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Cebranopadol Efficacy and Safety in Diabetic Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain Caused by Damage to the Nerves

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Diabetic Neuropathies
Diabetes Mellitus
Chronic Pain
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01939366
Lead Sponsor
Tris Pharma, Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate if cebranopadol is safe and can decrease pain in patients when compared to placebo (a tablet that does not contain active product) and when compared to a marketed product containing pregabalin (Lyrica®). Furthermore, this trial will be undertaken to find out if the patient's general health and well-being improves under trial treatment.

The concentrations of cebranopadol in the blood will be investigated to get a better understanding of how it is absorbed from the gut, distributed and broken down in the body, and eliminated from the body.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
699
Inclusion Criteria
  • written signed informed consent
  • type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • clinical diagnosis of painful Diabetic Polyneuropathic Neuropathy (DPN) with symptoms and signs for at least 3 months
  • must require medication (e.g., non-opioids or opioids up to an equivalent dose of 160 mg oral morphine/day) for the treatment of pain due to DPN for at least 1 month prior to Visit 1 and must be dissatisfied with the current treatment (in terms of efficacy and/or tolerability). Medication for the treatment of pain due to DPN should be required on at least 4 of 7 consecutive days.
  • blood glucose to be controlled by a diet, oral anti-hyperglycemic medication, and/or insulin for at least 3 months prior. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) should not be greater than 11%
  • baseline pain intensity score greater or equal to 5 on the 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) without intake of any analgesic at allocation. For each of the last 3 days prior to allocation of treatment, a 24 hour NRS score greater or equal to 4 is required
  • women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at enrollment
  • using medically acceptable and highly effective methods of birth control (and willing to use them during the trial).
Exclusion Criteria
  • presence of other pain that could confound the painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy (DPN) assessments, e.g. pain due to nerve entrapment (tarsal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis of the knee etc), peripheral vascular disease, radiculopathy, plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, mononeuritis multiplex, postherpetic neuralgia, complex regional pain syndrome, or fibromyalgia.
  • neuropathy due to etiologies other than diabetes, e.g. autoimmune disorders, inflammatory neuropathies (e.g. chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy), thyroid disease or endocrine disorders (other than diabetes), heavy metal or toxic neuropathy, nutritional deficiency, metabolic disorders, vasculitis, infections, injury, or paraneoplastic syndromes.
  • severe or extensive diabetic ulcers or amputations due to diabetes
  • Charcot's joints due to diabetes.
  • any clinically significant disease or laboratory findings, e.g., significant unstable cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, neurological, or psychiatric disorders.
  • inability to comply with the protocol and with the intake of trial medication that, in the investigator's opinion, might indicate that the participant is unsuitable for the trial.
  • conditions that require treatment with medication that is not allowed to be taken during the trial
  • previous or current alcohol or drug abuse or opioid dependency.
  • severe functional hepatic impairment corresponding to Child-Pugh classification C.
  • history of acute hepatitis
  • impaired renal function, a creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min at the enrollment (Cockcroft-Gault calculated).
  • history of any major gastrointestinal procedures (e.g., gastric bypass) or gastrointestinal conditions (e.g. acute diarrhea, blind loop syndrome, gastric dumping syndrome, Whipple's disease) that might affect the absorption or metabolism of cebranopadol or pregabalin.
  • risk factors for or history of torsade de pointes and/or marked prolongation of the QT interval (e.g. heart failure, hypokalemia, or bradycardia).
  • history of seizure disorder and/or epilepsy or any condition associated with a significant risk for seizure disorder or epilepsy at the discretion of the investigator.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cebranopadol 600 µgCebranopadol 600 µg-
Matching PlaceboMatching Placebo-
Cebranopadol 300 µgCebranopadol 300 µg-
Cebranopadol 100 µgCebranopadol 100 µg-
PregabalinPregabalin-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Average Pain Intensity.Baseline; to End of Week 6 of the Maintenance Phase

Participants will be asked to record their pain intensity in the evening. Participants are asked to rate how much pain they had on average in the past 24 hours. The participant scores their pain intensity on an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) where a score of 0 indicated "no pain" and a score of 10 indicated "pain as bad as you can imagine". Baseline average pain scores are calculated from the averages of all scores recorded during the 3 days prior to randomization. The average pain at week 6 will be the average pain scores calculated from all pain scores measured during week 6.

Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (82)

AT001

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Vienna, Austria

AT004

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Senftenberg, Austria

AT003

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Vienna, Austria

US016

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West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

AT002

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Vienna, Austria

NL004

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Apeldoorn, Netherlands

NL002

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

NL003

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Zwolle, Netherlands

US004

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Blackfoot, Idaho, United States

NL005

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Beek, Netherlands

NL006

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Venlo, Netherlands

NL007

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

US007

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Orange, California, United States

DK003

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Aarhus, Denmark

DE033

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Dresden, Germany

DE018

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Aschaffenburg, Germany

US014

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National City, California, United States

US008

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

US005

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

FR007

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Limoges cedex, France

FR005

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Montauban cedex, France

DE013

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Bochum, Germany

FR006

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Paris, France

US001

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Garden Grove, California, United States

DE005

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Berlin, Germany

US006

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Elgin, Illinois, United States

US021

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New York, New York, United States

AT007

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Graz, Austria

AT005

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Salzburg, Austria

AT006

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Vienna, Austria

DK002

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Copenhagen, Denmark

FR008

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Corbeil Essonnes, France

FR001

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Lille, France

FR002

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Nantes, France

DE023

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Berlin, Germany

ES003

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Toledo, Spain

ES011

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Madrid, Spain

DE003

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Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

FR004

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Orléans, France

DE012

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Düsseldorf, Germany

DE031

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Berlin, Germany

DE004

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Berlin, Germany

DE034

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Essen, Germany

DE016

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Karlsruhe, Germany

DE022

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Essen, Germany

DE009

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Leipzig, Germany

DE028

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Mayen, Germany

ES010

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Madrid, Spain

DE020

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Hannover, Germany

DE030

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Künzing, Germany

NL001

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

NL008

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Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

ES009

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Madrid, Spain

ES001

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Cuenca, Spain

DK005

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Aalborg, Denmark

DK001

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Odense, Denmark

IT005

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Ancona, Italy

IT004

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Milano, Italy

IT001

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Rome, Italy

IT002

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Turin, Italy

DE025

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Berlin, Germany

DE006

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Frankfurt, Germany

DE007

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Görlitz, Germany

DE011

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Neuss, Germany

DE002

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Kiel, Germany

DE015

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Magdeburg, Germany

DE001

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Mainz, Germany

DE027

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München, Germany

DE014

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Münster, Germany

DE024

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Schwerin, Germany

US002

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Mesa, Arizona, United States

US011

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Hialeah, Florida, United States

DE032

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Magdeburg, Germany

DE010

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Essen, Germany

DE017

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Düsseldorf, Germany

DE021

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Hamburg, Germany

DE008

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Leipzig, Germany

ES006

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Valencia, Spain

US012

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Miami, Florida, United States

US009

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Orlando, Florida, United States

US019

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Laguna Hills, California, United States

US003

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West Jordan, Utah, United States

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