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Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy Trial With a New Centrally Acting Analgesic

A Randomized Phase IIa Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a New Centrally Acting Analgesic in Subjects With Pain Due to Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00878293
Enrollment
90
Registered
2009-04-08
Start date
2009-04-30
Completion date
2010-05-31
Last updated
2021-07-15

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Conditions

Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Keywords

analgesic, diabetes mellitus, chronic neuropathic pain, painful polyneuropathy caused by diabetes mellitus type I or II

Brief summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether the new centrally active analgesic and MS Continus® are effective in the treatment of painful diabetic polyneuropathy.

Interventions

liquid formulation for oral application, 0,8 to 400 µg, single dose per day, five days

DRUGMS Continus®

60 mg, capsule, once daily

DRUGPlacebo

liquid formulation and capsule, once daily

Sponsors

Tris Pharma, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with pain at least NRS \>4 due to painful diabetic polyneuropaty.

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications to, or history of allergy or hypersensitivity to morphine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, acetaminophen, heparin, polyethylene glycol 400 USP-NF or any compound planned to be used during the anesthesia, or their excipients. * non Caucasian or Hispanic. * Concomitant painful disease. * Life-long history of seizure disorder or epilepsy. * Subjects with clinical relevant cardiac and vascular diseases. * Subjects with impaired renal function * Subjects with impaired hepatic function * Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Average daily pain intensity5 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life Neuropathic pain scale Amount and first time of Rescue medication Adverse events, ECG, Laboratory values5 days

Countries

Germany, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026