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Diabetic Neuropathy, PainfulPhase 3NCT00058968

A Study for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

A Phase 3 study testing Duloxetine hydrochloride in people with Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful, run by Eli Lilly and Company at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if duloxetine can help patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful
What is being tested?
Duloxetine hydrochloride
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
660 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2002to Mar 2005
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female outpatients at least 18 years of age.
  • Patients with pain due to diabetic neuropathy in both legs.
  • Females must not be pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study.
  • Stable Glycemic control.
  • Average mean pain severity score of at least 4.0 as assessed by completion of a daily diary.

Who cannot join

  • You are related to or work for the physician conducting the study or are employed by Eli Lilly and Company.
  • You have a severe or serious medical condition that causes you to be hospitalized often; or you have had a kidney transplant or are on current dialysis.
  • You have participated in a study for an investigational drug within the last 30 days.
  • You have a history of major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or alcohol or eating disorders.
  • You have a past medical history or diagnosis of mania, bipolar disorder, or psychosis.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLilly (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

    Pembroke Pines, Florida

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About this study

Official title: Duloxetine Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

The purpose of the study is to determine if duloxetine can help patients with painful diabetic neuropathy.

Read the detailed description

The protocol will assess the efficacy and safety of duloxetine. It will also look at how duloxetine affects quality of life.

Being tested
Duloxetine hydrochloride, placebo
Keywords
neuropathy, pain, diabetes, chronic pain, persistent pain, leg pain, peripheral neuropathy, foot pain, painful neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy
Medical subject headings
Diabetic Neuropathies, Pain, Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Pain, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Neuropathy, Painful

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Duloxetine hydrochlorideDrug

  • placeboDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reduction in average pain severity as measured by an 11-point Likert scale.

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Pain severity for worst pain and night pain as measured by an 11-point Likert scale.

  2. Clinical Global Impression of Severity scale to measure severity of illness at the time of assessment.

  3. Patient Global Impression of Improvement scale to measure the degree of improvement at the time of assessment.

  4. Brief Pain Inventory to measure the severity of pain.

  5. Sensory Portion of the Short Form McGill pain questionnaire measures severity of 11 pain descriptors.

  6. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17 item) used to assess severity of depression symptoms during the course of therapy.

  7. Dynamic Allodynia measure to elicit the pain severity to a normally non-painful stimulus.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Apr 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2002
  3. Study completionMar 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
660 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00058968
Sponsor's protocol ID
4097
Other IDs
F1J-MC-HMAV
Status last verified
May 2007
First submitted
15 Apr 2003
Last updated
17 May 2007
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Ziegler D, Pritchett YL, Wang F, Desaiah D, Robinson MJ, Hall JA, Chappell AS. Impact of disease characteristics on the efficacy of duloxetine in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. Diabetes Care. 2007 Mar;30(3):664-9. doi: 10.2337/dc06-2009.

    PubMed 17327338

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Duloxetine hydrochloride in people with Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful, run by Eli Lilly and Company at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 May 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reduction in average pain severity as measured by an 11-point Likert scale.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00058968, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 May 2007.

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