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This is the first randomized controlled trial that tests the analgesic efficacy of transdermally delivered opioids in healthy volunteers and that assesses the sensitivity of different experimental pain tests to detect analgesia in this setting. Transdermal application of the full agonist fentanyl (TDF: 12.5 or 25 microg/h) and the partial agonist buprenorphine (TDB: 35 microg/h) was compared in three experimental models of acute pain (heat pain, painful electrical stimulation, cold pressor) in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 4-arm crossover study with 20 healthy subjects (15 men, 5 women). Patches were administered for 72 h and pain levels measured at baseline and 24 and 72 h, with an 11-day wash-out. The cold pressor test was most sensitive to analgesic effects, with significant reductions in area under the pain intensity curve for all active compounds at 24 h (average reductions: 14% TDF 12.5 microg/h, 35% TDF 25 microg/h, 43% TDB 35 microg/h). There were significant increases in heat pain threshold for TDF 25 microg/h and TDB 35 microg/h. Painful electrical stimulation failed to demonstrate an analgesic effect. The magnitude of analgesia in the cold pressor model showed some correlation with TDF dosage and comparable effects for the full agonist fentanyl and the partial agonist buprenorphine. We conclude that the cold pressor test was most sensitive to analgesic effects in healthy subjects and that a transdermal dose of 12.5 microg/h fentanyl achieved significant pain reduction compared with placebo. Subjects experienced opioid-typical AEs including dizziness, nausea and vomiting. No serious AEs occurred.
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PMID:Differential sensitivity of three experimental pain models in detecting the analgesic effects of transdermal fentanyl and buprenorphine. 1727 8

A randomized, open-label, multicenter study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic switch to a single-tablet formulation of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF (EFV/FTC/TDF) among virologically suppressed, HIV-1-infected subjects. Eligible subjects on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) with HIV-1 RNA less than 200 copies per milliliter for 3 months or more were stratified by prior protease inhibitor (PI)- or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based therapy and randomized (2:1) to EFV/FTC/TDF or to stay on their baseline regimen (SBR). Patient-reported measures were quality of life (QOL; SF-36 [version 2]), treatment adherence (visual analogue scale), preference of medication (POM), perceived ease of the regimen for condition (PERC), and a 20-item HIV symptom index. Overall, 203 subjects were randomized to EFV/FTC/TDF and 97 to SBR. Fifty-three percent of subjects had previously received a PI-based regimen; 47% an NNRTI-based therapy. Throughout the study, SF-36 summary scores did not differ significantly from baseline, regardless of previous ART or treatment allocation. Adherence was 96% or more in both groups at baseline and all subsequent study visits. At study conclusion, the EFV/FTC/TDF regimen was considered easier to follow than prior regimens by 97% and 96% of subjects previously receiving PI-based and NNRTI-based therapies, respectively. Overall, 91% of subjects switched to EFV/FTC/TDF indicated a preference over their prior therapy. Switching to EFV/FTC/TDF was associated with transient worsening/emergence of dizziness and sustained improvements in several other HIV-related symptoms. In conclusion, switching virologically suppressed, HIV-1-infected subjects from PI-based or NNRTI-based regimens to EFV/FTC/TDF was associated with maintained QOL and treatment adherence, and improved ease of use and treatment satisfaction.
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PMID:Patient-reported outcomes in virologically suppressed, HIV-1-Infected subjects after switching to a simplified, single-tablet regimen of efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir DF. 2015 91