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Pain Management: Interventional Strategies 101
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Objectives
¨ Pharmacist ¤ Identify patients that may benefit from interventional management
¤ Evaluate the role of intrathecal pumps and nerve blocks for pain management
¤ Examine the considerations required when a patient with an intrathecal pump is hospitalized.
¨ Pharmacy technician ¤ Recognize agents that can be utilized for a nerve block ¤ List drugs used to prepare intrathecal nerve blocks
¤ Describe the preparation of a intrathecal pain pumps
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Pain Management: Why Care?
¨ Pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking care
¨ In the United States, 20 to 30% of the general population experience chronic or recurring pain (3). ¤ Approximately, 2/3 of these people have had pain for
more than 5 years (4).
¨ 67% of patients with metastatic cancer report pain (5)
¨ “War on Opioids”
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Pain Assessment Is Complex
¨ No single approach to pain assessment is appropriate for all patients or in all settings.
¨ Pain is subjective, so no satisfactory objective measures of pain exist.
¨ Pain is multidimensional, the clinician must consider multiple aspects (sensory, affective, cognitive) of the pain experience.
¨ Pain assessments may vary with respect to purpose, setting, patient population.
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Pain History
¨ Significant previous and/or ongoing instances of pain and its effect on the patient. ¨ Previously used methods for pain control that have been either helpful or unhelpful. ¨ The patient's attitude toward use of opioids or other medications, including any history of
substance abuse. ¨ The patient's typical coping response for stress or pain, including the presence or absence of
psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, or psychosis. ¨ Family expectations and beliefs concerning pain, stress, and postoperative course. ¨ Ways the patient describes or shows pain. ¨ The patient's knowledge of, expectations about, and preferences for pain management methods
and for receiving information about pain management.
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Acute vs. chronic pain
¨ Acute pain might be mild and last just a moment, or it might be severe and last for weeks or months. ¤ In most cases, acute pain does not last longer than six
months ¤ Underlying cause of pain has been treated or has
healed.
¨ Chronic pain persists despite the fact that the injury has healed. Pain signals remain active in the nervous system for weeks, months, or years.
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Pathophysiology of Pain
K+ = Potassium; PG = Prostaglandins; H+ = Hydrogen ions; BK = bradykinin; H= Histamine; SP= Substance P; 5HT = Serotonin
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 2008
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Noxius Stimuli Activate Pain Pathway 8
Impulse transmitted to
Peripheral Nerve
Synapse with Spinothalamic
tract
Travels to anterior
cingulate, frontal insular,
& somatosensory
cortex in thalamus
Activation of spinal pain transmission
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 2008
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Management Modalities
¨ Non-pharmacological ¤ Acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy, physical therapy,
etc.
¨ Pharmacological ¤ Topical, transdermal ¤ Oral, rectal ¤ Intramuscular, intravenous
¨ Interventional ¤ Procedure +/- pharmacologic
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Interventional Management
¨ Surgery ¨ Radiation ¨ Radiofrequency ablation
¤ Electrical Stimulation directed towards a tumor ¨ Peripheral Nerve Blocks
¨ Intraspinal drug therapy ¤ Relieve pain by instilling small doses of morphine or
other drugs directly to cerebrospinal fluid
Brogan S, Junkins S. Interventional therapies for the management of cancer pain. J Support Oncol. 2010 Mar-Apr;8(2):52-9.
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Neuraxial Pain Management
¨ Encompasses both spinal and epidural anesthesia ¨ performed as the sole anesthetic (with or without
sedation) ¨ combined with general anesthesia to decrease
anesthetic requirements ¨ postoperative analgesia
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Nerve Blocks: Indications
¨ No specific indications for nerve blocks ¨ Typically used to avoid the effects of alternative
methods ¤ Side effects and complications of general anesthesia ¤ Minimizing opioid use
¨ Widely-used for surgical anesthesia ¨ Post-operative pain management ¨ Chronic pain management
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Common Locations for Nerve Blocks 13
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Sympathetic Nerve Block
¨ sympathetic nerves come together outside your spine area in thick networks of nerves called ganglions.
¨ Targets a series of nerves that spread out from your spine to your body to help control several involuntary body functions ¤ Blood flow, digestion, and sweating
¨ stellate ganglion block: pain in the upper part of your body.
¨ Lumbar sympathetic block: pain in the lower part of your body, a ganglion near the lower spine
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Facet Joint Block
¨ Facet joints are the small joints located between each vertebra that provide the spine with both stability and flexibility
¨ Facet syndrome occurs when one or more of these joints become inflamed or irritated
¨ Combines a local anesthetic and a corticosteroid anti-inflammatory medication
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Splanchnic/Celiac/Hypogastric Plexus Blocks
¨ Dense cluster of nerve cells and supporting tissue, located behind the stomach, in the region of the celiac artery just below the diaphragm.
