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Trial reportPsychopharmacology2013

Miotic and subject-rated effects of therapeutic doses of tapentadol, tramadol, and hydromorphone in occasional opioid users.

William W Stoops, Paul E A Glaser, Craig R Rush

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psychopharmacology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Prescribing trend of tapentadol in a Sydney local health district.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William W StoopsDepartment of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 140 Medical Behavioral Science Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA. william.stoops@uky.edu
Paul E A Glaser
Craig R Rush
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

Neuropharmacology of Tramadol: Clinical Efficacy and Abuse PotentialR01DA025649 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI STOOPS, WILLIAM WALTON · 2009 to 2010
$1.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA025649NIDA NIH HHS R01DA025649
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleTapentadol is a novel analgesic that activates mu-opioid receptors and blocks norepinephrine reuptake. There is very little information available regarding the non-analgesic pharmacodynamic effects of tapentadol.

objectivesThis outpatient study evaluated the physiological, subject-rated, and performance effects of therapeutic doses of tapentadol compared to two control drugs in humans.

methodsThis double-blind, within-subject study examined the effects of oral placebo, tapentadol (25, 50, and 75 mg), tramadol (50, 100, and 150 mg), and hydromorphone (2, 4, and 6 mg). Nine occasional opioid users completed the study. Pharmacodynamic drug effects were measured before and for 6 h after drug administration.

resultsAll three doses of the tested drugs produced comparable, time-dependent decreases in pupil diameter, but the effects were generally not dose dependent. The high dose of tapentadol, as well as all three doses of tramadol and hydromorphone, increased positive subject-rated effects (e.g., "Good Effects" and "Like the Drug") as a function of time. Only tramadol increased negative subject-rated effects (e.g., "Bad Effects" and "Nauseous"); however, these were of low magnitude.

conclusionsThe highest tested dose of tapentadol produced a profile of positive effects comparable to that of hydromorphone, whereas tramadol produced positive and negative subject-rated effects. The mixed findings for tramadol are consistent with previous findings indicating that it has a distinct profile of effects relative to prototypic opioids. Future research should examine the effects of higher tapentadol doses, as well as the factors contributing to the different subject-rated profile of effects observed for tramadol relative to tapentadol and hydromorphone.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAdultAnalgesics, OpioidDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansHydromorphoneMaleMiosisPhenolsPupilReceptors, Opioid, muTapentadolTime FactorsTramadolAnalgesics, OpioidHydromorphonePhenolsReceptors, Opioid, muTapentadolTramadol

Identifiers

PMID23430163
PMCPMC3683084
OpenAlexW2005280198

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