Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of PSD502 (a Topical Anesthetic) in the Treatment Premature Ejaculation

A Phase IIb, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study, With Open-label Follow on, to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of PSD502 in Subjects With Premature Ejaculation (PE)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of the investigational drug, PSD502 in subjects with premature ejaculation (PE) The study drug, PSD02, is a metered dose (measured dose), topical (applied to the skin surface) anesthetic (numbing) spray containing a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine. The study drug will be applied in a spray to the penis prior to intercourse in order to decrease sensitivity in an attempt to delay ejaculation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Premature Ejaculation
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: PSD502, contains a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine; Drug: Placebo

Detailed Description

Most studies evaluating treatments PE include intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT) in the definition of PE. It has been estimated that PE affects 30-40% of the male population, but is paradoxically a condition for which they are least likely to seek help.

Men with PE exhibit abnormal autonomic reflex pathways for the ejaculatory process. These include lower vibratory threshold to ejaculation, shorter bulbocavernous latency time and higher bulbocavernous evoked potentials. Reducing the heightened sensitivity of the glans penis with topical anesthetics might therefore be a way of improving IELT, without adversely affecting the sensation of ejaculation.

Although IELT is an objective measure of ejaculatory function it does not address the impact of therapy on patients' well being and confidence in their sexual performance, which are important markers of treatment benefit. Therefore, if IELT is used as a sole efficacy measure it may not fully characterise the treatment benefit to the patient. For this reason, a patient reported outcome (PRO) known as the Index of Premature Ejaculation (IPE) will be used in this study in conjunction with IELT to evaluate efficacy. Thus the combination of the objective measure of ejaculatory latency with the PRO of IPE should be able to provide efficacy data which are representative of clinical benefit to the patient.

The use of lidocaine, prilocaine and EMLA® cream as topical anesthetics is well established. Many years of experience of use in large numbers of patients, as well as comprehensive non-clinical safety testing programs for various formulations of lidocaine and prilocaine exist, to support their safety and tolerability. This information, together with the clinical data from 3 studies with PSD502 (ANAE-059-00, PSD502-PE-001, and PSD502-PE-003), suggest that PSD502 may have beneficial effects in reducing penile sensation and prolonging IELT, and its use is unlikely to be associated with significant clinical safety or tolerability concerns.

The aim of this study is to provide additional placebo-controlled efficacy data to establish the clinical utility of PSD502 in the treatment of PE. In addition, long term open-label efficacy and safety data will be collected, to further support the registration package for PSD502 in the indication of treatment of PE.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 256
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • North Carolina
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599 - 7254
      • Department of Urology, University of North Carolina

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
• Male and aged 18 years and over.
• Diagnosed with PE according to DMS-IV criteria and ISSM definition
• Diagnosed with lifelong PE
• Acceptable response to Baseline PEP
• Subject must be in a stable heterosexual and monogamous relationship and the partner must provide consent
• Acceptable sexual encounters in the Baseline period.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject, or his sexual partner, has received an investigational (non-registered) drug within 30 days of Screening.
• Subject has erectile dysfunction

