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Safety and Efficacy of GRT6005 in Pain Due to Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Diabetic Neuropathies
Pain
Interventions
Drug: Matching Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01347671
Lead Sponsor
Tris Pharma, Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of GRT6005 in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
189
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women, 18 to 75 years old.
  • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
  • Painful DPN symptoms and signs for at least 3 months.
  • Blood glucose controlled with medication.
  • Glycosylated hemoglobin not greater than 9.5 or 11%, country dependent.
  • Prior analgesic medication.
  • Average score of 4 or greater on the 11 point NRS during the last 3 days prior to randomization.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Impaired liver, cardiac or renal function.
  • Breastfeeding and pregnancy.
  • History of substance abuse, alcohol or medication.
  • Chronic gastrointestinal disease.
  • History of seizures and or epilepsy.
  • History or presence of malignancy.
  • Presence of painful medical conditions that are not due to diabetic neuropathy, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Allergies to opioids, acetaminophen or excipients of the medications.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
25 µg GRT6005GRT6005Participants allocated to this treatment arm will receive a daily dose of 25 µg GRT6005 per day
Matching PlaceboMatching PlaceboParticipants allocated to this treatment arm will receive a dose of matched placebo once a day.
75 µg GRT6005GRT6005Participants allocated to this treatment arm will receive a daily dose of 75 µg GRT6005 per day
200 µg GRT6005GRT6005Participants allocated to this treatment arm will receive a daily dose of 200 µg GRT6005 per day
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in mean daily pain intensity scoreBaseline to Week 4

Participants will be selected based on their medical history and clinical examination.

Efficacy of the treatment (i.e., reduction of pain) will be evaluated with the 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS), where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents "pain as bad as you can imagine".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Neuropathic Pain Scale, changes from baselineEnd of 4 weeks
Response measured in percentage change of pain intensity from baselineEnd of 4 Weeks
Changes in Quantitative Sensory Testing from baselineBaseline, week 1 and week 4
Leeds Sleep Evaluation QuestionnaireEnd of treatment
Quality of Life Index -Short-Form-12®, from baselineEnd of treatment
Patient's Global Impression of ChangeEnd of treatment
Quality of Life EuroQoL-5 Dimension score, change from baselineEnd of 4 weeks
Short Form of the Brief Pain Inventory, changes from baselineEnd of 4 weeks
Rescue medication useEnd of 4 weeks
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ScaleEnd of 4 weeks
Plasma concentrationEnd of 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

Site 4112

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Aschaffenburg, Germany

Site 4109

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Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

Site 4101

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Berlin, Germany

Site 4111

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Dresden, Germany

Site 4110

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Berlin, Germany

Site 4117

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Hamburg, Germany

Site 4108

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Hannover, Germany

Site 4104

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Hannover, Germany

Site 4115

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Heidelberg, Germany

Site 4103

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Mainz, Germany

Site 4106

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Kiel, Germany

Site 4102

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Lübeck, Germany

Site 4113

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Schwerin, Germany

Site 4116

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Wangen, Germany

Site 4405

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Bucuresti, Romania

Site 4407

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Sibiu, Romania

Site 4402

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Bucuresti, Romania

Site 4406

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Timisoara, Romania

Site 4502

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Sofia, Bulgaria

Site 4107

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Hamburg, Germany

Site 4105

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Münster, Germany

Site 4401

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Târgu-Mureş, Romania

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