A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Tapentadol ER Compared With Placebo in Patients With Chronic, Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01041859 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 1, 2010
Results First Posted : May 14, 2012
Last Update Posted : September 11, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy | Drug: Tapentadol extended release (ER) Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 460 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized-Withdrawal, Placebo-Controlled, Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Tapentadol Extended-Release (ER) in Subjects With Chronic, Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) |
Study Start Date : | December 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Tapentadol Extended Release (ER) |
Drug: Tapentadol extended release (ER)
Type= range, unit= mg, number= 100 to 250, form= tablet, route= oral use. Tapentadol ER optimal dose ranging between 100 mg and 250 mg twice daily for 15 weeks. |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Form= tablet, route= oral use. Matching placebo twice daily. |
- Change From Double-Blind Baseline of the Average Pain Intensity Based on an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale(NRS) Over the Last Week of the Maintenance Period at Week 12 [ Time Frame: Double-Blind Baseline and 12 weeks (Primary endpoint is the average pain intensity score during the last week of the maintenance period) ]For this twice daily pain assessment, the patients were to indicate the level of pain experienced over the previous 12 hours on an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) where a score of 0 indicated "no pain" and a score of 10 indicated "pain as bad as you can imagine".
- Responder Analysis: Proportion of Patients With At Least 50% Improvement From Baseline of Open-Label on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) at the Week 12 Endpoint [ Time Frame: Open-label Baseline and End of Double-Blind Treatment at 15 Weeks (3 weeks open-label plus 12 weeks double-blind) ]The NRS was a twice-daily pain assessment in which patients were to indicate the level of pain experienced over the previous 12 hours on an 11-point scale with a score of 0 indicating "no pain" and a score of 10 indicating "pain as bad as you can imagine".
- Distribution of Patient Global Impression of Change at Week 12 Endpoint [ Time Frame: End of Double-Blind Treatment at 12 Weeks ]Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) is a patient-rated assessment of overall neuropathic pain since the start of treatment using a categorical scale 1-7, where 1 is 'very much improved' and 7 is 'very much worse'
- Change From Baseline of Open-Label in the Pain Intensity Subscale of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) at the Week 12 Double-Blind Endpoint [ Time Frame: Open-label Baseline and End of Double-Blind Treatment at 15 Weeks (3 weeks open-label plus 12 weeks double-blind) ]The BPI is a 12-item questionnaire to evaluate the intensity of pain and the degree to which pain interferes with function. It includes 4 items assessing current pain intensity and pain at its worst, least, and on average over the past day using an 11-point scale from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine. The pain intensity subscale score is defined as the mean of the scores from these 4 items.
- Change From Baseline in the EuroQoL-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) Health Status Index at the Week 12 Endpoint [ Time Frame: Double-blind Baseline and End of Double-Blind Treatment at 12 Weeks ]EQ-5D has 5 items (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression) rated on a categorical scale of 1-3 with 1=no problems, 2=some problems, 3=extreme problems. The health state index is a weighted combination of the 5 items. It has a range of 0 to 1, with 0=deceased and 1=full health.

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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:
- Patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus must have a documented clinical diagnosis of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy with symptoms and signs for at least 6 months, and pain present at the time of screening
- Diagnosis must include pain plus reduction or absence of pin sensibility and/or vibration sensibility on Total Neuropathy Score - Nurse (TNSn) examination in lower and/or upper extremities at screening
- The investigator considers the patient's blood glucose to be controlled by diet, or hypoglycemics, or insulin for at least 3 months prior to enrolling in the study
- Patients have been taking analgesic medications for the condition for at least 3 months prior to screening (patients taking opioid analgesics must be dissatisfied with current treatment, and patients taking non-opioid analgesics must be dissatisfied with current analgesia)
- Patients currently requiring opioid treatment must be taking daily doses of an opioid-based analgesic equivalent to <=160mg of oral morphine
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant history of pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic (except diabetes mellitus), neurological, psychiatric disorders (resulting in disorientation, memory impairment or inability to report accurately as in schizophrenia)
- History of moderate to severe hepatic impairment
- Severely impaired renal function
- Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
- Clinically significant cardiac disease
- History of seizure disorder or epilepsy
- History of any other clinically significant disease that in the investigator's opinion may affect efficacy or safety assessments or may compromise patient safety during study participation

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01041859

Study Director: | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Clinical Trial | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. |
Responsible Party: | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01041859 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CR016051 R331333PAI3027 ( Other Identifier: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. ) KF56 ( Other Identifier: Grunenthal GmbH ) |
First Posted: | January 1, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | May 14, 2012 |
Last Update Posted: | September 11, 2013 |
Last Verified: | August 2013 |
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Painful Polyneuropathy Peripheral neuropathy |
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Diabetic Neuropathies Neuromuscular Diseases Nervous System Diseases Diabetes Complications Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Tapentadol Analgesics, Opioid Narcotics Central Nervous System Depressants |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents |