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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 2 August 2021
Main ID:  EUCTR2004-000975-32-ES
Date of registration: 16/09/2004
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: UCB S.A. - Pharma Sector
Public title: An exploratory, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, prallel group, multicenter study, for the assessment of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of ucb34714 50mg oral capsules in b.i.d. administration at the dose of 200mg/day and 400mg/day, in subjects (at least 18 years old) suffering from post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). - N01162
Scientific title: An exploratory, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, prallel group, multicenter study, for the assessment of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of ucb34714 50mg oral capsules in b.i.d. administration at the dose of 200mg/day and 400mg/day, in subjects (at least 18 years old) suffering from post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). - N01162
Date of first enrolment: 09/11/2004
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2004-000975-32
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes
Randomised: yes
Open: no
Single blind: no
Double blind: yes
Parallel group: yes
Cross over: no
Other: no
If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no
Placebo: yes
Other: no
 
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): no Therapeutic use (Phase IV): no
Countries of recruitment
Czech Republic Slovakia Spain
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Written informed consent signed and dated by the subject
- Male/female subject aged 18 years or older.
- Pain present for at least 6 months after the healing of the acute herpes zoster skin rash.
- Pain intensity score assessed on a 11-point numerical pain rating scale with a score of at least 4 at the screening visit (to assess pain intensity during the past 24 hours) and with an average weekly score of at least 4 on an 11-point numerical pain rating scale during baseline period as evaluated on a minimum of 4 days.
- Female chilbearing potential must use medically acceptable method of birth control.
- Be considered as reliable and capable of adhering to the protocol.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria:
- Subject getting psychological support to help cope with pain.
- Subject who had undergone or who is scheduled for neurolytic or neurosurgical therapy for PHN or who receives TENS.
- TCAs or non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drug or permitted opioid analgesics that started less than 30 days and /or stabilized prior to screening and/or not expected to be kept at stable dose over the trial period.
- Patient treated with Carbamazepine.
- Subject with history of severe advers hematologic reaction to any drug
- Subject with history of bone marrow depression
- Any sign suggesting repidly pregressing brain disorder, dementia or brain tumor.
- Known significant neurological disorder or a condition that can mimic stroke with distal neurological deficit, amyotrophy, radiculopathy, histori of transient ischemic attacks, multiple sclerosis, or any amputations.
-Subject with immunidepresion
- Clinically significant ECG abnormalities.
- Subject with clinically significant deviations from reference range values.
- Known coexistent source of pinful peripheral neuropathy.
- Subjects having creatinine clearance< 50mL/min or a history of singificant impaired renal function.
-Subjects treated in the four weeks prior to screening visit with strong opioids analgesics.
- Subjects being treated in the two weeks prior to screening visit with: skeletal muscle-relaxants, AEDs, mexiletine, anesthetics, topical analgesics, antiviral agents
- Subjects treated in the week prior to the screening visit with: any other treatment considered efficacious in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia- Aspirin <300 mg/day may be taken for the prophylaxis of myocardial infarction or transient ischemic attacks.
-Subject treated with over-the-counter and/or homeopathy analgesics.
- Subject having a past history or is currently abusing alcohol or any other drug according to the DSM-IV criteria.
-Pregnant, lactating or sexually active woman with childbearing potential who is not using a medically accepted birth control method or who is using an OC containing<30ug ethinylestradiol, in case she is taking hormonal contraception.
- Known psychiatric condition (inluding suicidal ideation in past three months or history of attempted suicide in the past ten years).
-Contraindication to any component of the treatments in the trial (ucb 34714 or placebo) or known allergic reaction to or intolerance of pyrrolidine derivates and /or other excipients (principally lactose, cornstarch, cellulose).
- Subject currently participating or having participated within the last 30 days in another clinical trial.
- Investigators, co-investigators, theri spouses or children or any trial collaborator may not be included as subjects in the trial.
- Subject having been blood donator during the previous 3 months or planning to be blood donator during the trial.
-Presence of any sign suggestign rapidly progressing brain disorder, dementia or brain tumor.
- Any significant clinical and/or medical contidions (acute or chronic illness such as but not restricted to: severe cardiac dysfunction, bone marrow depression, severe hepatic disease and /or moderate to severe rena impairment) with may contraindicate the use of ucb 34714, impair reliable participation in the trial or necessitate the use of medication not allowed.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
post-herpetic neuralgia
Intervention(s)

Product Name: ucb 34714
Product Code: ucb 34714
Pharmaceutical Form: Capsule*
CAS Number: 357336-20-0
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 50-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Capsule*
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Objective: Secondary objective:
To explore the safety and tolerability of ucb 34714 in the same indication

Exploratory objective:
To explore the impact on subject´s self-reported health status
To collect data on painfree days and on medical resources used during the study
Main Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of each dose of ucb 34714 (200 mg/day and 400 mg/day) copared with placebo, in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia
Primary end point(s): - to evaluate the efficacy of each dose of ucb 34714 (200mg/day and 400mg/day) compared with placebo, in the treatment of Post-herpetic Neuralgia.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
RPCE03L1801
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 19/10/2004
Contact:
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 22/12/2016
Date Completed: 05/01/2006
URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/trial/2004-000975-32/results
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