Cincinnati Children's Recruiting for Pain Management Study
Transdermal Patch May Provide Advantages For Chronic Pain Relief in Children
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is recruiting volunteers for a study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a pain medication in children. The study involves a transdermal (patch) system that provides continuous delivery of fentanyl, a narcotic pain killer, for up to 72 hours.
Fentanyl has been administered to many children to control pain during general anesthesia and in the intensive care setting. But its use to control chronic pain intravenously has been limited because of its short duration of action. Some properties of the drug, however, indicate that it may offer advantages over other analgesics if a simpler method of administration was available.
In an overview of clinical trials performed with this drug in cancer patients, the transdermal system was reported to be a useful alternative to other opioids, such as morphine, in the management of chronic malignant pain.
Cincinnati Children's seeks children 2 to 15 who have been on pain medication in the opioid class of analgesics for at least one week and will need to continue for at least 2.5 weeks. The study lasts for 2.5 weeks and includes approximately six visits to Cincinnati Children's. Participants will be reimbursed for time and travel.
For more information, contact Melanie Hounchell, study coordinator, at 513-636-0392. The study is being conducted with the support of Cincinnati Children's Clinical Trials Office.
Contact Information
Jim Feuer,
jim.feurer@chmcc.org, 513-636-4656
