AP-325 in Subjects With Peripheral Post-surgical Neuropathic Pain
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of AP-325 in Subjects With Peripheral Post-surgical Neuropathic Pain
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This is a Phase IIa randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the efficacy (by changes in Pain Intensity Numerical Rating Scale [PI-NRS]) and safety (by monitoring adverse events) of AP-325 in subjects with PPNP.
The clinical trial will be conducted in Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Belgium and France.
Eligible subjects will undergo a 2-week run-in period consisting of a washout-period of prohibited medications in the 1st week and a baseline period in the 2nd week. If subjects have at least 5 self-reported pain assessments in the baseline period (documented in a diary) and meet the required pain criteria, they will be randomized to AP-325 or placebo in a 1:1 ratio.
Subjects will take the IMP (AP-325 or placebo) for 10 days (double-blind treatment period; Days 1-10) and then be followed up for a further 26 days (drug-free period; Days 11-36). An end of study visit will be performed on Day 36.
At least 96 subjects (48 for each treatment) need to be analyzed for the primary endpoint at Day 10 to reach the power estimate (120 subjects should be screened for the study).
AP-325 100 mg (4 x 25 mg capsules) or Placebo (4 capsules) will be orally taken once daily in the morning before meals for 10 consecutive days.
Pain will be assessed, and quality of life will be investigated using standardized and validated questionnaires [Pain Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (PI-NRS), patient global impression of change (PGIC), neuropathic pain symptom inventory (NPSI) questionnaire, daily sleep interference scale (DSIS) score, hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)].
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
Study Contact
- Name: Guido Koopmans
- Phone Number: +49 211 617851
- Email: info@algiax.com
Study Locations
-
-
-
Edegem, Belgium, 2650
- UZ Antwerp
-
Genk, Belgium, 3600
- Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg - campus St. Jan
-
Gent, Belgium, 9000
- AZ Sint-Lucas, Pijnkliniek
-
Hasselt, Belgium, 3500
- Jessa ZH Hospital
-
Pellenberg, Belgium, 3212
- UZ Leuven, campus Pellenberg
-
Roeselare, Belgium, 8800
- AZ Delta, Pijncentrum
-
-
-
-
-
Brno, Czechia, 61500
- Neurology and Physiotherapy Outpatient Clinic Skopalíkova
-
Choceň, Czechia, 56501
- NEUROHK, s.r.o.
-
Plzen, Czechia, 301 00
- Neuros, s.r.o.
-
Praha, Czechia, 150 00
- Praglandia, s.r.o.
-
Slezská Ostrava, Czechia, 71000
- MP-neuro s.r.o., Poliklinika Modrý pavilon
-
České Budějovice, Czechia, 370 01
- ALGOMED s.r.o. - Centrum léčby bolesti
-
-
-
-
-
Amiens, France, 80054
- CHU Amiens-Picardie, Centre de Recherche Clinique
-
Angers, France, 49055
- Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest, Anesthésie/Douleur
-
Boulogne, France, 92100
- Hopital Ambroise Paré, Centre d'évaluation et de traitement de la douleur
-
La Roche-sur-Yon, France, 85925
- CHD Vendée, Département d'évaluation et du traitement de la douleur
-
Limoges, France, 87000
- Polyclinique de Limoges - Site Chenieux, Centre d'Evaluation et de traitement de la Douleur
-
Paris, France, 75014
- Hopîtal Cochin, Centre d'évaluation et du traitement de la douleur
-
-
-
-
-
Berlin, Germany, 10629
- emovis GmbH, Dedicated Study Site
-
Bochum, Germany, 44789
- Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil gGmbH, (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
-
Düsseldorf, Germany, 40489
- Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus der Kaiserswerther Diakonie, Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie
-
Köln, Germany, 51109
- Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Krankenhaus Köln-Merheim, Lungenklinik am Zentrum für Thoraxchirurgie, Pneumologie/ Onkologie, Schlaf- und Beatmungsmedizin, Klinikum der Universität Witten/Herdecke
-
Würzburg, Germany, 97078
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Schmerzmedizin
-
-
-
-
-
Barcelona, Spain, 08003
- HOSPITAL DEL MAR.#Cod. CNH: 080057#
-
Cadiz, Spain, 11009
- HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR#Cod. CNH: 110012#
-
Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, 08907
- HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE#Cod. CNH: 080752#
-
Madrid, Spain, 28041
- HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE#Cod. CNH: 280035#
-
Madrid, Spain, 28046
- HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ#Cod. CNH: 280014#
-
Madrid, Spain, 28050
- HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA MORALEJA#Cod. CNH: 281179#
-
Pamplona, Spain, 31008
- CLINICA UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA#Cod. CNH: 310060#
-
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain, 28223
- HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO QUIRONSALUD MADRID#Cod. CNH: 281203#
-
Valencia, Spain, 46010
- HOSPITAL CLINICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA#Cod. CNH: 460044#
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must be at least 18 years and not older than 80 years
- Subjects with a diagnosis of chronic post-surgical neuropathic pain after breast surgery (e.g. breast-conserving surgery, mastectomy, surgery to remove lymph nodes), chest surgery (e.g. thoracotomy, video assisted thoracoscopy and sternotomy), hernia repair of the abdominal wall (e.g. femoral hernia repairs, inguinal hernia repairs, umbilical hernia repair or incisional hernia repair), abdominal surgery (e.g. cholecystectomy, appendectomy but also see exclusion criterion 15), varicose vein surgery or gynecologic surgery (e.g. hysterectomy, C-section)
- The chronic post-surgical pain developed or increased in intensity after the surgical procedure and persisted beyond the healing process, i.e. at least 3 months after the initiating event, as defined according to the international association for the study of pain (IASP) classification of chronic pain for ICD-11 (Schug et al., 2019)
- Subjects must have 'probable' or 'definite' neuropathic pain as assessed by the revised IASP special interest group on neuropathic pain (NeuPSIG) grading system (Finnerup et al., 2016)
Subjects must be willing and able to discontinue and washout prohibited substances including
- pain medications (e.g. antidepressants, anticonvulsants/antiepileptics, selective serotonin and dual reuptake inhibitors, opioids, long-acting benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants, and topical analgesics), except the rescue medication, and
- substances known to be inhibitors or inducers of CYP2C9 and inhibitors of CYP3A4 for specific washout periods of at least 5 times the drug half-life Note: Subjects using prohibited substances for other indications than neuropathic pain, e.g. antiepileptics for the treatment of epilepsy, may not be included in the study, because a discontinuation of such medication is not medically justifiable.
- Permitted concomitant medications must have been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to Day -14 and any non-pharmacological therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation) must have been initiated at least 3 weeks prior to Screening
Female subjects must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and be
- of non-childbearing potential or
- if of childbearing potential, use a highly effective contraceptive method from start of the IMP intake until 30 days after the last IMP intake and have a negative pregnancy test at Screening (blood test)
- Male subjects must agree, from start of the IMP intake until 3 months after the last IMP intake, to refrain from donating sperm and use a male condom when having sexual intercourse with a woman of childbearing potential at any time and advise her to use a highly effective contraceptive method
- Subjects must understand the nature of the study procedures and provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures
- Body weight ≥55 kg for men and ≥50 kg for women
- Body mass index (BMI) <40 kg/m²
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with neuropathic pain not a result of a surgical procedure as defined in inclusion criterion 2
- Subjects with any other coexisting pain that cannot be discriminated from post-surgical neuropathic pain, in the opinion of the subject or clinician e.g., the pain is at least partially due to pain in deeper structures such as internal organs, joints, muscles or bones
- Inability to participate in the study, in the opinion of the investigator, because of, for example, severe brain damage, language barrier, dementia, or other clinically significant or unstable conditions
- Subjects using adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy; adjuvant therapies must have been finished at least 4 weeks prior to the run-in period (Day -14)
- Creatinine clearance <60 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
- White blood cell count <2500/mm³; neutrophil count <1500/mm³; platelet count <100 x 103/mm³
- Heart rate <50 or >100 beats per minute; systolic blood pressure <100 or >140 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure <50 or >90 mmHg after 5 minutes rest in supine position
- A history of multiple drug allergies
- History or presence of alcohol or drug abuse
- Subjects using strong opioids (e.g. a Morphine Equivalent Dose [MED] >80 mg/day)
- Positive test for drugs of abuse at Day -7
- Evidence of depression and/or a score of ≥11 on the HADS depression subscale
- Any clinically relevant psychiatric disease in the past 5 years which is likely to interfere with the conduct of the study
- History of any clinically relevant liver disease within the last 6 months, or episodic/chronic migraine, or kidney dysfunction or disease
- Clinically significant gastrointestinal conditions, likely interfering with the study medication, study procedures or the outcome of the study
- Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), hepatitis C antibody and/or HIV1/HIV2 antibody at Screening
- Participation of subject in an interventional clinical study within 1 month or, if applicable, 5 half-lives of the IMP, whatever is longer, before Screening or during participation in this study
- Subjects who were previously enrolled in this clinical study and have taken study medication or terminated due to poor compliance
- Known hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients of the IMP or the rescue medication
- Subjects dependent (as an employee or relative) on the sponsor or investigator
- Subjects committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by the judicial or the administrative authorities
- Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
Randomization criteria
- At least 5 daily pain assessments in the baseline week prior to randomization, with a mean score on the PI-NRS ≥4 and ≤9. Differences between the baseline daily pain scores on the PI-NRS must be ≤50%.
