A Study to Compare QUTENZA With Pregabalin for the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (PNP) After 8 Weeks of Treatment

NCT ID: NCT01713426

Last Updated: 2018-04-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

568 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-11

Study Completion Date

2013-09-26

Brief Summary

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This study is comparing the efficacy and tolerability of Qutenza with that of pregabalin in patients suffering from peripheral neuropathic pain. Treatment allocation will be to one of these treatments and the duration of the study will be about 10 weeks (assuming that from screening to treatment allocation takes 2 weeks). Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about various aspects relating to their condition throughout the study.

This study will include subjects suffering from Postherpetic Neuralgia, Peripheral Nerve Injury or Non Diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Non-diabetic Painful Peripheral Polyneuropathy Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) Peripheral Nerve Injury (PNI)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Qutenza

Cutaneous patch

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Qutenza

Intervention Type DRUG

Cutaneous patch

Pregabalin

Oral capsule

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pregabalin

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral capsule

Interventions

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Qutenza

Cutaneous patch

Intervention Type DRUG

Pregabalin

Oral capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Capsaicin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 1\. Documented diagnosis of probable or definite PNP
* 2\. Localized and well-defined area of PNP, suitable for treatment with QUTENZA
* 3\. Documented diagnosis at the Baseline Visit of either:

* Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) with pain persisting at least 6 months since shingles vesicle crusting
* Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) including post-surgical or post-traumatic neuropathic pain, persisting for a minimum of 3 months
* Non-diabetic painful peripheral polyneuropathy with pain which has persisted for a minimum of 3 months, including (i) small-fiber neuropathy, as confirmed by quantitative sensory testing (QST), laser evoked potentials (LEP) or skin biopsy, (ii) chemotherapy induced neuropathy in subjects with stable neoplastic disease, (iii) other, adequately characterized painful peripheral polyneuropathy, based on clinical history and examination
* 4\. Average pain score ≥4 during Screening Period, over a minimum of at least 4 consecutive days (using the "average pain for the past 24 hours" Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) score
* 5\. Intact, non-irritated, dry skin over the painful area(s) to be treated
* 6\. Is either:

* Naïve to treatment with pregabalin and gabapentin, OR
* In the opinion of the investigator, has not received an adequate trial of treatment with pregabalin or gabapentin
* 7\. Subject is willing to receive pregabalin or QUTENZA as part of the trial
* 8\. Females of child bearing potential must be willing to use highly effective methods of birth control during the study and for 30 days following study termination

Exclusion Criteria

* 1\. Significant ongoing or recurrent pain of etiology other than PHN, PNI or non-diabetic painful peripheral polyneuropathy, for example: compression-related neuropathies (e.g. spinal stenosis), radiculopathy, tumor-related pain, fibromyalgia or arthritis
* 2\. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS, Type I or II)
* 3\. Neuropathic pain related to previously administered radiotherapy, diabetes mellitus or HIV-AN
* 4\. Neuropathic pain areas located only on the face, above the hairline of the scalp, and/or in proximity to mucous membranes
* 5\. Severe loss of heat sensation in the painful area, indicative of C-fiber denervation
* 6\. Reported daily pain score of 10 on the NPRS for at least 4 days during the Screening Period
* 7\. Past or current history of diabetes mellitus
* 8\. Unstable or poorly controlled hypertension or a recent history of a cardiovascular event which, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the subject at risk of adverse cardiovascular reactions related to the patch application procedure
* 9\. Creatinine clearance (CLcr) \< 60mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula
* 10\. Untreated ongoing generalized anxiety disorder according to DSM-IV or ICD-10 criteria
* 11\. Severe ongoing depression according to DSM-IV or ICD-10 criteria
* 12\. Evidence of cognitive impairment including dementia that may interfere with subject's ability to complete study evaluations and recall pain levels in the past 24 hours
* 13\. Planned elective surgery during the trial
* 14\. Changes to stable neuropathic pain background medication in the 4 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit
* 15\. Any prior receipt of QUTENZA patches, including blinded patches administered as part of a clinical trial
* 16\. Hypersensitivity to capsaicin (i.e., chilli peppers or Over-the-counter \[OTC\] capsaicin products), any QUTENZA excipients, local anesthetics, or adhesives
* 17\. Treatment with pregabalin or gabapentin within 2 months prior to the Baseline Visit
* 18\. Hypersensitivity to pregabalin or any of the excipients
* 19\. Use of opioids exceeding a total daily dose of morphine of 200 mg/day, or equivalent; or any intravenous opioids or tapentadol, regardless of dose, within 7 days preceding the Baseline Visit
* 20\. Use of any topical pain medication, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, menthol, methyl salicylate, local anesthetics (including patch containing lidocaine), steroids or capsaicin products on the painful areas to be treated within 7 days preceding the Baseline Visit
* 21\. Chemotherapy within 3 months of the Baseline Visit, except maintenance hormone treatment
* 22\. Use of any investigational agent within 30 days prior to Baseline Visit
* 23\. Active substance abuse or history of chronic substance abuse within 1 year prior to screening; or any prior chronic substance abuse (including alcoholism) likely to re-occur during the study period as judged by the investigator
* 24\. Female subjects of child-bearing potential with a positive serum or urine pregnancy test prior to treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Study Manager

