TABLE 1.
Mean dose, rescue medication dose, treatment preference, treatment effectiveness and Global Impression of Change scores
CR oxycodone/CR naloxone | Placebo | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Medication dose every 12 h, mg | 36.5±7.3/18.2±3.7 | 38.1±5.5/19.1±2.8 | 0.1050 |
Rescue dose, number of acetaminophen/codeine 300 mg/30 mg tablets/day (total administered acetaminophen/codeine, mg) | 2.6±3.1 (780/78) | 4.3±3.5 (1290/129) | 0.0003 |
Treatment effectiveness* | |||
Patient | 1.4±1.0 | 0.9±1.0 | 0.0216 |
Investigator | 1.4±1.0 | 1.0±1.0 | 0.0258 |
Treatment preference, % | |||
Patient (20% no preference) | 56 | 24 | 0.0127 |
Investigator (15% no preference) | 57 | 28 | 0.0218 |
Global Impression of Change scores† | |||
Patient | 3.2±1.4 | 3.9±1.5 | 0.0102 |
Investigator | 3.1±1.4 | 4.0±1.6 | 0.0035 |
Data presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated.
4-point scale: 0 = not effective; 1 = slightly effective; 2 = moderately effective; 3 = highly effective;
7-point scale: 1 = very much improved to 7 = very much worse