¨ Nerve signals to the majority of abdominal organs flow through the celiac plexus and the splanchnic nerves. ¤ Pancreas, liver, gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, and the parts of
the colon.
¨ Abdominal pain that may be caused by irritation, compression or entrapment of the nerve bundles within various abdominal organs ¤ Tumor invasion, fibrosis, or chronic inflammation
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Splanchnic/Celiac/Hypogastric Plexus Blocks
¨ A local anesthetic, steroid or ethyl-alcohol administered ¨ The use of alcohol, called a neurolytic block, because it
destroys the nerves, can provide sustained pain relief in conditions where medications alone are not effective.
¨ A trial block is initially done with local anesthetic as a test to ensure there is pain relief. If substantial pain relief is acquired, a neurolytic block is performed.
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Regional Anesthesia: Adverse Effects
¨ Toxicity of local anesthetics (with epidural techniques)
¨ Transient or chronic paresthesia ¨ Nerve damage ¨ Intra-arterial injection, seizures, or cardiac arrest ¨ Block failure and the need to supplement or convert
to general anesthesia ¨ Intra-arterial injection, seizures, or cardiac arrest ¨ Infection
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Pharmacologic Agents
¨ Local Anesthetics
¨ Opiates ¤ Opioids can enhance analgesia, with the degree of side effects largely
related to lipid solubility. n Morphine (hydrophilic/lipophobic) injected epidurally stay in place or spread
rostrally
n Fentanyl (hydrophobic/liphophilic) rapidly absorbed
¨ Adjuncts ¤ Epinephrine (1:200,000 i.e., 5 ucg/mL) can prolong an epidural,
especially if chlorprocaine or lidocaine is used ¤ Sodium bicarbonate favors the non-ionized form of local anesthetics and
promotes more rapid onset of epidural anesthesia.
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Local Anesthetics 20
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Intrathecal Pain Management 21
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Background
¨ Used in the control of pain and spasticity ¨ Allows for reduced medication doses that can
decrease the side effects typically associated with oral or parenteral drug delivery
¨ Data for pain relief, adverse effect reduction, and cost-effectiveness with cancer pain control are compelling
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Implantable Drug Delivery Systems (IDDS)
http://www.spinesurgeon.co.uk/media/intrathecal-pump-implant.jpg
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Implantable Drug Delivery Systems (IDDS)
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Potential Candidates for IDDS
¨ Chronic pain ¨ Recalcitrant pain despite aggressive titration on
standard treatment modalities ¨ Patients unable to tolerate adverse effects of
standard treatment modalities
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Where is therapy administered?
http://www.mayfieldclinic.com/PE-PUMP.htm
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IDDS Trial Period
¨ Screening period which determines whether a patient will benefit from an IDDS ¤ Determine the response ¤ Prevention of ineffective pump
n About 95% of patients have a successful treatment of pain
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Knight et al. Implantable intrathecal pumps for chronic pain: highlights and updates. Croat Med J. 2007
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IDDS Trial Procedure 28
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Intrathecal Pain Pumps: Benefits
¨ Provides effective pain control for patients who have failed other treatment modalities
¨ Less Systemic Side Effects
Ghafoor, Intrathecal drug therapy for long-term pain management. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2007
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- Postoperative subarachnoid hemorrhage - Back Pain, Loss of sensation, Lower extremity weakness
- Catheter tip inflammatory masses - Loss of drug effect with long-term therapy - New-onset radicular pain & spinal cord neurologic
deficits
- Invasive Infections: Bacterial Meningitis
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Intrathecal Pain Pumps: Adverse Effects
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IDDS Medications
Types of Medications Used
Opioids Morphine Hydromorphone
Fentanyl Local Anesthetic Bupivacaine
Adjunct Medications Ziconotide Clonidine Baclofen
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Agents Utilized for IDDS
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Recommended Starting Doses for Intrathecal Therapy
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Comparison of Opioid Characteristics
Characteristic Morphine Sulfate
Hydromoprhone Hydrochloride
Fentanyl
Solubility Hydrophilic Hydrophilic Lipophilic
Degree of spread in cerebrospinal fluid
High Intermediate Low
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Ghafoor, Intrathecal drug therapy for long-term pain management. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2007
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Comparison of Opioid Equianalgesic Potency
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Equianalgesic Potency (mg)
Morphine Sulfate
Hydromoprhone Hydrochloride
Fentanyl
Oral 300 60 2
Parenteral 100 20 1
Epidural 10 2 0.1
Intrathecal 1 0.25 0.01
Ghafoor, Intrathecal drug therapy for long-term pain management. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2007
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Evidence Supporting Use IT Opioids in Non-Cancer Pain
¨ Morphine effeciacy has been documented in case studies, retrospective studies, and prospective studies since 1980 ¤ Efficacy Stuides documented
at least a 30- 50% improvement in Visual analog scores
¨ Hydromorphone IT infusions offer therapeutic alternative to IT morphine for patients with intractable pain not alleviated by morphine
¨ Retrospective studies and case reports have documented improvement in pain scores with minimum increase in adverse side effects
Morphine Hydromorphone
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Njee et al. Neuromodulation 2004;7:249–259
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Local Anesthetics - Bupivacaine
¨ Co-administration of bupivacaine and morphine has been shown to provide synergistic pain relief, resulting in reduction in morphine dosage
¨ Common Adverse Effects: ¤ Parasthesia, motor and sensory blockade, arterial
hypotension, diarrhea, and urinary retention
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Adjunct Analgesic: Ziconotide
¨ Only administered intrathecally to maximize antinoceptive effectiveness and minimize sympatholysis
¨ Patients with chronic pain received an average reduction of 43% in their Visual Analog Scale of Pain Intensity (VASPI) score.
