Lumbar Stenosis Outcomes Research (LUSTOR)

NCT ID: NCT00638443

Last Updated: 2016-06-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 29 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2010-09-30

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the proposed pilot study is to determine the efficacy of pregabalin in prolonging the time to onset of pain and reducing the severity of pain associated with walking in patients with neurogenic claudication. Neurogenic claudication is defined as movement induced leg pain, numbness, heaviness, or vague discomfort in part or all of one or both legs provoked with walking and standing and relieved by sitting, squatting, or forward flexion posturing. The secondary objective is to examine the functional benefit of pregabalin with respect to improvement in duration and distance of walking.

Detailed Description

Subjects were randomized into one of two treatment sequences: pregabalin/active placebo or active placebo/pregabalin. Each arm lasted 10 days, with a washout period of 10 days between treatments. Pregabalin was administered as a standardized two step titration, starting at 75mg twice daily up to a maximum daily dose of 150mg twice daily; and likewise, diphenhydramine (active placebo) was administered starting at 6.25mg twice daily up to a maximum daily dose of 12.5mg twice daily. The primary endpoint was time to first symptoms of moderate intensity (NRS ≥ 4/10) during treadmill ambulation. Ambulation assessment was performed during the screening visit, and on day 10 of each period to evaluate pain intensity associated with walking as well as distance covered by the patients. Quantitative assessment of ambulation was conducted on a treadmill at 0° ramp incline at 1.2 miles per hour (mph). Measurement of self-reported symptom severity using the NRS at baseline, and every 30 seconds for a maximum of 15 minutes was recorded. The following information was also recorded: time to first symptoms, total ambulation time. The examination was stopped after 15 minutes or at the onset of severe symptoms. Severe symptoms were defined as the level of discomfort that would make patients stop walking in usual life situations. No one was encouraged or prompted to continue walking beyond this point. Patients were instructed to walk with an upright posture. They were not permitted to lean forward or hold onto the handrails during the examination. Secondary outcome measures included area under the curve of present pain intensity with ambulation at each specified time point, final pain intensity with walking, walking tolerance, time to return to baseline pain level after ambulation, as well as the results of a series of pain related questionnaires including: Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Patient Global Assessment (PGA), NRS, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), modified Brief Pain Inventory short form (mBPI-sf), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Swiss Spinal Stenosis (SSS).

Conditions

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Pregabalin then Diphenhydramine

Pregabalin started at 75mg twice daily for 3 days; pregabalin increased to 150mg twice daily for 7 days; pregabalin reduced to 75mg twice daily for 3 days; no drug for 7 days; diphenhydramine started at 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days; diphenhydramine increased to 12.5mg twice daily for 7 days; diphenhydramine reduced to 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days.

Group Type: OTHER

Pregabalin

Intervention Type: DRUG

Pregabalin started at 75mg twice daily for 3 days; pregabalin increased to 150mg twice daily for 7 days; pregabalin reduced to 75mg twice daily for 3 days.

Diphenhydramine

Intervention Type: DRUG

diphenhydramine started at 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days; diphenhydramine increased to 12.5mg twice daily for 7 days; diphenhydramine reduced to 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days.

Diphenhydramine then Pregabalin

diphenhydramine started at 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days; diphenhydramine increased to 12.5mg twice daily for 7 days; diphenhydramine reduced to 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days; no drug for 7 days; pregabalin started at 75mg twice daily for 3 days; pregabalin increased to 150mg twice daily for 7 days; pregabalin reduced to 75mg twice daily for 3 days.

Group Type: OTHER

Pregabalin

Intervention Type: DRUG

Pregabalin started at 75mg twice daily for 3 days; pregabalin increased to 150mg twice daily for 7 days; pregabalin reduced to 75mg twice daily for 3 days.

Diphenhydramine

Intervention Type: DRUG

diphenhydramine started at 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days; diphenhydramine increased to 12.5mg twice daily for 7 days; diphenhydramine reduced to 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days.

Interventions

Pregabalin

Pregabalin started at 75mg twice daily for 3 days; pregabalin increased to 150mg twice daily for 7 days; pregabalin reduced to 75mg twice daily for 3 days.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Diphenhydramine

diphenhydramine started at 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days; diphenhydramine increased to 12.5mg twice daily for 7 days; diphenhydramine reduced to 6.25mg twice daily for 3 days.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Lyrica; Benedryl

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must present with clinical symptoms of neurogenic claudication (neurogenic claudication is defined as movement induced leg pain, numbness, heaviness, or vague discomfort in part or all of one or both legs provoked with walking and standing and relieved by sitting, squatting, or forward flexion posturing) and endorse limitation of walking tolerance due to these symptoms
• Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain greater than or equal to 6 in response to the following questions: "Circle one number (from 0=no pain to 10=worst pain)-How would you rate the worst leg and lower back pain you experienced during walking last week?"
• Patients must have confirmatory imaging by MRI or CT scan demonstrating at least one level of lumbar spinal stenosis within 1 year
• Duration of symptoms > 3 months
• Age > 50 years; male or female

Exclusion Criteria

• Past or present existence of movement disorder, e.g., Parkinsonism,or a neurologic disease that might affect the ability to ambulate (e.g., signs/symptoms of cauda equina compression)
• Cognitive impairment preventing full understanding or participation in the study
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Moderate to severe arthritis of the knee or hip that might severely compromise ambulation
• Past or present lower extremity peripheral vascular disease
• Serious concomitant medical illness (e.g., heart disease) that might impair ambulation assessment
• Previous lumbar surgery for spinal stenosis (laminectomy with or without fusion) within the past 2 years
• Prior treatment with study drug for neurogenic claudication
• Severe psychiatric disorder
• Mean time to severe symptoms > 15 minutes.
• Epidural steroid treatment within the last three months
• Ongoing treatment with gabapentin
• Hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to diphenhydramine

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

John Markman

Director, Translational Pain Research

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

John D Markman, M.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Rochester

Locations

2180 South Clinton Avenue

Rochester, New York, United States

Countries

United States

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Other Identifiers

IIR#GA00818X

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

16697

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id