• The subject, or his sexual partner, has a physical or psychological condition that would prevent them from undertaking the study procedures, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Urological disease
  • Ongoing significant psychiatric disorder not controlled by medication.
• Subject has safety testing abnormalities at the Screening Visit
• Subjects taking excluded medications or receiving any treatment for PE
• Subject, or his sexual partner, has a current history of alcohol or drug abuse,
• The subject, or his sexual partner, is unlikely to understand or be able to comply with study procedures, for whatever reasons.
• Subject, or his sexual partner, has known drug sensitivity to amide-type local anesthetics.
• Subjects with pregnant partners
• Subject with sexual partners of child-bearing potential and not using appropriate contraception
• Subject, or his sexual partner, has a history of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency or use of medications that would increase susceptibility to methemoglobinemia (e.g. anti-malarial agents).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Double-Blind Active; Double-blind Phase: Subjects will be randomised to PSD502 respectively if the patient meets all the entry criteria.	Drug: PSD502, contains a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine; PSD502 spray contains a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine with Norflurane (HFA-134a) is used as both propellant and solvent. A single dose consists of 3 sprays applied to the glans penis. Approximately 5 minutes before intercourse the study spray can be applied and any excess should be wiped off with a damp cloth or tissue. During the initial 3 months double-blind phase of the study subjects should leave at least 24 hours between each dosing During the subsequent 5 months open label Phase of the study subjects may use the spray for up to a maximum of 3 sexual encounters (intercourse) in a 24 hour period. Each sexual encounter (intercourse) when the spray is used must be separated by at least 4 hour period.
Placebo Comparator: Double-Blind Placebo; Double-blind Phase: Subjects will be randomised to Placebo respectively if the patient meets all the entry criteria.	Drug: Placebo; The placebo is a metered dose aerosol spray that is identical in appearance to the active treatment and contains the same propellant (norflurane) but has no lidocaine or prilocaine. Approximately 5 minutes before intercourse the study spray can be applied and any excess should be wiped off with a damp cloth or tissue. During the initial 3 months double-blind phase of the study subjects should leave at least 24 hours between each dosing. During the subsequent 5 months open label Phase of the study subjects may use the spray for up to a maximum of 3 sexual encounters (intercourse) in a 24 hour period. Each sexual encounter (intercourse) when the spray is used must be separated by at least 4 hour period.
Active Comparator: Open Label Phase; Subjects will all receive PSD502 if they wish to continue in the trial.	Drug: PSD502, contains a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine; PSD502 spray contains a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine with Norflurane (HFA-134a) is used as both propellant and solvent. A single dose consists of 3 sprays applied to the glans penis. Approximately 5 minutes before intercourse the study spray can be applied and any excess should be wiped off with a damp cloth or tissue. During the initial 3 months double-blind phase of the study subjects should leave at least 24 hours between each dosing During the subsequent 5 months open label Phase of the study subjects may use the spray for up to a maximum of 3 sexual encounters (intercourse) in a 24 hour period. Each sexual encounter (intercourse) when the spray is used must be separated by at least 4 hour period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean Intravaginal Ejaculatory Latency Time (IELT): Change From Baseline to During 3 Month Double Blind-treatment	To evaluate efficacy of treatment with PSD502 compared with placebo in subjects with PE as measured by: • change in mean IELT from baseline to during the 3 month double-blind treatment Results provide are ratio (over the 3 months/baseline).	Baseline to 3 Months
Index of Premature Ejaculation (IPE): Change From Baseline to End of Month 3	To Evaluate Efficacy of Treatment With PSD502 Compared With Placebo in Subjects With PE as measured by: • changes in all 3 IPE domains from baseline to month 3 Ejaculatory control scores range from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating greater ejaculatory control Sexual satisfaction scores range from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating greater sexual satisfaction Distress scores range from 2 to 10 with a higher score indicating less distress	Baseline to 3 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Subjects With Mean Intravaginal Ejaculatory Latency Time (IELT) > 1 Minute and >2 Minutes During the 3 Months of Double-blind Treatment	Percentage of subjects with mean IELT > 1 minute and >2 minutes during the 3 months of double-blind treatment as measured by the proportion of subjects	3 months
Change in Mean Intravaginal Ejaculatory Latency Time (IELT) From Baseline to Month 3	Summary of mean IELT at Baseline and at month 3 during double-blind treatment	3 months
Change in the Index of Premature Ejaculation (IPE) Domains of Ejaculatory Control, Distress and Sexual Satisfaction From Baseline to Month 1	Change in the IPE domains of ejaculatory control, distress and sexual satisfaction from Baseline to month 1. Ejaculatory control scores range from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating greater ejaculatory control Sexual satisfaction scores range from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating greater sexual satisfaction Distress scores range from 2 to 10 with a higher score indicating less distress	1 month
Subject PEP at Month 1	Scores for perceived control over ejaculation, personal distress related to ejaculation, satisfaction with sexual intercourse and interpersonal difficulty related to ejaculation based on the subject PEP at month 1. Percentage of subjects with at least a 1 point category improvement in subject PEP domain scores at month 1.	1 month
Change in the Index of Premature Ejaculation (IPE) Domains of Ejaculatory Control, Distress and Sexual Satisfaction From Baseline to Month 2	Change in the IPE domains of ejaculatory control, distress and sexual satisfaction from Baseline to month 2 Ejaculatory control scores range from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating greater ejaculatory control Sexual satisfaction scores range from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating greater sexual satisfaction Distress scores range from 2 to 10 with a higher score indicating less distress	2 months
Subject Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP) at Month 2	Scores for perceived control over ejaculation, personal distress related to ejaculation, satisfaction with sexual intercourse and interpersonal difficulty related to ejaculation based on the subject PEP at month 2. Proportion of subjects with at least a 1 point category improvement in subject PEP domain scores from baseline to month 2.	2 months
Subject Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP) at Month 3	Scores for perceived control over ejaculation, personal distress related to ejaculation, satisfaction with sexual intercourse and interpersonal difficulty related to ejaculation based on the subject PEP at month 3. Proportion of subjects with at least a 1 point category improvement in subject PEP domain scores from baseline to month 3.	3 months
Partner Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP) at Month 3	Scores for perceived control over ejaculation, personal distress related to ejaculation, satisfaction with sexual intercourse and interpersonal difficulty related to ejaculation based on the partner PEP at month 3. Proportion of partners with at least a 1 point category improvement in partner PEP domain scores from baseline to month 3.	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Plethora Solutions Ltd
• Collaborators: Shionogi Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Culley Carson, MD, University of North Carolina

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Dinsmore WW, Hackett G, Goldmeier D, Waldinger M, Dean J, Wright P, Callander M, Wylie K, Novak C, Keywood C, Heath P, Wyllie M. Topical eutectic mixture for premature ejaculation (TEMPE): a novel aerosol-delivery form of lidocaine-prilocaine for treating premature ejaculation. BJU Int. 2007 Feb;99(2):369-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06583.x. Epub 2006 Nov 24.
• Morales A, Barada J, Wyllie MG. A review of the current status of topical treatments for premature ejaculation. BJU Int. 2007 Sep;100(3):493-501. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07051.x. Epub 2007 Jul 3.
• Henry R, Morales A. Topical lidocaine-prilocaine spray for the treatment of premature ejaculation: a proof of concept study. Int J Impot Res. 2003 Aug;15(4):277-81. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901011.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2009
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 9, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): November 12, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): September 26, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 7, 2016
• Last Verified: September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Prilocaine; Lidocaine; Premature Ejaculation; EMLA® cream; topical anesthetics
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Obstetric Labor Complications; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Premature Birth; Premature Ejaculation; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Sensory System Agents; Anesthetics; Membrane Transport Modulators; Anesthetics, Local; Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers; Sodium Channel Blockers; Anesthetics, Combined; Lidocaine; Prilocaine; Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
• Other Study ID Numbers: PSD502-PE-002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No