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.

Locations

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Site 101 Medical Union 2

Yerevan, , Armenia

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Site 102 Medical Center Erebuni

Yerevan, , Armenia

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Site 103 Scientific research Institute of physiotherapy

Yerevan, , Armenia

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Site 104 Medical Center "Surb Nerses Mets"

Yerevan, , Armenia

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Site 114 Klinikum Klagenfurt Worthersee

Klagenfurt, Carynthia, Austria

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Site 115 Medical University Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

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Site 116 Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen B

Graz, , Austria

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Site 111 AKH Universitatsklinik

Vienna, , Austria

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Site 112 Wilhelminenspital

Vienna, , Austria

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Site 121 Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital # 1

Vitebsk, , Belarus

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Site 131 UZ Brussels

Brussels, , Belgium

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Site 138 Cliniques Universitaires Saint

Brussels, , Belgium

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Site 134 Grand Hospital de Charleroi

Charleroi, , Belgium

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Site 137 Univ. Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Edegem, , Belgium

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Site 132 Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Genk, , Belgium

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Site 136 UZ Pellenberg

Pellenberg, , Belgium

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Site 133 Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis

Roeselare, , Belgium

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Site 142 UMHAT - Pleven

Pleven, , Bulgaria

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Site 141 Centre for Mental Health

Rousse, , Bulgaria

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Site 144 Tokuda Hospital Sofia

Sofia, , Bulgaria

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Site 146 MHAT Alexandrovska Hospital

Sofia, , Bulgaria

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Site 147 MHAT Sv. Ivan Rilski

Sofia, , Bulgaria

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Site 145 Military Medical Academy

Sofia, , Bulgaria

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Site 151 Fakultni nemocnice Plzen

Pilsen, , Czechia

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Site 153 Klinika anesteziologie

Prague, , Czechia

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Site 163 ORTON Invalidisaatio

Helsinki, , Finland

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Site 161 Finnmedi OY

Tampere, , Finland

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Site 162 Vassa Central Hospital

Vaasa, , Finland

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Site 171 Hospital Ambroise Pare

Boulogne-Billancourt, , France

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Site 174 Hopital Neurologique Pierre W

Bron, , France

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Site 177 Hospital Roger Salengro CHRU

Lille, , France

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Site 175 CHU Caremeau

Nîmes, , France

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Site 172 Hospital Saint Antoine

Paris, , France

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Site 173 CHU Hopital Nord

Saint-Etienne, , France

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Site 176 CH Regional de Valence

Valence, , France

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Site 200 Prax S.Wolf u.B.Schütz Pal.med

Cottbus, , Germany

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Site 192 Universitätsklinikum Giessen

Giessen, , Germany

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Site 193 Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, , Germany

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Site 194 Schmerz Palliativznt Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden, , Germany

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Site 197 Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Würzburg, , Germany

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Site 204 Athens Naval Hospital

Athens, , Greece

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Site 202 Hippokration General Hospital of Athens

