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A Multicenter Study Comparing the Analgesic Effects and Safety of ABT-639 Compared to Placebo in Subjects With Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo and Active Controlled Study Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of ABT-639 to Placebo in Subjects With Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01345045
Enrollment
193
Registered
2011-04-29
Start date
2011-04-30
Completion date
2011-10-31
Last updated
2013-01-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Keywords

Diabetic Asymmetric Polyneuropathy, Symmetric Diabetic Proximal Motor Neuropathy, Diabetic Mononeuropathy Simplex,, Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy,, Diabetic Amyotrophy, Mononeuropathy, Diabetic Neuropathy, Asymmetric Diabetic Proximal Motor Neuropathy, Diabetic Polyneuropathy, Painful, Diabetic Mononeuropathy, Neuralgia

Brief summary

People with diabetes can, over time develop nerve damage throughout the body with symptoms such as pain, tingling, or numbness (loss of feeling) in the hands, arms, feet and legs.

Interventions

ABT-639 Twice Daily for six weeks.

DRUGpregabalin

pregabalin starting dose twice daily for 1 week then titrated to maintenance dose twice daily for the remainder of the study.

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo twice daily for 6 weeks.

Sponsors

AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Subject is between the ages of 18 to 75 years with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and must have a diagnosis of painful distal symmetric diabetic polyneuropathy and presence of ongoing pain due to diabetic peripheral neuropathy for at least 6 months. * Subject must have an average score of greater than or equal to ( ≥) 4 on the 24 hour average pain score (0-10 numerical rating scale) collected over approximately 7 days prior to the Baseline Visit.

Exclusion criteria

* Subject has clinically symptomatic neuropathic pain conditions that can not be distinguished from Diabetic Neuropathic Pain (DNP) or interfere with the pain assessments of DNP. * A subject has newly diagnosed or clinically significant medical conditions or mental disorders that would preclude participation or would interfere with DNP assessments or other functions. * Subject has clinically significant abnormalities in clinical laboratory tests.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
A mean of 24-hour average pain score measured by an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) based on subject's daily diaryWeekly started at Baseline, Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, and Week 6 (End of Study)Daily questions asked on a hand held diary

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Patient's Global Impression of ChangeWeek 2, Week 4 and Week 6 (End of Study)Paper questionnaire
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) (short form) including Severity and InterferenceAt each visit up to Week 6 (end of Study)Paper questionnaire
Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)Baseline, Week 2, Week 4 and Week 6 (end of Study)Paper questionnaire

Countries

Czechia, France, Germany, Mexico, United States

Outcome results

None listed

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