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Trial reportWiener klinische Wochenschrift2012

Use of OROS® hydromorphone in the treatment of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: A pooled analysis of three non-interventional studies focusing on different starting doses.

Johann D Ringe, Susanne Schäfer, Antonie M Wimmer, Thorsten Giesecke

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Trial report in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Johann D RingeDirektor der Med. Klinik 4, Allgemeine Innere und Westdeutsches Osteoporose Zentrum, Klinikum Leverkusen GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany.
Susanne Schäfer
Antonie M Wimmer
Thorsten Giesecke
Janssen (Germany) · DEKlinikum Leverkusen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the effect of a lower starting dose of OROS® hydromorphone compared with a higher starting dose.

designData from the first 15 days of treatment were compared in a combined analysis of three prospective, non-interventional studies.

settingNon-interventional, carried out in daily routine settings. PATIENTS: Patients had chronic severe pain due to osteoarthritis or from fragility fractures related to osteoporosis.

interventionsOROS-ANA-4001 and OROS-ANA-4002 had a daily starting dose of 8 mg of OROS® hydromorphone; OROS-ANA-4003 had a daily starting dose of 4 mg. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): A post-hoc analysis to assess the effect of a low starting dose of OROS® hydromorphone on tolerability, pain control, and treatment satisfaction overall and for subgroups of opioid-naïve patients versus patients previously treated with opioids, and patients aged >65 years versus patients aged ≤65 years.

resultsTreatment satisfaction and pain control improved in all studies; treatment satisfaction improved in a higher percentage of patients in the lower starting dose group. Gastrointestinal disorders were the most frequent treatment-emergent adverse events. Incidence of nausea was comparable between studies. Incidence of constipation, vomiting, fatigue, and pruritus was less frequent with the lower starting dose. In elderly and opioid-naïve patients, a lower starting dose was associated with lower overall incidence of adverse events, treatment-related adverse events, and those leading to discontinuation.

conclusionsA lower starting dose was associated with better tolerability and a lower number of treatment terminations at a comparable level of pain control with high treatment satisfaction.

Indexed as

AgedAnalgesics, OpioidDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGermanyHumansHydromorphoneMaleOsteoarthritisOsteoporosisPainPain MeasurementTreatment OutcomeAnalgesics, OpioidHydromorphone

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PMID22045112
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