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Efficacy and Safety of GRT6005 in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Drug: High Dose GRT6005
Drug: Tapentadol
Drug: Low Dose GRT6005
Drug: Medium Dose GRT6005
Drug: Matching Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01725087
Lead Sponsor
Tris Pharma, Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of once daily orally administered GRT6005 in a total of 3 fixed doses compared to placebo in subjects with moderate to severe chronic Low Back Pain (LBP). The study includes a maximum of 21 days screening period followed by a 2-week titration period and 12-week maintenance double-blind treatment period and a 10-14 day safety follow up period. Patients who are eligible for the double-blind treatment period will be randomized to one of the following treatment groups: GRT6005 low-dose, GRT6005 medium dose, GRT6005 high-dose, Tapentadol or placebo.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1089
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chronic Low Back Pain of non-malignant origin and present for at least 3 months.
  • Signed informed consent.
  • Pain intensity score of 5 or greater on the 11-point numeric rating scale (where 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "as bad as you can imagine").
  • On stable analgesic medications (non-opioid and/or opioid medications) for chronic low back pain with regular intake for at least 3 months and dissatisfied with current analgesic treatment.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Female subjects who are pregnant or are breastfeeding.
  • Presence of risk factors for Torsade de Pointes.
  • Any clinically significant disease or laboratory findings that may affect efficacy or safety assessments or may compromise the safety during trial participation, e.g., significant unstable cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, neurological, or psychiatric disorders.
  • History of acute hepatitis within the past 3 months or chronic hepatitis or a positive result on anti-hepatitis A antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen, or anti-hepatitis C antibody. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  • History of seizure disorder.
  • Chronic low back pain potentially associated with a specific spinal cause.
  • Surgery or painful procedure during or within 3 months of enrollment.
  • Conditions that contribute and confound the assessment of pain.
  • Subjects with impaired renal function.
  • Subjects with impaired hepatic functionality.
  • Neuromodulation.
  • Cancer.
  • Clinically relevant history of hypersensitivity, allergy or contraindications to any of the Investigational Medicinal Products' excipients, paracetamol/acetaminophen, tapentadol Hydrochloride, or opioid analgesics (or excipients).
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High Dose GRT6005High Dose GRT6005Once daily GRT6005 high dose oral administration for 12 weeks with a titration period of 2 weeks.
TapentadolTapentadolTwice daily oral administration of Tapentadol for 12 weeks with a titration period of 2 weeks.
Low Dose GRT6005Low Dose GRT6005Once daily GRT6005 low dose oral administration for 12 weeks with a titration period of 2 weeks.
Medium Dose GRT6005Medium Dose GRT6005Once daily GRT6005 medium dose oral administration for 12 weeks with a titration period of 2 weeks.
Matching PlaceboMatching PlaceboTwice daily oral administration of matching placebo for 14 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
European Union: the change from baseline pain to the weekly average 24-hour pain during the entire 12 weeks of the maintenance phase of the double-blind Treatment Period.Baseline to End of Treatment (Week 14)
United States: the change from baseline pain to the average 24-hour pain during Week 12 of the maintenance phase.Baseline to End of Treatment (Week 14)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (79)

FI005

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Kokkola, Finland

AT001

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Wien, Austria

AT005

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Wien, Austria

FI003

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Lahti, Finland

BE002

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Edegem, Belgium

FI001

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Kuopio, Finland

AT003

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Senftenberg, Austria

BE001

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Bruxelles, Belgium

AT004

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Wien, Austria

NL003

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Almere, Netherlands

DE016

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Essen, Germany

HU004

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Szekszárd, Hungary

DE018

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Berlin, Germany

HU008

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Békéscsaba, Hungary

HU012

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Budapest, Hungary

HU001

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Mako, Hungary

HU009

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Nagykanizsa, Hungary

PL015

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Gdynia, Poland

HU014

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Nyiregyhaza, Hungary

PL002

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Elblag, Poland

PL001

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Katowice, Poland

PL018

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Poznan, Poland

PL010

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Wroclaw, Poland

NL002

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

ES002

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Barcelona, Spain

PL016

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Poznan, Poland

PL012

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Warszawa, Poland

PL011

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Krakow, Poland

GB004

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

PL017

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Wroclaw, Poland

ES013

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Madrid, Spain

ES001

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Madrid, Spain

GB003

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Manchester, United Kingdom

DK004

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Aalborg, Denmark

DK001

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Frederiksberg, Denmark

Site DK002

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Glostrup, Denmark

DK003

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Odense, Denmark

AT006

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Wien, Austria

BE004

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Genk, Belgium

DE001

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Hamburg, Germany

DE005

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Bad Nauheim, Germany

DE014

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Berlin, Germany

DE011

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Bochum, Germany

DE007

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Dresden, Germany

DE015

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Böhlen, Germany

DE006

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Hamburg, Germany

DE008

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Hannover, Germany

DE002

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Leipzig, Germany

DE013

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Rodgau, Germany

DE019

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Leipzig, Germany

HU005

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Budapest, Hungary

DE009

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Mosbach, Germany

DE017

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Wiesbaden, Germany

HU010

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Baja, Hungary

HU002

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Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary

HU003

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Kecskemet, Hungary

NL005

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Tiel, Netherlands

PL008

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Krakow, Poland

PL014

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Katowice, Poland

PL004

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Warszawa, Poland

ES006

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Barcelona, Spain

ES004

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La Coruna, Spain

ES008

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Málaga, Spain

ES003

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Oviedo, Spain

ES011

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Oviedo, Spain

ES005

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Santiago de Compostela, Spain

SE001

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Skene, Sweden

ES007

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Sevilla, Spain

GB005

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London, United Kingdom

SE002

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Stockholm, Sweden

SE004

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Vällingby, Sweden

GB002

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

HU011

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Budapest, Hungary

HU015

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Budapest, Hungary

DE004

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Munich, Germany

PL006

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Gdynia, Poland

PL005

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Zgierz, Poland

PL009

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Lublin, Poland

PL013

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Krakow, Poland

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