Status:

COMPLETED

Study to Evaluate Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Administration of Kappa Agonist CR845 After Hysterectomy Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.

Conditions:

Acute Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of single intravenous doses of the kappa opioid agonist CR845 in relieving pain in patients following laparoscopic-assisted hyste...

Detailed Description

Currently, the most widely used drugs to treat pain after surgery are opiates, such as morphine. Morphine works mainly by activating one of several types of opiate receptors that control some of our p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patients will have an elective laparoscopic-assisted hysterectomy under general anesthesia.
  • The patient's preoperative health is graded as the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) risk class of I to III

Exclusion

  • The patient has a history of known allergies to opioids
  • The patient is currently taking opioid analgesics chronically or took opioid analgesics on at least 4 days during the week before surgery.
  • Patients having additional procedures (such as those involving the bladder) at the same time as the laparoscopic-assisted hysterectomy.
  • Patients taking short-acting oral analgesics (eg, acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, ketorolac) within 6 hours before administration of study drug; long-acting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (eg, naproxen, oxaprozin, piroxicam, celecoxib) within 3 days before administration of study drug; systemic steroids within 72 hours before administration of study drug; or any opioid analgesics or tramadol daily for greater than 10 days of the last 30 days before administration of study drug.
  • Patients taking the following herbal agents or nutraceuticals within 7 days prior to beginning of the study: chaparral, comfrey, germander, gin bu huan, kava, pennyroyal, skullcap, St. John's wort, or valerian.
  • Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease, or cardiac arrhythmias, or significant major risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as poorly controlled hypertension, poorly controlled hypercholesterolemia, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or serious medical conditions, such as cancer.
  • Patient has a history of hepatitis B or C or HIV infection with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

114 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00877799

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

May 12 2015

Active Locations (12)

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Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36607

2

Springhill Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36608

3

Helen Keller Hospital

Sheffield, Alabama, United States, 35660

4

Paradise Valley Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85032