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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VX-150 in Treating Subjects With Pain Caused by Small Fiber Neuropathy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Small Fiber Neuropathy
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT03304522
Lead Sponsor
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Brief Summary

This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study evaluating the efficacy of VX-150 for the treatment of pain caused by small fiber neuropathy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
89
Inclusion Criteria
  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 31.0 kg/m2, inclusive, and a total body weight >50 kg
  • Diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy, as per European Federation Neurological Societies (EFNS)/American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines, with pain for at least 3 months prior to screening
  • Reduction below the 5th percentile of sex and age-adjusted normal values in epidermal nerve fiber density on punch skin biopsy at the distal site of the leg performed at screening
  • Normal nerve conduction studies (NCS), including presence of sural response.
  • Average NRS score between ≥4 and ≤9 reported in the daily diary on Days -7 through -1
Exclusion Criteria
  • History in the past 10 years of malignancy except for squamous cell skin cancer, basal cell skin cancer, and Stage 0 cervical carcinoma in situ
  • History of connective tissue disorders, sarcoidosis, Sjögren's syndrome, amyloidosis, Fabry's disease, celiac disease, lyme disease, autoimmune disorders
  • A known or clinically suspected infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses
  • Current clinically significant liver or kidney dysfunction
  • Current uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction
  • A diagnosis of diabetes, HbA1C ≥8% at screening
  • History of cardiac dysrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmia treatment(s)
  • Concomitant severe pain conditions which may impair self-assessment of pain due to small fiber neuropathy

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
VX-150VX-150-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Weekly Average of Daily Pain Intensity on the 11 Point NRSFrom Baseline at Week 6

Pain intensity was evaluated using the 11-point NRS (where 0 signified no pain and 10 signified worst imaginable pain) during the last 24 hours on the NRS each evening. Higher score indicates greater level of pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 30 Percent (%) Reduction in the Weekly Average of Daily Pain Intensity on the 11-Point NRSFrom Baseline at Week 6

Pain intensity was evaluated using the 11-point NRS (where 0 signified no pain and 10 signified worst imaginable pain) during the last 24 hours on the NRS each evening. Higher score indicates greater level of pain. Percentage of participants \>= 30% reduction in the weekly average of daily pain intensity on the 11-Point NRS were reported.

Change in the Daily Sleep Interference Scale (DSIS)From Baseline at Week 6

Pain-associated sleep interference was assessed using DSIS, based on an 11-point scale (where 0 signified none: pain does not interfere with sleep and 10 signified severe: pain completely interferes with sleep, unable to sleep). Higher score indicates greater pain associated sleep interference.

Percentage of Participants With >=50% Reduction in the Weekly Average of Daily Pain Intensity on the 11-Point NRSFrom Baseline at Week 6

Pain intensity was evaluated using the 11-point NRS (where 0 signified no pain and 10 signified worst imaginable pain) during the last 24 hours on the NRS each evening. Higher score indicates greater level of pain. Percentage of participants \>= 50% reduction in the weekly average of daily pain intensity on the 11-Point NRS were reported.

Safety and Tolerability as Assessed by Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Day 1 up to Week 10
Percentage of Participants Categorized as Improved on the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) ScaleAt Week 6

PGIC scale evaluated the change in activity limitations, symptoms, emotions, and overall quality of life (QoL) related to the participants painful condition on 7-point scale from 1 (improved) to 7 (worse). Participants were categorized as following: scale from 1 - 2 were categorized as "improved", scale from 3 - 4 as "no change" and scale from 5 - 7 were categorized as "worse". Percentage of participants categorized as improved on PGIC scale at week 6 were reported for this outcome measure.

Change in Pain Intensity on the 11-Point NRSFrom Baseline at Week 6

Pain intensity was evaluated using the 11-point NRS (where 0 signified no pain and 10 signified worst imaginable pain) during the last 24 hours on the NRS each evening. Higher score indicates greater level of pain. Higher score indicates greater level of pain.

Pre-dose Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of VRT-1207355 and the Metabolite VRT-1268114Pre-dose at Day 7
Number of Participants With Clinically Meaningful Findings in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) ResponsesDay 1 up to Week 10

The C-SSRS is an interview-based rating scale was evaluated through a series of questions about suicidal thoughts and behaviors with the possible answers yes or no. Yes represents a worse outcome. Clinically Meaningfulness of C-SSRS responses were judged by investigator based on answers received from participants.

Trial Locations

Locations (34)

Duke Neurological Disorders Clinic

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

University of Washington

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Xenoscience Inc. - 21st Century Neurology

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix Neurological Associates, Ltd.

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sutter Health - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - The Jordan Research & Education Institute

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Berkeley, California, United States

Maastricht UMC+

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Maastricht, Netherlands

Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine

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Springfield, Illinois, United States

Stanford University School of Medicine

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Redwood City, California, United States

The Mount Sinai Hospital

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New York, New York, United States

River Cities Clinical Research Center

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York, United States

Albany Medical Center- Neurology Group

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Albany, New York, United States

Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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Milano, Italy

University of California San Diego

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La Jolla, California, United States

Neuropain Medical Center

🇺🇸

Fresno, California, United States

Blue Sky Neurology

🇺🇸

Englewood, Colorado, United States

SDS Clinical Trials, Inc.

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Bioclinica Research - Orlando

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Infinity Clinical Research

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Sunrise, Florida, United States

International Clinical Research Institute (ICRI)

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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC)

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Columbia University Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

University of New Mexico Hospital

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

The Richter Clinic for Neurology and Neuro-Psychiatry

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Carolinas Pain Institute

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

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Würzburg, Germany

Neurology Diagnostics, Inc

🇺🇸

Dayton, Ohio, United States

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Carilion Clinic Neurology

🇺🇸

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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