Methadone, Morphine, or Oxycodone in Treating Pain in Patients With Cancer
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2010-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Methadone, morphine, or oxycodone may help relieve pain caused by cancer. It is
not yet known whether methadone is more effective than morphine or oxycodone in treating pain
in patients with cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying methadone to see how well it works
compared with morphine or oxycodone in treating pain in patients with cancer.