- For female subjects of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy test in urine on Day 1.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: AP-325
25 mg capsule for oral use, 4 capsules (100 mg) once daily in the morning before meals
|
During the 10-day double-blind treatment period (Days 1 to 10), subjects will take 4 capsules of the IMP orally once daily in the morning before breakfast.
|
|
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
4 capsules once daily in the morning before meals
|
During the 10-day double-blind treatment period (Days 1 to 10), subjects will take 4 capsules of the IMP orally once daily in the morning before breakfast.
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Change from Baseline to Day 10 in the 5-day average pain intensity score based on the Pain Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (PI-NRS; ranges from "no pain" = 0 to "the worst possible pain" = 10; the lower the score, the better the outcome)
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 10
|
The 5-day average pain intensity score based on the Pain Intensity Numerical Rating Scale (PI-NRS) will be assessed to investigate the efficacy of repeat oral dosing of AP-325
|
Baseline to Day 10
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Longitudinal analysis of the 5-day average PI-NRS score (ranges from "no pain" = 0 to "the worst possible pain" = 10; the lower the score, the better the outcome) over time from Baseline until Day 35
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 35
|
The 5-day average PI-NRS score will be assessed to investigate the long-lasting efficacy of repeat oral dosing of AP-325 on neuropathic pain over the entire study duration
|
Baseline to Day 35
|
|
Changes from Baseline in the 5-day average PI-NRS score (change can be in the range of 0 to 10; the bigger the change towards lower PI-NRS scores, the better the outcome) (from Baseline to Day 5, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35)
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 5, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35
|
The 5-day average PI-NRS score will be assessed
|
Baseline to Day 5, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35
|
|
Responder rate: proportion of subjects who have a ≥30% reduction in the 5-day average PI-NRS score (in the range of 0 to 10; the bigger the change towards lower scores, the better the outcome) relative to Baseline (on Days 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35)
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
The responder rate will be compared between treatments on Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
|
Responder rate: proportion of subjects who have a ≥50% reduction in the 5-day average PI-NRS score (in the range of 0 to 10; the bigger the change towards lower scores, the better the outcome) relative to Baseline (on Days 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35)
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
The responder rate will be compared between treatments on Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
|
Proportion of subjects who "much improved" or "very much improved" relative to Baseline on the patient global impression of change (PGIC) on Days 3, 10, 15, and 36
Time Frame: Days 3, 10, 15, and 36
|
The PGIC will be dichotomized into treatment success (i.e.
scoring 'much improved' or 'very much improved').
|
Days 3, 10, 15, and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in the neuropathic pain evaluation using the neuropathic pain symptom inventory (NPSI; ranges from "no pain" = 0 to "the worst possible pain" = 120; the lower the score, the better) questionnaire on Days 3, 10, 15, and 36
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Neuropathic pain symptom inventory (NPSI) questionnaire to assess the neuropathic pain of the patients
|
Baseline, Day 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in the 5-day average daily sleep interference scale (DSIS; ranges from "pain does not interfere with sleep" = 0 to "pain completely interferes with sleep" = 10) score (from Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35)
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
The 5-day average daily sleep interference scale (DSIS) score will be assessed
|
Baseline to Day 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35
|
|
Changes from Baseline in the anxiety and depression assessment using the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS; subscales range from 0 to 21, with higher values indicating higher anxiety or depression; the lower the score) on Days 10 and 36
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 10 and 36
|
The hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) to assess the anxiety and depression of the patients
|
Baseline, Day 10 and 36
|
|
Time to first use of rescue medication after randomization
Time Frame: A priori specification not possible, between Day 1 until Day 36
|
The time to first use of rescue medication after randomization will be analyzed
|
A priori specification not possible, between Day 1 until Day 36
|
|
Total amount of rescue medication use (in mg per day) after randomization
Time Frame: A priori specification not possible, between Day 1 until Day 36
|
The total amount of rescue medication (i.e. the total mg of rescue medication per day will be tabulated
|
A priori specification not possible, between Day 1 until Day 36
|
|
Proportion of subjects classified as treatment failure
