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NCT02367820 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Long-Term Safety and Tolerability Study of NKTR-181 in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain or Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
638
Enrollment target

NCT02367820: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics.

NCT02367820 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Nektar Therapeutics. The registered enrollment target is 638 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (17% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02367820, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
638 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this 52-week open label study is to determine the long-term safety of a new opioid molecule, NKTR-181, in patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain or chronic non-cancer pain.

Primary Outcome

Count of subjects reporting treatment emergent adverse events

Interventions

  • DRUG NKTR-181 BID tablets

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 638 participants
Start Date 2015-04-14
Est. Completion 2018-01
Phase Phase 3
Nektar Therapeutics

37 total trials

What the finished NCT02367820 record still lists

NCT02367820 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 638 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (17% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which NKTR-181 BID tablets is the first listed.

NCT02367820 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02367820 about?

NCT02367820 is a clinical study titled "Long-Term Safety and Tolerability Study of NKTR-181 in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain or Chronic Non-Cancer Pain". The purpose of this 52-week open label study is to determine the long-term safety of a new opioid molecule, NKTR-181, in patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain or chronic non-cancer pain.

What is the current status of trial NCT02367820?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 638 participants. The study started on 2015-04-14. Estimated completion is 2018-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02367820?

The interventions under investigation include: NKTR-181 BID tablets (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02367820?

This trial is sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics, which has 37 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02367820's enrollment target sits among peer trials

638 579th of 2000 higher than 1,422 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02367820, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02367820 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.