Sleep improves when patients with chronic OA pain are managed with morning dosing of once a day extend-release morphine sulfate (AVINZA®): Findings from a pilot study

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-153

  Rosenthal, Murray ^a   Moore, Polly ^a   Groves, Eric ^b   Iwan, Tad ^b   Greenberg Schlosser, Lisa ^b   Dziewanowska, Zofia ^b   Negro Vilar, Andres ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA CLINICAL TRIALS   (United States)

^b LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

AVINZA capsules; Chronic pain; Polysomnography; Sleep; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTENDED RELEASE FORMULATION; FEMALE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEDATION; SELF EVALUATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 34547841294     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2007.0052     Document Type: Article

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