Study to Find Out if Therapy With the Drug Pregabalin Relieves Pain During Shingles Compared With Placebo
NCT00352651
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1. Male or female 21 years of age or older
2. Subjects must have an acute outbreak of herpes zoster (HZ) with unilateral skin rash and pain; the diagnosis will be based on physical examination and review of available medical records confirming the outbreak.
3. Subjects must have had pain present for more than 3 days but less than 42 days after onset of the herpes zoster skin rash.
4. Subjects at screening must have an average score of at least 40 mm on the visual analog scale (VAS) of the SF-McGill Pain Questionnaire.
5. Subjects must weigh more than 110 pounds and have a body mass index greater than or equal to 20.
6. No medications for AHZ pain other than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen and opioids; maintained at a stable dose throughout the study.
7. No use of topical medications less than 12 hours prior to each study medication visit. No use of NSAIDs, acetaminophen, or opioids less than 2 hours prior to each study medication visit.
8. Ability to understand and follow the instructions of the investigator, including completion of the study diaries as described in the protocol.
9. Ability to provide informed written consent.
1. The AHZ outbreak is complicated by stroke or myelopathy.
2. Patients with signs of spinal cord or brainstem injury from HZ.
3. Subjects who have demonstrated a hypersensitivity to pregabalin (or gabapentin) or who
have been previously treated with either.
4. Subjects who have undergone neurolytic or neurosurgical therapy for AHZ.
5. Subjects treated with local anesthetic nerve blocks within 48 hours of study entry.
6. Subjects with a creatinine clearance of 60 mL/minute or less or significant renal
disease as determined by study physician.
7. Clinically significant hepatic, respiratory, hematological, cardiovascular or
neurological disease.
8. Subjects having other severe pain that may confound assessment of the AHZ pain.
9. Subjects who have serious, unstable, or clinically significant medical or
psychological conditions, which, in the opinion of the investigator(s), would
compromise the subject's participation in the study (including clinically significant
dehydration or unstable vital signs).
10. Subjects taking or having taken any other experimental drugs, drugs not approved in
the United States, or participating in or having participated in other clinical
studies in the 30 days prior to this clinical trial.
11. Pregnant or lactating women.
12. Subjects who are currently taking anticonvulsants.
13. Subjects who have a history of illicit drug or alcohol abuse within the last year.
14. Subjects who are considered unreliable as to medication compliance or adherence to
scheduled appointments, or for other reasons are felt to be inappropriate for
inclusion in the study as determined by the investigators.
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Brief Title ICMJE | Study to Find Out if Therapy With the Drug Pregabalin Relieves Pain During Shingles Compared With Placebo | |||
Official Title ICMJE | Placebo-Controlled Study of Pregabalin for the Pain of Acute Herpes Zoster | |||
Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to see if therapy with the drug pregabalin relieves pain during shingles compared with placebo. A placebo is an inactive substance. Pregabalin is a drug marketed as Lyrica? in the United States for the treatment of seizures, diabetic neuropathy, and post-herpetic neuralgia. The use of pregabalin and drugs like it for the treatment of pain during the acute phase of shingles is experimental. Thirty four subjects will complete the study at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Pain Clinical Research Center. This study is funded by Pfizer Global Research. | |||
Detailed Description | The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the smallest of the double-stranded DNA herpes viruses, and the only one capable of producing two different diseases, varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (acute herpes zoster [AHZ], shingles). The incidence of AHZ, and the secondary VZV infection, is strongly age-dependent and reaches 1% per year by age 80 and there are between 300,000 and 1 million new cases of AHZ each year in the US. AHZ is almost always painful, and the pain can be of disabling severity, rendering some sufferers bed-bound and too incapacitated to carry out normal activities, leading to weight loss and dehydration sufficient to require inpatient therapy. The elderly are especially likely to suffer severe pain. The most common complication of AHZ is development of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Although the overall incidence of PHN after AHZ is about 10%, the incidence has been reported to rise as high as 80% in those over the age of 80. In all published studies, age and greater severity of initial zoster pain are each found to significantly increase the risk of developing PHN. Severe zoster pain is believed to correlate with a more severe cutaneous outbreak, more severe inflammation of the nerve trunk, and possibly greater injury to primary afferent nerve fibers. There are two separate issues to address when discussing the pain of AHZ. The first is managing the AHZ pain itself, because the burden of suffering is so high. The second is reducing the incidence of PHN. Both issues need to be considered in trial design, in part because severe AHZ pain is itself a risk factor for PHN. Studies of the analgesic effect of pregabalin suggest an analgesic profile similar to that of gabapentin. We would therefore predict, that pregabalin would reduce the pain associated with AHZ and possibly prevent development of PHN. | |||
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||
Study Phase ICMJE | Phase 2 | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Primary Purpose: Treatment | |||
Condition ICMJE |
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Intervention ICMJE | Drug: Pregabalin | |||
Study Arms ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Publications * | Jensen-Dahm C, Rowbotham MC, Reda H, Petersen KL. Effect of a single dose of pregabalin on herpes zoster pain. Trials. 2011 Feb 28;12:55. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-55. | |||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. | ||||
Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Terminated | |||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | 34 | |||
Original Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | December 2006 | |||
Actual Primary Completion Date | December 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Sex/Gender ICMJE |
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Ages ICMJE | 21 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | |||
Removed Location Countries | ||||
Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00352651 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | H11609-27650 | |||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Responsible Party | Michael Rowbotham, University of California, San Francisco | |||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | University of California, San Francisco | |||
Collaborators ICMJE | Pfizer | |||
Investigators ICMJE |
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PRS Account | University of California, San Francisco | |||
Verification Date | March 2011 | |||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |