Study of Gralise to Treat Fibromyalgia Patients

NCT ID: NCT02052414

Last Updated: 2016-10-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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To determine Gralise in treating fibromyalgia pain:

* efficacy
* safety

Detailed Description

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Subject must carry a diagnosis of fibromyalgia based on American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for fibromyalgia

* Patient may be gaba-analogue (Pregabalin, trade name: lyrica, or Gabapentin, trade name: Neurontin) naïve, or had been on other gaba analogue before, and discontinued for lack of efficacy.
* Patient who had allergic reaction or serious adverse reactions will not be included in this study.
* Patient will start with starter pack of Gralise and will reach therapeutic dose of 1800 mg per day by end of 2 weeks.
* Drug is to be taken with meal, once a day in the evening; once patient has reached the therapeutic dose of 1800 mg, patient will come in for visit, at which point the PI will evaluate the patient and may increase or decrease the dosage, but patient may not increase or decrease the dose of medication at his /her discretion.
* During study, patient will have total of 5 visits, 4 of which will be for duration patient will be on Gralise, and the last visit will be for tapering off the medication.
* During study, patient is asked keep a paper diary on which patient will record the numeric pain scale from Fibromyalgia, time the medication was taken, dose of medication, and any side effects.

Conditions

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Fibromyalgia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Gralise (Gabapentin ER)

All patients will be treated with Gralise. Patients who are on pregabalin or gabapentin (lyrica or neurontin) will need to wash off the medication before starting Gralise.

Patients who are ready to take Gralise will start with starter pack, and will gradually titrate the dose up to 1800mg per day. After that, patient will take 1800mg per day out of the bottle.

Patient will be seen in clinic at 4weeks intervals for first 4 visits, and then there will be end of the study visit on week 15. On visit 4, week 12 of treatment, patients will be taught to taper off the study medication.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Gabapentin ER

Intervention Type DRUG

Patient who are on gralise will report efficacy by rating his or her pain rating on a digital pain scale (11 points) from 0 to 10 on each scheduled clinical visits, which will be compared to their pain level at baseline.

In addition, patients will also record the doses and any adverse effects that might arise during the trial in a diary provided by the study. All information will be recorded in a paper diary that will be followed by coordinator during each follow up visits.

Interventions

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Gabapentin ER

Patient who are on gralise will report efficacy by rating his or her pain rating on a digital pain scale (11 points) from 0 to 10 on each scheduled clinical visits, which will be compared to their pain level at baseline.

In addition, patients will also record the doses and any adverse effects that might arise during the trial in a diary provided by the study. All information will be recorded in a paper diary that will be followed by coordinator during each follow up visits.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Gralise

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject must be 18 years and older.
* Subject carries Fibromyalgia diagnosis based on American College of Rheumatology criteria.
* Fibromyalgia patients who are gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-analogue (gabapentin or pregabalin) naïve, or those who have been on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-analogue, but discontinued due to side effects or having difficulty maintaining dosing schedule due to multiple doses per day, or those who are currently on immediate release gamma-aminobutyric acid-analogue (GABA).
* Able to distinguish pain from fibromyalgia and pain from other sources. (subjects with other rheumatic disease or medical conditions that contributed to the symptoms of fibromyalgia will be excluded)
* Subject pain scores \>4 on Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS)

Exclusion Criteria

* Creatinine clearance of \< 30mg/ml
* Pain from Traumatic injury or structural or regional rheumatic disease
* Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
* Lifetime history of psychosis, hypomania, or mania.
* Epilepsy, or dementia
* Substance abuse in the last 6 months
* Suicidal tendencies
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* Not on contraception for those of childbearing age. (Barrier methods, oral contraception, hormone injections, or surgical sterilization)
* Subjects who are, in the opinion of the principle investigator, are treatment refractory
* Treatment with investigational drug within 30 days of screening.
* Concomitant medication exclusions consisted of medications or herbal agents with Central Nervous System (CNS) effects with exception of episodic use of sedating antihistamines
* Subject who are on more than one additional class of concomitant fibromyalgia medications i.e. non-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, topicals, opioids.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Depomed

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Center for Clinical Research, Winston-Salem, NC

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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James North, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center for Clinical Research

Locations

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Center for Clinical Research

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Wolfe F, Smythe HA, Yunus MB, Bennett RM, Bombardier C, Goldenberg DL, Tugwell P, Campbell SM, Abeles M, Clark P, et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Feb;33(2):160-72. doi: 10.1002/art.1780330203.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Hudson JI, Pope HG Jr. The relationship between fibromyalgia and major depressive disorder. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1996 May;22(2):285-303. doi: 10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70273-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Wolfe F, Ross K, Anderson J, Russell IJ, Hebert L. The prevalence and characteristics of fibromyalgia in the general population. Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Jan;38(1):19-28. doi: 10.1002/art.1780380104.

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Bennett RM. Emerging concepts in the neurobiology of chronic pain: evidence of abnormal sensory processing in fibromyalgia. Mayo Clin Proc. 1999 Apr;74(4):385-98. doi: 10.4065/74.4.385.

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Arnold LM, Goldenberg DL, Stanford SB, Lalonde JK, Sandhu HS, Keck PE Jr, Welge JA, Bishop F, Stanford KE, Hess EV, Hudson JI. Gabapentin in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Apr;56(4):1336-44. doi: 10.1002/art.22457.

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Related Links

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http://depomed.com/

Drug manufacturer's website

http://www.centerforclinicalresearch.com/

website for center for clinical research

Other Identifiers

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IIR 2012-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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