Study of NGX-4010 for the Treatment of Painful HIV-Associated Neuropathy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00064623 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 11, 2003
Last Update Posted : March 6, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Pain | Drug: Capsaicin Dermal Patch | Phase 3 |
The C107 study is a randomized, double-blind, controlled dose finding study of NGX-4010 for the treatment of painful symptoms of HIV-associated neuropathy. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive initial treatment according to one of three doses (application durations), and to receive double-blind NGX-4010 patch (high-concentration capsaicin) or matching control (low-concentration capsaicin).
Participants who complete study evaluations through Week 12 will have the option of receiving up to 3 additional open-label treatments.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 300 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Dose Finding Study of NGX-4010 for the Treatment of Painful HIV-Associated Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy |
Study Start Date : | August 2003 |
Study Completion Date : | November 2005 |

- Percent change from baseline in the "average pain for the past 24 hours" Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) score (i.e., average of scores during Weeks 2-12, compared to baseline)
- Percent change from baseline in the "average pain for the past 24 hours" NPRS score (i.e., average of scores during Weeks 2-4 and 2-8, respectively, compared to baseline)
- Proportion of subjects reaching 30% decrease from baseline in their "average pain for the past 24 hours" NPRS scores on average during Weeks 2-12, within each treatment group
- Proportion of subjects reaching 30% decrease from baseline in their "average pain for the past 24 hours" NPRS scores on average during Weeks 2-4 and 2 8, respectively, within each treatment group
- Percent change from baseline in the "worst pain for the past 24 hours" and "pain now" NPRS scores (baseline score compared to the average of scores from Weeks 2 -12), within each treatment group
- "Pain now" on evening of treatment day
- Mean onset and duration of efficacy in days within each treatment group
- Proportion of subjects with significant changes in concomitant pain medication usage during Weeks 2-12, compared to baseline

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 18 years of age
- Documented evidence of HIV-1 infection
- Documented diagnosis of painful HIV-associated distal symmetrical polyneuropathy established by a neurologist resulting from HIV disease and/or antiretroviral drug exposure, with primary symptoms of pain, burning or dysesthetic discomfort in both feet for at least 2 months prior to Screening Visit, and absent or diminished ankle reflexes, and at least one of the following: distal diminution of vibration sensation or pain or temperature sensation in the legs
- Either no neurotoxic antiretroviral (didanosine, zalcitabine or stavudine) exposure for at least 8 weeks prior to Screening Visit, or currently on stable dose(s) of any neurotoxic antiretroviral(s) for at least 8 weeks prior to Screening Visit
- Screening Pain Sum Score of 12 to 36
- Karnofsky Performance Score of greater than or equal to 60
- Intact, unbroken skin over the painful area(s) to be treated
- If taking chronic pain medications, be on a stable (not PRN) regimen for at least 21 days prior to Treatment Visit and willing to maintain these medications at the same stable dose(s) and schedule throughout the study
- Female subjects with child-bearing potential: negative serum pregnancy test performed at Screening Visit
- Willing to use effective methods of birth control and/or refrain from participating in a conception process during study and for 30 days following experimental drug exposure
- Willing and able to comply with protocol requirements for duration of study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concomitant opioid medication, unless orally or transdermally administered and not exceeding a total daily dose of morphine 60 mg/day, or equivalent. Parenteral opioid use is excluded, regardless of dose
- Unavailability of an effective rescue medication strategy for the subject, such as unwillingness to use opioid analgesics during treatment, or high tolerance to opioids precluding the ability to relieve treatment-associated discomfort with Roxicodone® or Vicodin®, as judged by the Investigator
- Active substance abuse or history of chronic substance abuse within the past year, or prior chronic substance abuse judged likely to recur during the study period by the investigator
- Recent use (within 21 days preceding the Treatment Visit of any topically applied pain medication, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, menthol, methyl salicylate, local anesthetics (including Lidoderm®), steroids or capsaicin products on the painful areas
- Current use of any investigational agent or Class 1 anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Significant pain of an etiology other than painful HIV-associated neuropathy; significant ongoing pain from other cause(s) that may interfere with judging HIV-associated neuropathy pain
- Evidence of another contributing cause for peripheral neuropathy, e.g., diabetes mellitus requiring medication control (i.e., oral hypoglycemics, insulin); hereditary neuropathy; vitamin B12 deficiency (B12 level ≤ 200 pg/mL) or less than 3 months of B12 supplementation prior to Screening Visit; or treatment within 90 days prior to Screening Visit with any drug that may have contributed to the sensory neuropathy
- Any implanted medical device (spinal cord stimulator, intrathecal pump or peripheral nerve stimulator) for the treatment of neuropathic pain
- Treatment for acute opportunistic infections within 14 days before Treatment Visit
- Presence of acute, active opportunistic infection, except oral thrush; oral, genital, or rectal herpes; and Mycobacterium avium bacteremia within 2 weeks prior to Screening Visit
- Currently have active malignant disease
- Significant ongoing or untreated abnormalities in cardiac, renal, hepatic, or pulmonary function that may interfere either with the ability to complete the study or the evaluation of adverse events
- Hypersensitivity to capsaicin (i.e., chili peppers or OTC capsaicin products), local anesthetics, Roxicodone®, Vicodin®, or adhesives

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00064623
United States, Arizona | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85023 | |
United States, California | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Berkeley, California, United States, 94609 | |
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San Diego, California, United States, 92103 | |
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San Francisco, California, United States, 94117 | |
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Stanford, California, United States, 94305 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
West Hollywood, California, United States, 90069 | |
United States, Florida | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33306 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Miami, Florida, United States, 33133 | |
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Miami, Florida, United States, 33136 | |
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33408 | |
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Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Sunrise, Florida, United States, 33351 | |
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Vero Beach, Florida, United States, 32960 | |
United States, Hawaii | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96816 | |
United States, Illinois | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Kentucky | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536 | |
United States, Maryland | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01107 | |
United States, Michigan | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55416 | |
United States, Missouri | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63108 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103-1489 | |
United States, New York | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Albany, New York, United States, 12208 | |
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New York, New York, United States, 10021 | |
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New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599 | |
United States, Ohio | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106 | |
United States, Oregon | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97209 | |
United States, Texas | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Austin, Texas, United States, 78705 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75208 | |
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
NeurogesX Investigational Site | |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-5132 |
Principal Investigator: | David M Simpson, MD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | |
Study Director: | Jeffrey Tobias, MD | NeurogesX |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00064623 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
C107 |
First Posted: | July 11, 2003 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 6, 2008 |
Last Verified: | March 2008 |
Dermal assessment Pain measurement Diary Analgesics/*therapeutic use |
Capsaicin/*administration & dosage/adverse effects HIV Infections/*complications/*drug therapy Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/*complications/diagnosis/*therapy Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/drug therapy/*etiology/physiopathology |
HIV Infections Nervous System Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Capsaicin Antipruritics Dermatologic Agents Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |