Pregabalin for Treatment of Patients With Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

NCT ID: NCT01455428

Last Updated: 2021-01-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

223 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-01-31

Brief Summary

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To prove pregabalin is effective in relieving pain compared with placebo in subjects with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postherpetic Neuralgia ( PHN )

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Lyrica (pregabalin)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lyrica (pregabalin)

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsule, 300 mg/d, BID, 8 weeks treatment

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsule, 300 mg/d, BID, 8 weeks treatment

Interventions

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Lyrica (pregabalin)

Capsule, 300 mg/d, BID, 8 weeks treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Capsule, 300 mg/d, BID, 8 weeks treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female Chinese subjects, ages ≥18 at screening
* Subjects with symptoms of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Subjects must have pain present for ﹥3 months after healing of the acute herpes zoster skin rash
* At screening (V1), subjects must have a score ≥40mm on the 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) of the Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ, see Appendix 3)
* At randomization (V2), subjects must have a score ≥40mm on the 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) of the Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ, see Appendix 3)
* At randomization (V2), subjects must have completed at least 5 daily pain diaries (DPRS, see Appendix 2) and have an average daily pain score ≥4 over the past 7 days

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects who demonstrate a high response to placebo, with 30% decrease on the Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at randomization as compared to screening
* Subjects who have a high variability in pain scores during the 1 week screening period, with any difference between two scores ﹥3
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Shenzhen People's Hospital

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Neurology Department, Jiangsu Province Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University/Neurology Department

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Jinan, Shandong, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University/Dermatology and STD Dept.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University/Neurology Dept.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University/Department of Internal Neurology

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking University Third Hospital, Neurology Department

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Neurology Department, Beijing Hospital of the Ministry of Health

Beijing, , China

Site Status

West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Neurology Department

Chengdu/wuhou D, , China

Site Status

the first affiliated hospital ,chongqing medical university, Department of Neurology

Chongqing, , China

Site Status

GuangZhou First Municipal People's Hospital

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

Neurology Department, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, , China

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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University/Neurology Department

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine/Neurology Department

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Dermatological Department

Tianjin, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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A0081276

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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