Time Frame: A priori specification not possible, between Day1 and Day 36
|
Proportion of subjects classified as treatment failure at least once after randomization will be tabulated
|
A priori specification not possible, between Day1 and Day 36
|
|
Time to classification as treatment failure after randomization
Time Frame: A priori specification not possible, between Day1 and Day 36
|
Time to first classification as treatment failure after randomization will be analyzed
|
A priori specification not possible, between Day1 and Day 36
|
|
Incidence, severity and seriousness of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Time Frame: A priori specification not possible, between Day1 and Day 36
|
All TEAEs occurring during the clinical trial will be registered, documented and evaluated
|
A priori specification not possible, between Day1 and Day 36
|
|
Incidence of abnormal physical examinations
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Abnormal physical examination results will be evaluated and reported as AEs
|
Baseline, Day 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in vital signs: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured
|
Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in vital signs: Heart rate
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Heart rate will be measured
|
Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in vital signs: Respiratory rate
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Respiratory rate will be measured
|
Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in vital signs: Aural body temperature
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Aural body temperature will be measured
|
Baseline, Day 1, 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Incidence of abnormal laboratory test results
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
Abnormal laboratory test results will be evaluated
|
Baseline, Day 3, 10, 15 and 36
|
|
Incidence of abnormal ECG readings
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 3, 10 and 36
|
Abnormal 12 lead ECG readings will be evaluated
|
Baseline, Day 3, 10 and 36
|
|
Changes from Baseline in body weight
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 10 and 36
|
Body weight will be evaluated
|
Baseline, Day 10 and 36
|
|
Plasma concentrations of AP-325 at 1 hour post-dose on Days 1 and 10; pre-dose on Days 3 and 10; and on Day 36
Time Frame: Days 1, 3, 10 and 36
|
Plasma concentrations of AP-325 will be evaluated
|
Days 1, 3, 10 and 36
|
|
Accumulation of Ctrough from Day 3 to Day 10
Time Frame: Day 3 and 10
|
Plasma concentrations of AP-325 will be evaluated
|
Day 3 and 10
|
|
Correlation between Ctrough-ss (Day 10) and the change from Baseline to Day 10 in the 5-day average pain intensity score based on the PI-NRS
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 10
|
AP-325 concentration-effect relationships will be evaluated
|
Baseline to Day 10
|
|
Correlation between CYP2C9 genotype and the metabolism of AP-325 (optional)
Time Frame: Day 3
|
The effect of CYP2C9 polymorphisms (determined by CYP2C9 genotyping) on the plasma concentration of AP-325 will be evaluated
|
Day 3
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Heike Rittner, Prof. Dr., Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Interdisziplinäre Schmerzmedizin, Germany
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- AP-325.04
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Peripheral Post-surgical Neuropathic Pain
-
NCT04967664CompletedPost Surgical Neuropathic Pain
-
NCT06626854Not yet recruitingChronic Knee Pain | Post Surgical Neuropathic Pain | Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis
-
NCT02171182CompletedPost-operative Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
-
NCT02170415UnknownNeuropathic Pain | Cancer Pain | Persistent Post-surgical Pain
-
NCT07322900Not yet recruitingChronic Pain | Neuropathic Pain | Pain Measurement | Chronic Post Surgical Pain | Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices
-
NCT00967707CompletedPost-traumatic Neuropathic Pain
-
NCT01944150CompletedTendinopathy | Cervical Radiculopathy | Post-herpetic Neuralgia | Chronic Back Pain | Limbs Arthrosis | Non Arthrosic Limbs Arthralgia | Chronic Lomboradiculalgia | Post-surgical Peripheral Neuropathic Pain | Post Trauma Neuropathic Pain | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I or II
-
NCT07301177RecruitingPeripheral Neuropathy | Posttraumatic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain | Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Surgical Trauma | Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Physical Trauma
-
NCT04876989CompletedComplex Regional Pain Syndromes | Neuropathic Pain | Phantom Limb Pain | Postherpetic Neuralgia | Post-Traumatic Neuralgia | Chronic Post Surgical Pain
-
NCT03865953CompletedNeuropathic Pain | Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) | Post Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
Clinical Trials on AP-325
-
NCT05160272Completed
-
NCT07388043Not yet recruiting
-
NCT04256135CompletedOsteoarthritis, Knee | Musculoskeletal Manipulations
-
NCT07388576Not yet recruiting
-
NCT00459446CompletedAtherosclerosis | Intermittent Claudication | Peripheral Artery Disease | Chronic Total Aterial Occlusion
-
NCT00296855Completed
-
NCT01122394CompletedStroke | Hypertension | Hyperlipidemia | TIA
-
NCT05415969CompletedChronic Kidney Diseases | Dialysis | Chronic Kidney Diseases Associated Pruritus