Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Difelikefalin for Moderate to Severe Pruritus in Subjects With Notalgia Paresthetica

NCT ID: NCT05978063

Last Updated: 2024-06-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

214 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-01

Study Completion Date

2024-05-07

Brief Summary

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This is a 2-part, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of twice-daily (BID) oral difelikefalin for moderate-to-severe pruritus in adult subjects with NP.

Detailed Description

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Part A of this study will evaluate the benefit-risk of 3 doses of difelikefalin compared to placebo. The dose with the best benefit-risk profile will be further evaluated in Part B. Part A of this study comprises a 28-day Screening Period, a 7-day Run-in Period, an 8-week Double-blind Treatment Period, a 2-week Treatment Discontinuation Period, and a Safety Follow-up Visit (14 days after the last dose of study treatment).

Part B of this study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oral difelikefalin. The dose of oral difelikefalin to be assessed in Part B will depend on the results of Part A. Part B of this study comprises a 28-day Screening Period, a 7-day Run-in Period, an 8-week Double-blind Treatment Period, up to a 52-week OLE Period, and a Safety Follow-up Visit.

Subjects who participated in Part A of the study may not participate in Part B.

All subjects will sign an informed consent form (ICF) and undergo screening for study eligibility.

Conditions

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Pruritus Notalgia Paresthetica

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Part A includes 4 arms and Part B includes 2 arms.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Difelikefalin 2.0 mg tablets

Oral difelikefalin 2.0 mg tablet administered twice daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

difelikefalin 2.0 mg tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral difelikefalin 2.0 mg administered twice daily

Difelikefalin 1.0 mg tablets

Oral difelikefalin 1.0 mg tablet administered twice daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

difelikefalin 1.0 mg tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral difelikefalin 1.0 mg administered twice daily

Difelikefalin 0.25 mg tablets

Oral difelikefalin 0.25 mg tablet administered twice daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

difelikefalin 0.25 mg tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral difelikefalin 0.25 mg administered twice daily

Placebo tablets

Oral placebo tablet administered twice daily

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral Placebo administered twice daily

Interventions

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difelikefalin 2.0 mg tablets

Oral difelikefalin 2.0 mg administered twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

difelikefalin 1.0 mg tablets

Oral difelikefalin 1.0 mg administered twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

difelikefalin 0.25 mg tablets

Oral difelikefalin 0.25 mg administered twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablets

Oral Placebo administered twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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CR845 CR845 CR845

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible for inclusion into the study, a patient must meet the following criteria:

* Subject has clinically confirmed diagnosis of active Notalgia Paresthetica;
* Subject has a history of chronic pruritus due to Notalgia Paresthetica;
* Subject has moderate to severe pruritus;
* Female subject is not pregnant or nursing during any period of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

A patient will be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria are met:

* Subject has pruritus attributed to a cause other than Notalgia Paresthetica;
* Subject has any clinically significant medical condition or physical/laboratory/ECG/vital signs abnormality that would, in the opinion of the investigator, put the subject at undue risk or interfere with interpretation of study results.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cara Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Cara Therapeutics

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cara Therapeutics

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

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Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

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Encino, California, United States

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Fountain Valley, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Northridge, California, United States

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Valencia, California, United States

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Coral Gables, Florida, United States

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Hollywood, Florida, United States

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Lutz, Florida, United States

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Margate, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Plainfield, Indiana, United States

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West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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Metairie, Louisiana, United States

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Rockville, Maryland, United States

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Fort Gratiot, Michigan, United States

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Reno, Nevada, United States

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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Verona, New Jersey, United States

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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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Boardman, Ohio, United States

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Mason, Ohio, United States

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Thompson's Station, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Pflugerville, Texas, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Webster, Texas, United States

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Spokane, Washington, United States

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Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, , Canada

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Oshawa, , Canada

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Québec, , Canada

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Bad Bentheim, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Heidelberg, , Germany

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Langenau, , Germany

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Langenau, , Germany

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Katowice, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Sosnowiec, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Bilbao, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Countries

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United States Canada Germany Poland Spain

Other Identifiers

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CR845-310601

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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