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Chronic Low Back PainPhase 3NCT00281645

Long-Term Safety Study of Bicifadine for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

A Phase 3 study testing Bicifadine in people with Chronic Low Back Pain, run by DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc..

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 primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bicifadine 400 mg BID for up to one year in patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain. The secondary objectives are to compare the long-term safety of bicifadine to standard of care therapy, to evaluate the safety of bicifadine… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Low Back Pain
What is being tested?
Bicifadine
How many people
1,250 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Dec 2004to not given
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

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with low back pain assessed as Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 according to the Quebec Task Force Classification for Spinal Disorders and without detectable leg weakness on neurological examination.
  • Patients must have required on average daily analgesics for the treatment of low back pain over the past 3 months prior to screening.

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients may not have moderate or severe pain in a location other than the lower back (with the exception of radiation to the lower extremity) or weakness in the lower extremities.
  • Patients must not have had epidural corticosteroid injections in the lower back within 1 month prior to baseline.
  • Patients may not have an unstable medical condition.

About this study

Official title: A Multicenter Standard of Care-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of Bicifadine for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bicifadine 400 mg BID for up to one year in patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain.

The secondary objectives are to compare the long-term safety of bicifadine to standard of care therapy, to evaluate the safety of bicifadine following discontinuation of dosing, and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lower doses of bicifadine in patients who do not tolerate bicifadine 400 mg BID.

Read the detailed description

There are two ways by which subjects could enter this study.

Subjects who completed 12 weeks of treatment in two other double blind clinical studies of bicifadine (Studies 020 and 021, both in the United States) could roll over into this study.

Also, de novo subjects (that is, subjects who had not previously received bicifadine) could enroll in this study.

Being tested
Bicifadine, Standard of Care (pharmacological analgesic treatment)

What participants receive

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

  • BicifadineDrug

  • Standard of Care (pharmacological analgesic treatment)Drug

What is being measured

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

  1. Adverse Events

  2. Clinical Labs

  3. Vital Signs

  4. ECGs

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Pain Severity Rating (VAS)

  2. Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)

  3. Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ)

  4. Short-Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey

  5. Patient Withdrawal Checklist

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2004

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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
1,250 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00281645
Sponsor's protocol ID
DOV-075-022
Status last verified
Mar 2007
First submitted
23 Jan 2006
Last updated
27 Mar 2007
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Bicifadine in people with Chronic Low Back Pain, run by DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc..

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

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 27 Mar 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Adverse Events. The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 27 Mar 2007.

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