 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours28.6 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours77.8 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 50 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours44.4 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours80.0 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours70.0 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours50.0 Percentage Reduction
Tapentadol IR 75 mgPercent Reduction in Pain Intensity From Baseline at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours28.6 Percentage Reduction
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: 0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: 0.001Log Rank
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.001Log Rank
Secondary

Response Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours

Response rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a 30 percent or greater reduction in pain intensity from baseline to 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Pain intensity was assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. Participants with no assessment at the given time point, who used an analgesic medication prior to the time point, or who had worse pain intensity at the time point compared to baseline were assigned a percent reduction of 0 percent.

Time frame: 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours27.2 Percentage of participants
PlaceboResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours39.5 Percentage of participants
PlaceboResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours53.5 Percentage of participants
PlaceboResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours57.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours81.8 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours47.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours79.3 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours68.6 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours80.3 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours70.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours76.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 30 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours49.6 Percentage of participants
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: 0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Secondary

Response Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours

Response rate was defined as the percentage of participants with a 50 percent or greater reduction in pain intensity from baseline to 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Pain intensity was assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. Participants with no assessment at the given time point, who used an analgesic medication prior to the time point, or who had worse pain intensity at the time point compared to baseline were assigned a percent reduction of 0 percent.

Time frame: 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours11.4 Percentage of participants
PlaceboResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours31.6 Percentage of participants
PlaceboResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours48.2 Percentage of participants
PlaceboResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours56.1 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours79.3 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours28.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours71.1 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 50 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours46.3 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours76.9 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours54.7 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours70.1 Percentage of participants
Tapentadol IR 75 mgResponse Rate for 50 Percent or Greater Reduction in Pain Intensity at 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours32.5 Percentage of participants
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: 0.021Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.001Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Secondary

Sum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours

Pain Intensity (PI) was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. PID was the difference between baseline PI (prior to the first dose) and current PI at assessment. SPID was calculated as the time-weighted Sum of PID scores over 12, 24, and 72 hours. Total score ranges from -120 (worst) to 120 (best) for SPID12, -240 (worst) to 240 (best) for SPID24, -720 (worst) to 720 (best) for SPID72. A higher value of SPID indicates greater pain relief.

Time frame: 12, 24, and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication. Last-observation-carried-forward imputation method used for missing values.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours24 hours17.7 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 51.88
PlaceboSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours12 hours5.7 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 23.59
PlaceboSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours72 hours127.9 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 198.61
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours24 hours48.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 47.92
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours12 hours20.4 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 22.29
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours72 hours234.5 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 170.84
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours12 hours24.6 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 28.18
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours72 hours264.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 192.7
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Intensity Differences (SPID) Over 12, 24, and 72 Hours24 hours60.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 58.56
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [11.1, 22]ANCOVA
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [13.6, 24.6]ANCOVA
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [23.2, 46.2]ANCOVA
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [31.5, 54.6]ANCOVA
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [81.8, 162.9]ANCOVA
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [97.8, 179.4]ANCOVA
Secondary

Sum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours

Participants rated pain relief rated on 5-point categorical scale of 0-4 (0=none, 1=A little, 2=Some, 3=A lot, 4=Complete). Pain Intensity (PI) was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=pain as bad as you can imagine. PID was the difference between baseline PI (prior to the first dose) and current PI at assessment. PRID is the sum of pain relief and PID at the same assessment time. SPRID was calculated as the time-weighted Sum of PRID scores over 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Total score ranges from -120 (worst) to 168 (best) for SPRID12, -240 (worst) to 336 (best) for SPRID24, -480 (worst) to 672 (best) for SPRID48, and -720 (worst) to 1008 (best) for SPRID72. A higher value of SPRID indicates greater pain relief.

Time frame: 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication. Last-observation-carried-forward imputation method used for missing values.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours13.6 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 29.13
PlaceboSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours37.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 65.27
PlaceboSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours119.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 159.28
PlaceboSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours222.6 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 265.92
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours385.7 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 220.15
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours35.4 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 28.74
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours220.2 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 137.54
Tapentadol IR 50 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours82.6 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 61.99
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours412.6 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 244.92
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours95.2 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 74.14
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours242.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 157.04
Tapentadol IR 75 mgSum of Pain Relief and Pain Intensity Differences (SPRID) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours39.7 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 36.18
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [16.4, 30.9]ANCOVA
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [18.9, 33.6]ANCOVA
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [34.4, 65.4]ANCOVA
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [43, 74.2]ANCOVA
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [76.3, 145.9]ANCOVA
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [89.2, 159.2]ANCOVA
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [122.4, 235.4]ANCOVA
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [135.2, 248.9]ANCOVA
Secondary

Time to First Rescue Medication Use

Rescue medication was defined as any analgesic medication used for participants discontinued due to lack of efficacy (including those started at time of discontinuation) or analgesic medication used during the double-blind period for completed participants.

Time frame: Up to 48 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
PlaceboTime to First Rescue Medication UseNA Hours
Tapentadol IR 50 mgTime to First Rescue Medication UseNA Hours
Tapentadol IR 75 mgTime to First Rescue Medication UseNA Hours
p-value: <0.001Log Rank
p-value: <0.001Log Rank
Secondary

Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours

Participants rated pain relief rated on 5-point categorical scale of 0-4 (0=none, 1=A little, 2=Some, 3=A lot, 4=Complete). Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) was calculated as the time-weighted sum of pain relief scores up to Hour 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Total score ranges from 0 (worst) to 48 (best) for TOTPAR12, 0 (worst) to 96 (best) for TOTPAR24, 0 (worst) to 192 (best) for TOTPAR48, and 0 (worst) to 288 (best) for TOTPAR72. A higher value of TOTPAR indicated greater pain relief.

Time frame: 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours

Population: Intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, which included all randomized participants with at least 1 dose of study medication. Last-observation-carried-forward imputation method used for missing values

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours7.8 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.21
PlaceboTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours19.4 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 16.91
PlaceboTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours53.8 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 44.6
PlaceboTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours94.7 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 76.12
Tapentadol IR 50 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours151.3 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 64.14
Tapentadol IR 50 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours15.0 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 8.94
Tapentadol IR 50 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours88.4 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 40.24
Tapentadol IR 50 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours34.5 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.04
Tapentadol IR 75 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours72 hours148.5 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 65.29
Tapentadol IR 75 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours24 hours35.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.5
Tapentadol IR 75 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours48 hours87.6 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 41.34
Tapentadol IR 75 mgTotal Pain Relief (TOTPAR) Over 12, 24, 48, and 72 Hours12 hours15.1 Scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.99
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [5, 9.3]ANCOVA
Comparison: 12 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [4.9, 9.3]ANCOVA
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [10.6, 19.8]ANCOVA
Comparison: 24 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [10.9, 20.2]ANCOVA
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [24.3, 45.3]ANCOVA
Comparison: 48 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [23, 44.2]ANCOVA
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [39.4, 73.8]ANCOVA
Comparison: 72 hoursp-value: <0.00195% CI: [36.2, 70.8]ANCOVA

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026