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comparing the benefit of tablet PREGABALIN with tablet DULOXETINE and only tablet PREGABALIN in nerve pain in diabetes and relation with PPARG and Akt gene

A Randamized double-blind comparative study evaluating the efficacy of a combination of PREGABALIN and DULOXETINE versus PREGABALIN alone and the modulation of mRNA expression of PPARG and Akt genes in patients of painful Diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/02/031068
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-02-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E134- Other specified diabetes mellituswith neurological complications

Interventions

Intervention1: Combination of Tablet PREGABALIN 75 mg and Tablet DULOXETINE 30 mg: Combination of Tablet PREGABALIN 75 mg and Tablet DULOXETINE 30 mg from the start of recruitment of patients till 12

Sponsors

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Male or female patientsâ?? >= 18 years of age with pain due to diabetic peripheral neuropathy caused by type -I or II Diabetes mellitus for at least 3 months with confirmed diagnosis on Michigan Neuropathy Screening instrument with score >=3 at the time of screening. 2.Patients must have average pain severity of >= 4/10 on NRS. 3. Brief Pain Inventory- Modified short form (BPI- MSF) >= 4. 4.Patients should have stable glycemic control with HbA1C < 12%.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who had received duloxetine or pregabalin in the past except for less than 15 days course. 2. Evidence of other sources of pain that may confound the diagnosis or recent history of surgery. 3.Patients with past history of MI, liver disease, pancreatitis and vasculitis, heart failure, seizure, & arrhythmia. 4. Patients with evidence of renal impairment, diabetic foot ulcer/gangrene of the foot & history of alcohol consumption and smoking.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Proportion of patients achieving NRS Pain score of â?¤ 3/10 at the end of 12th week in both the groups 2)The neuropathic component of pain using NPSI scores between the two groupsTimepoint: Baseline, 2nd, 4th and 8th and 12th week

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NRS-Sleep score, BPI-MSF score, PDQ score, SF-12 score Modulation of mRNA expression of PPARG and Akt gene at baseline and at the end of 12th weekTimepoint: Baseline, 2nd, 4th and 8th and 12th week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNIMISHA T

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND GTB HOSPITAL

profashoksaxena2@gmail.com9810431367

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026