Skip to main content
Clinical Trials/CTIS2023-504567-17-00
CTIS2023-504567-17-00
Recruiting
Phase 1

Safety and efficacy of botulinum toxin A in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial and investigation of neuro-inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of efficacy

Rigshospitalet0 sites80 target enrollmentMay 25, 2023

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Trigeminal neuralgia
Sponsor
Rigshospitalet
Enrollment
80
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 25, 2023
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • A diagnosis of classical trigeminal neuralgia or idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia according to criteria of The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition., Age between 18 and 85 years, Subjects must experience pain defined as minimum one TN related pain paroxysm per day of an average intensity of 3 to 10, inclusive, on the 11\-point NRS (0 \= no pain; 10 \= maximum pain imaginable) during the last 4 weeks to enter the baseline phase., During baseline phase subjects must experience pain defined as minimum one TN related pain paroxysm per day of an average intensity of 3 to 10, inclusive, on the 11\-point NRS (0\= no pain; 10\= maximum pain imaginable) to be randomized., Fluency in Danish

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease such as ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction or previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, major CVD interventions during the last three months., Expected poor compliance, i.e., considered unlikely to be able to complete all protocol required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures to the best of the subject’s and investigator’s knowledge, Ongoing and unstable severe psychiatric disease., Anamnestic or clinical symptoms of any kind that are deemed relevant for study participation by the physician who examines the patient., Change of trigeminal neuralgia treatment or treatment dose within two weeks prior to the baseline visit., Previous treatment with botulinum toxin A for facial pain., Loading treatment within 4 weeks with phenytoin or sodium valproate., Female subjects either pregnant, breastfeeding or with planned conception within the study period., Female subject of childbearing potential who is unwilling to use an acceptable method of effective contraception during the study (see protocol for acceptable methods).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Similar Trials