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Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN)Phase 4NCT02842554

Training "Pain Connoisseurs" for Efficient Analgesic Proof-of-Concept Studies

A Phase 4 study testing EPT and C in people with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN), run by Analgesic Solutions at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of Evoked Pain Training (EPT) and Drug/ Placebo Administration (DPA) training to increase subjects' ability to discriminate between active and placebo treatments in a double-blind crossover trial of a known analgesic, measured by standardized effect size, relative to… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN)
What is being tested?
EPT and C
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
98 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2013to Oct 2015
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • A subject must meet all of the following criteria to be enrolled in the study:
  • Be a man or a non-pregnant, non-lactating woman 18 years or older. Women of childbearing potential should be willing to use an acceptable birth control method (at the Investigator's discretion) during the study to avoid pregnancy.
  • Have voluntarily provided written informed consent.
  • Be able to speak, read, write, and understand English, understand the consent form, complete study-related procedures, and communicate with the study staff.
  • Have a clinical diagnosis of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN) for at least 6 months.
  • Clinical diagnosis may be verified by medical records or by clinical examination during the first visit combined with a medical history of appropriate symptoms for at least 6 months.
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  • Have a pain intensity score averaging ≥4 on a 0-10 NRS for average daily recall over past 24 hours. (This applies at V1, V2, and V5.)
  • Have an average daily pain intensity of at least 4 on the 0-10 NRS on at least 20 out of the past 30 days.
  • Be, in the opinion of the Investigator, in sufficiently good health to participate in the study at screening, based upon the results of a medical history, physical examination and laboratory analysis.
  • Prior to each Treatment Period, the participants must meet the following additional criteria for randomization: Have average pain intensity (24-hour recall) ≥4 on the 0-10 NRS.

Who cannot join

  • A subject must be excluded if any of the following criteria are met:
  • Are pregnant and/or lactating.
  • Have been diagnosed as having any inflammatory arthritis, gout, pseudo-gout, Paget's disease, fibromyalgia or any chronic pain syndrome that in the Investigator's opinion would interfere with the assessment or self-evaluation of pain and other symptoms of PDN.
  • Have evidence for multiple causes of pain in the neuropathic pain area, such as lumbar radiculopathy.
  • Have received or used any of the excluded/prohibited treatments or drugs specified in the list of prohibited treatments (below) or are unable to agree to the list of treatments prohibited during the study.
  • Have a history of congestive heart failure, unstable coronary artery disease, stroke, or uncontrolled hypertension.
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  • Have a history of significant gastrointestinal disease, including active gastro-duodenal ulcerations, perforations, or bleeds.
  • Have abnormal clinical laboratory test results or vital signs unless deemed not clinically significant by the investigator.
  • Have regularly worn false fingernails within the past 6 months (more than 25% of the time)
  • Are undergoing active treatment for cancer, are known to be infected by human immunodeficiency virus, or are being acutely and intensively immunosuppressed following transplantation.
  • Have a history of alcohol or other substance abuse (not including nicotine or tobacco) within 5 years.
  • Have a history of suicide attempt within the past 1 year or suicidal ideation within the past 1 month.
  • Have a history of epilepsy or other seizure disorder.
  • Have creatinine clearance below 60 mL/min as calculated by Cockroft-Gault equation for serum creatinine.
  • Known to have a condition that in the Investigator's judgment precludes participation in the study.
  • Have previously been admitted to this study.
  • Are involved in a worker's compensation, disability claim, or litigation related to medical condition or treatment that is open or was settled within the past 12 months. (Whether litigation is related to medical condition or treatment may be decided at the Investigator's discretion. Claims settled >12 months previously are permitted.)
  • Have a known failure to respond to pregabalin, gabapentin, or oxycodone due to either efficacy or tolerability in previous treatment at therapeutically appropriate doses.
  • Are allergic to or have a hypersensitivity to pregabalin or oxycodone.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Analgesic Solutions

    Natick, Massachusetts, 01760

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of Evoked Pain Training (EPT) and Drug/ Placebo Administration (DPA) training to increase subjects' ability to discriminate between active and placebo treatments in a double-blind crossover trial of a known analgesic, measured by standardized effect size, relative to untrained control subjects.

Being tested
EPT, Drug Placebo Administration, C
Keywords
PDN, Painful Diabetic Neuropathy, Diabetes
Medical subject headings
Diabetic Neuropathies, Diabetes Mellitus

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • EPTOther

  • Drug Placebo AdministrationDrug

  • COther

    Also called Control

    No Intervention

Study groups in NCT02842554
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
DPAOtherDrug Placebo Administration
Receives: Drug: Drug Placebo Administration
COtherControl
Receives: Other: C
EPTOtherEvoked Pain Training
Receives: Other: EPT

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pain Assessment Training

    To assess the ability of Evoked Pain Training (EPT) and Drug/ Placebo Administration (DPA) training to increase subjects' ability to discriminate between active and placebo treatments in a double-blind crossover trial of a known analgesic, measured by standardized effect size, relative to untrained control subjects

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Predicted Response to Training

    To evaluate whether baseline characteristics of subjects predict response to training, measured by differences in psychophysical profile between baseline and end of study.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jul 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2013
  3. Primary completionOct 2015
  4. Study completionOct 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
98 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02842554
Sponsor's protocol ID
GRN.PC.002
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
21 Aug 2013
Last updated
25 Jul 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing EPT and C in people with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN), run by Analgesic Solutions at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 19 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jul 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Pain Assessment Training (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jul 2016.

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