¨ Common Adverse Effects: ¤ Dizziness, nystagmus, confusion, abnormal gait,
somnolence
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Adjunct Analgesic: Clonidine
¨ Antinoceptive effects of clonidine are mediated via inhibitory interactions with pre-synaptic and postsynaptic afferent fibers in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
¨ Combination of clonidine and morphine has been shown to be more effective than morphine alone
¨ Common Adverse Effects: ¤ Sedation, hypotension, dry mouth, and bradycardia
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Adjunct Analgesic: Baclofen
¨ Used to treat spinal cord spasticity ¨ Combination therapy with an opioid has been
studied in chronic nociceptive or sympathetic pain syndromes
¨ Common Adverse Effects: ¤ Weakness, hypotonia, sedation, constipation,
respiratory depression
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PUBLISHED LITERATURE REVIEW
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EFFICACY RESULTS AFTER 1 MONTH OF EPIDURAL MORPHINE INFUSION
Measure Baseline At One Month P
Avg Oral Equalanalgesic Morphine Use
77.7± 19.1 mg/day 16.1 ± 3.6 mg/day <0.001
Pain Analog Scale 8.6 ± 0.3 3.8 ± 0.4 <0.001
Hassenbusch, J Neurosurg 73: 405-409, 1990
STUDY DESIGN Observational Study
PATIENT POPULATION
69 Patients Enrolled with 41 being studied
OBJECTIVE • Demonstrate that the epidural route is effective with minimal complications • Screening with temporary epidural catheter infusions results in high rate of subsequent pain relief
COMMON COMPLICATIONS & SIDE EFFECTS EXPERIENCED INCIDENCE
Superficial Wound Infections 3
Skin necrosis 1
Catheter Migration 4
Voiding Disturabances 3
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Randomized Clinical Trial of an Implantable Drug Delivery System Compared with
Comprehensive Medical Management for Refractory Cancer Pain: Impact on Pain, Drug-
Related Toxicity, and Survival
J Clin Oncology. 2002 Oct; 20(19):4040-4049
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The Cancer Pain Trial J Clin Oncology. 2002 Oct; 20(19):4040-4049
Purpose Evaluate the clinical success of intraspinal IDDS in patients with intractable cancer-associated pain.