Athens, , Greece

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Site 201 Aretaieio University Hospital

Athens, , Greece

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Site 203 Aretaieio/Maginio Hospital

Athens, , Greece

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Site 213 Semmelweis Egyetem Molekuláris Neurológiai Klinikai és Kutatási Központ

Budapest, , Hungary

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Site 227 Azienda Ospedaliera Universita

Florence, , Italy

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Site 222 A.O.U Ospedali Riuniti

Foggia, , Italy

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Site 232 Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda

Milan, , Italy

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Site 225 Policlinico San Donato

Milan, , Italy

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Site 221 FONDAZIONE S.MAUGERI I.R.C.C.S

Pavia, , Italy

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Site 228 Azienda Ospedaliero di Perugia

Perugia, , Italy

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Site 229 Azienda Ospedaliero di Perugia

Perugia, , Italy

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Site 231 Ospedale S. Chiara

Pisa, , Italy

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Site 226 Presidio Ospedale G.Mazzini

Teramo, , Italy

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Site 230 Azienda Ospedaliera SantaMaria

Terni, , Italy

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Site 223 AOU San Giovanni Battista

Torino, , Italy

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Site 244 Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Zdr

Gdansk, , Poland

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Site 245 Poradnia Leczenia Bólu, Uniwer

Gdansk, , Poland

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Site 243 NZOZ Poradnia Leczenia Bólu

Gdynia, , Poland

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Site 241 Tomasz Dąbrowski Śląskie Centr

Katowice, , Poland

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Site 246 NZOZ Poradnia Leczenia Bolu Pr

Tychy, , Poland

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Site 242 NZOZ Centrum Medyczne

Warsaw, , Poland

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Site 254 Hospital Fernando Fonseca

Amadora, , Portugal

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Site 252 Instituto Portuges de Oncologic

Lisbon, , Portugal

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Site 253 CHS - Hosp. S. Bernardo

Setúbal, , Portugal

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Site 261 Quantum Medical Center SRL

Bucharest, , Romania

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Site 264 Spitalul Clinic Colentina

Bucharest, , Romania

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Site 262 Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Ur

Constanța, , Romania

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Site 266 Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta "Pr

Iași, , Romania

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Site 265 Spit Clin Judetean de Urgenta

Târgu Mureş, , Romania

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Site 263 Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Ur

Timișoara, , Romania

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Site 271 First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov

Moscow, , Russia

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Site 272 City Clinical Hospital # 12

Moscow, , Russia

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Site 278 Semashko Regional Clinical Hospital

Nizhny Novgorod, , Russia

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Site 276 OOO Clinical Neurology Center

Novosibirsk, , Russia

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Site 273 Military Medical Academy

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Site 274 Saint-Petersburg State Medical University

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Site 277 Hospital №40 of Kurortniy

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Site 282 Neurological surgery

Bratislava, , Slovakia

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Site 281 AB-BA ambulancia

Bratislava, , Slovakia

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Site 283 SANERA, s.r.o.

Prešov, , Slovakia

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Site 292 University Medical Centre Mari

Maribor, , Slovenia

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Site 301 Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Alicante, , Spain

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Site 303 Hospital Universitario Virgen

Granada, , Spain

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Site 313 SU/Östra

Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Site 311 Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, , Sweden

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Site 312 Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, , Sweden

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Site 321 Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Hospital

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Site 325 Pamukkale University Medical Faculty Hospital

Denizli, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Site 326 Maramara University, Pendik Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Site 323 Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Site 324 Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty Hospital

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Site 332 Gartnavel General Hospital

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Site 334 Seacroft Hospital

Leeds, , United Kingdom

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Site 336 Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, , United Kingdom

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Site 331 The Walton Centre

Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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Site 333 St Thomas' Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Site 335 The Christies NHS Foundation

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Armenia Austria Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Czechia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Viel E, Eerdekens M, Kandaswamy P. Treatment Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: Comparing Single Intervention With Topical High-Concentration Capsaicin to Daily Oral Pregabalin. Pain Physician. 2021 Sep;24(6):453-463.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34554688 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2011-005872-41

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

QTZ-EC-0004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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