Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of CNV2197944 Versus Placebo in Patients With Post-herpetic Neuralgia

Lead Sponsor:

Convergence Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Post-herpetic Neuralgia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To investigate the effect of repeat oral dosing of CNV2197944 75 mg tid on the pain experienced in post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) as measured by changes in PI-NRS after three weeks of treatment compare...

Detailed Description

A 3 week randomised crossover study to investigate the effect of repeat oral dosing of CNV2197944 75 mg tid versus placebo for on the pain experienced in post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN. Each 3 week trea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female between 18 and 85 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • Patients with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) with pain at screening present for more than 3 months after healing of the herpes zoster skin rash. The maximum duration of PHN will be no longer than 5 years.

Exclusion

  • Patients having other severe pain, which may impair the self-assessment of the pain due to PHN.
  • Patients who have received nerve blocks for neuropathic pain within 4 weeks prior to the start of the single-blind placebo run-in Certain medications used to relieve the pain of PHN, specifically gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin), carbamazepine and topical agents (eg capsaicin, lidocaine) Patients with a documented failure to respond to a maximally tolerated dose regimen of gabapentin or pregabalin.
  • Patients taking more than one medication to treat the PHN pain

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

103 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01848730

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

October 30 2014

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Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital

Cape Town, South Africa