RP-008 in Combination With Daily Oral Varenicline for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia (RELIEF)

June 4, 2026 updated by: Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.

A Phase 1/2, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and PRELIminary EFficacy of Percutaneous Injection of RP-008 Followed by Daily Oral Varenicline in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia (The RELIEF Study)

The goal of this study is to evaluate if KRIYA-748 (RP-008) is safe, tolerable, and preliminary effective in treating trigeminal neuralgia (TN) when used in combination with varenicline tartrate. The study will also assess what doses of RP-008 are safe and tolerable for participants and how the severity of participants' TN pain and frequency of facial pain attacks are affected.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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24

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Canada
      • Sherbrooke, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Kriya Clinical Study Site
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant is capable of providing signed informed consent.
  • Participant must be between 18 to 80 years of age (inclusive), at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of classical or idiopathic TN according to the criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders-3rd edition (ICHD-3, 2018).
  • The diagnosis of TN established at least 6 months prior to Screening.
  • Participant has purely unilateral pain attacks limited primarily to the maxillary (V2) and/or mandibular (V3) division of the trigeminal nerve.
  • Participant has failed at least 1 standard of care anti-epileptic agent (e.g., carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, pregabalin, gabapentin, phenytoin, lamotrigine). Failure to a prior anti-epileptic medication is defined as insufficient pain relief despite use of a therapeutic dose for an adequate duration of time or being unsuitable due to contraindications or intolerance to side effects.
  • Participant is on stable dosage of any TN anti-epileptic agent(s) for a minimum of 6 weeks prior to Screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participant has bilateral TN pain attacks.
  • Participants with secondary TN, defined by ICHD-3 as TN caused by an underlying disease (e.g., tumor in the cerebellopontine angle, arteriovenous malformation, or multiple sclerosis).
  • Participants with facial pain not meeting the ICHD-3 diagnostic criteria for either classical or idiopathic TN, including: trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, cluster headache, hemicrania continua, paroxysmal hemicrania, short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA).
  • Participants who had no change in pain after taking sodium channel blockers despite the use of a therapeutic dose for an adequate duration of time.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Participants receiving RP-008
Participants will receive a single dose of RP-008 on Day 1 at varying dose levels according to the dose escalation study design. In addition, varenicline tartrate and oral corticosteroid (equivalent to prednisone or prednisolone) will be administered during the pre- and post-treatment follow-up periods.
Genetic: RP-008
RP-008 will be administered as a single percutaneous injection to the trigeminal ganglion.
Other Names:
  • KRIYA-748
Drug: Varenicline tartrate
Varenicline tartrate will be administered as a daily oral tablet.
Other Names:
  • Champix

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence and severity of adverse events, abnormal clinical laboratory values, abnormal physical examinations, abnormal vital signs, abnormal electrocardiograms (ECGs), and suicidal ideation
Time Frame: 12 months
Safety of RP-008 with varenicline
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of responders, defined as participants with reduced TN pain score, attacks, and severity, to RP-008 with varenicline treatment
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change in pain as assessed by the 11-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NRS), where 0 corresponds to "no pain" and 10 corresponds to "pain as bad as you can imagine"
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change in pain as assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Pain Interference (PI) sub-scale, where 0 corresponds to pain having no interference with daily activities and 10 corresponds to pain interfering completely with daily activities
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), where scores range from 0-21 and higher score indicates worse sleep quality
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), where sub-scale scores range from 0-21 and higher score indicates greater symptom severity
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI): Neuropathic Pain v2.0, where scores are expressed as 0-100% and higher percentage indicates greater impairment
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in Penn Facial Pain Scale Revised (Penn-FPS-R), where scores range from 0-120 and higher score indicates greater pain-related disability
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in 5-level EuroQual-5D (EQ-5D-5L), where scores range from 0-100 and higher scores indicate better health status
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in Patient Global Assessment of TN (PGA-TN), where scores range from 1 to 5 and higher score indicates higher severity of symptoms and inability to carry out normal activities
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Change from baseline in Modified Barrow Neurological Institute Pain Intensity Score (BNI), where scores range from I to V and higher score indicates higher pain and need for medication
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) and Clinician Global Impression of Change (CGIC) scale, where scores range from 1 to 7 and higher score indicates worsening of status
Time Frame: 3 and 12 months
Efficacy of RP-008 with varenicline
3 and 12 months
AAV5 anti-capsid and anti-transgene antibody titer
Time Frame: 12 months
Immune response to RP-008
12 months
Vector shedding profile of RP-008
Time Frame: 12 months
Vector shedding in plasma, urine, tears, saliva, and mucus
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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August 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2029

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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February 1, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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April 17, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 12, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 19, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 4, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • KT74863-101

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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