Design Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Concealed, Clinical Trial
Objectives
Primary Objective: Evaluate the clinical success of each study arm at 4weeks • At least 20% reduction in Pain using Visual Analog Scores (VAS) • Equal pain scores with at least 20% reduction in symptom control based on National Cancer Institute’s common toxicity criteria Secondary Objective: • Differences in individual drug toxicities measured using the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC)
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Patient Selection
Patient Inclusion Criteria
• Documented Cancer • VAS pain scores consistently ≥5/10 • Opiate doses ≥ 200 mg of oral morphine or equivalent • Opiate doses ≤ 200 mg with unacceptable side effects • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
Study Design
• Patients were Randomized to CMM or IDDS • Data Recorded: Every other week (2-12 weeks) then Monthly until 6 months • Data collected at visits included
• Comparison of VAS • Composite Drug Toxicity score
• Sum of 15 individual drug toxicity scores (0-4) Of Note: Patients assigned to intrathecal morphine group needed to undergo a trial of intraspinal morphine
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202 Randomized
99 CMM
15 Died 6 Withdrew consent
1 Lost to Follow-Up
5 Implanted
70 Not Implanted
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4- week Follow- Up
101 IDDS
8 Died 8 Withdrew Consent
12 Missed Visits
22 Not Implanted
51 Implanted
73
4-week Follow-Up
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Results: Baseline Characteristics of Patients
Characteristic CMM Group (n = 99)
IDDS Group (n = 101)
Age, years 57.8 ± 13.7 56.2 ± 13.2
Type of Pain, %
Neuropathic 14.3 12.9
Nociceptive 25.5 25.7
Mixed 60.2 61.4
Baseline Medication Use, %
Opioids alone 39.8 41.6
Nonopiod adjunctive alone 2.0 2.0
Both 58.2 56.4
Morphine Oral Equivalent dose, mg/d 280 260
Baseline VAS 7.57 ± 1.97 7.44 ± 1.97
Baseline Composite Toxicity Score 6.65 ± 5.58 6.95 ± 4.91
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Reduction in Pain and Drug Toxicity from Baseline to 4 Weeks CMM Group IDDS Group
Variabe n Baseline 4 Weeks n Baseline 4 Weeks P
Median Daily MOEDs
272 mg 290 mg 250 mg 50 mg
VAS Pain Score 72 7.81±1.63 -3.05 ± 3.16 71 7.57 ± 1.79 -3.90 ± 3.42 .055
Common Toxicity Criteria
75 6.36 ± 5.65 -1.09 ± 5.57 73 7.22 ± 5.00 -3.63 ± 5.43 .004
Results: VAS and Toxicity Scores
MOEDs = Morphine Oral Equivalent Doses
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Results: Clinical Success Results
Clinical Success and Failure
CMM Group IDDS Group
Criteria n % n % P
VAS Pain Reduced by ≥ 20% regardless of increseased toxicity, or
equal VAS with ≥ 20% reduction in toxicity
51/72 70.8 60/71 84.5 .05
Both pain and toxicity reduced by ≥ 20% 27/72 37.5 41/71 57.5 .02
Neither pain nor toxicity reduced by ≥ 20% 17/72 23.6 8/71 11.3 .05
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Results: Drug Side Effects
KEY
██ CMM ██ IDDS
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Results: Adverse Events seen in IDDS
Event CMM N= 98
IDDS N=101
Total
IDDS-related SAE 5 22 27
Lumbar Site _ 5 5
Catheter Problems _ 5 5
Infections 1 1 2
Hematoma _ 2 2
Inflammation _ 2 2
Wound dehiscence _ 2 2
CSF leak _ 1 1
Nerve irritation _ 1 1
¨ Total Serious Adverse Events = 194 ¤ CMM = 95 (49%) ¤ IDDS = 99 (51%)
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Discussion
¨ Patients with refractory cancer pain are more effectively treated with IDDS than CMM ¤ Increase pain relief ¤ Fewer side effects due to opioids ¤ Improved survival
¨ Limitations: ¤ Did not mention how medication was titrated to effect ¤ Survival analysis was not powered
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Who would benefit?
¨ Patients with estimated life expectancy ≥ 3 months ¨ Patients with Moderate – Severe Pain Scores despite:
¤ Using ≥ 200 mg morphine/day without any symptomatic relief
¤ Using ≤ 200 mg morphine/day suffering from opioid related side effects
¨ Patients with no contraindications to intraspinal or epidural use ¤ Active infection, spinal cord obstruction, coagulopathy,
anticoagulants due to hematoma risk
Smith TJ, et al. Curr Oncol Rep. 2004 Jul;6(4):291-6.
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Conclusions
¨ Intrathecal drug delivery systems have been shown to effectively decrease pain and drug toxicity
¨ Intrathecal drug delivery systems have many serious
adverse side effects that will need to be considered prior to treatment
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Pumps: Practical Considerations for Hospitalized Patients
¨ Identifying patients with implanted pump devices ¨ Interrogating the pump
¤ Verification of contents and pump settings
¤ Typically limited to specialty services
¨ Communication ¤ Medication administration record
¨ Refilling pumps ¤ Double check process
¤ Products prepared externally can have a variety of different formulations, concentrations, etc.
¨ Accounting for patients’ complete pain needs
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Refilling IDDS
¨ Review pump contains with provider refilling pump ¨ Ensure double check process in place at critical
points ¤ Calculations for preparation ¤ Review of product selection prior to compounding
initiation n REMEMBER: PRESERVATIVE FREE PRODUCTS ONLY
¤ Real-time verification of compounding
¨ Complete preparation in clean room
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Role of Pharmacists
¨ Medication Safety ¤ Standard concentrations and preparations ¤ Preservative free products ¤ Product sterility
¨ Optimize the use of opioids ¨ Transitioning patients to hospice
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