An Open-label Run-in, Followed by a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Show the Effectiveness of Buprenorphine Transdermal System in Management of Patients With Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Syndromes
An Open-label Run-in, Followed by a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Show the Effectiveness of Buprenorphine Transdermal System in Management of Patients With Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Syndromes
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and tolerability of the buprenorphine transdermal system (5, 10 and 20) in comparison to matching placebo transdermal system in subjects with chronic nonmalignant pain syndromes currently controlled by oral opioids. The double-blind treatment intervention duration is 2 weeks during which time supplemental analgesic medication (acetaminophen) will be provided to all subjects in addition to study drug.
Buprenorphine is a synthetic opioid analgesic with over 25 years of international clinical experience indicating it to be safe and effective in a variety of therapeutic situations for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
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Other protocol-specific exclusion/inclusion criteria may apply.
Crestview Heights, Kentucky 41017, United States
Lame, Co Antrim BT40 1XH, United Kingdom
Keresley End, Coventry CV7 8LA, United Kingdom