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Evaluate Safety of Tramadol in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Surgery

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety of Tramadol Infusion (AVE-901) in the Management of Post-Operative Pain Following Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03395808
Enrollment
251
Registered
2018-01-10
Start date
2017-12-22
Completion date
2019-05-06
Last updated
2021-03-09

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Conditions

Pain Management

Brief summary

The study evaluates the safety of IV tramadol managing post-operative pain following surgery.

Detailed description

(Non-clinical summary) Tramadol is a centrally-acting synthetic analgesic of the aminocyclohexanol group with opioidlike effects. Tramadol is extensively metabolized following administration, which results in a number of enantiomeric metabolites that display different opioid-receptor binding properties, and monoaminergic reuptake inhibition.

Interventions

DRUGTramadol

IV; 50 mg given at Hours 0, 2, 4, 8 and every 4 hours thereafter, for a total of up to 43 doses

Sponsors

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* The patient is male or female 18-75 years of age * Willing to give consent and able to understand the study procedures * Female patients must be of non-childbearing potential or be practicing a highly effective contraption * The patient must be willing to be housed in a healthcare facility and able to receive parenteral analgesia for at least 24 hours after surgery * The patient meets definition of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Class 1, or 2.

Exclusion criteria

* The patient has used chronic opioid therapy, defined as \>= 20 MEQs of morphine per day \>=3 days out of 7 days over the past 4 weeks. * The patient has a recent (within 2 years) and/or current history of alcohol, opiate or tranquilizer abuse or dependence. * The patient is taking herbal or dietary supplements or medications that are moderate or strong inhibitors of CYP2D6 or CYP3A4 (e.g., fluoxetine, paroxetine, amitriptyline, quinidine, ketoconazole, erythromycin, grapefruit juice) or inducers of CYP3A4 (e.g., carbamazepine, rifampin, St. John's Wort) and cannot go through a minimum washout period of 7 days prior to surgery. * The patient has a history of epilepsy, is susceptible to seizures. * The patient cannot be withdrawn from medications (at least 7 days prior to surgery) that may lower the seizure threshold (e.g. anti-psychotic agents, MAOI inhibitors) or which increase serotonergic tone (e.g. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), tricyclic antidepressants, triptans, amphetamines). * The patient has had a recent (within 6 months) cardiovascular event or clinically significant abnormal ECG finding at screening. * The patient has a history of Long QT Syndrome or a relative with this condition. * The patient has expressed suicidal ideation within the past 3 months or is considered to be at risk of suicide. * The patient is morbidly obese (body mass index \[BMI\] ≥ 40 kg/m2) or has documented sleep apnea requiring CPAP or other treatment. * Female patient is pregnant and/or undergoing a pregnancy-related surgery, or breastfeeding. * The patient has a history of cardiopulmonary, neurological or psychiatric condition that may confound the assessments of efficacy or safety. * The patient has cirrhosis, moderate or severe hepatic impairment or an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) value \> 3X upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening. * The patient has severe renal impairment or a serum creatinine value of \> 2x upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening. * The patient has potassium, sodium, calcium or magnesium levels outside of the normal range at Screening. * The patient has a hemoglobin level at screening which, in the judgment of the Investigator, is not suitable for participation in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse EventsUp to 21 daysReported Adverse Events

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
AVE-901 50mg
IV Tramadol Tramadol: IV; 50 mg given at Hours 0, 2, 4, 8 and every 4 hours thereafter, for a total of up to 43 doses
251
Total251

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAVE-901 50mg
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
50 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
201 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
85 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
166 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
43 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
203 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
251 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
151 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
100 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 251
other
Total, other adverse events
149 / 251
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 251

Outcome results

Primary

Adverse Events

Reported Adverse Events

Time frame: Up to 21 days

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
IV Tramadol 50 mgAdverse Events251 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026