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CompletedNCT00238524Updated Sep 22, 2014

A Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of SPM 927 (Lacosamide) in Subjects With Painful Distal Diabetic Neuropathy

A Phase 3 interventional study of SPM 927 in Diabetic Neuropathy, sponsored by UCB Pharma. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-09-22.

Sponsored by UCB Pharma · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
357
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial was conducted at about 50 sites in Europe and has been clinically completed. Patients had symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy for 6 months up to 5 years with an optimized diabetic control and at least moderate pain. Patients were not eligible with other chronic pain or any other medical or psychiatric condition, that would have jeopardized or compromised the patient's ability to participate in the trial. After a 2-week run-in phase patients were randomly assigned to one of three treatment arms. All patients who had completed the 6-week titration phase to reach their target dose entered a 12-week maintenance phase. At the end of the maintenance phase, subjects were offered the option of entering the open-label, follow-on trial. The change in pain was measured daily as well as interference of pain with sleep and general activity.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Neuropathy

Keywords

  • painful distal diabetic neuropathy
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In context

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

1,003 studies on the registry are indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; 177 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 357 is above the median of 60 across 768 interventional studies indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

UCB Pharma is the lead sponsor of 238 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Painful distal diabetic neuropathy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptoms of painful distal diabetic neuropathy for less than six months or greater than 5 years
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
357 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DrugSPM 927
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Investigate the efficacy of lacosamide compared with placebo in reducing pain in subjects with painful distal diabetic neuropathy will be determined by pain score ratings assessed in a patient's diary and at clinic visits.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Investigate effect of lacosmide on subjects' perception of sleep, activity, quality of life, and safety, determined by rating scales assessed in a patient's diary and at the clinic visits.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Schwarz
    Monheim, Germany
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References and documents

Publications

  • Ziegler D, Hidvegi T, Gurieva I, Bongardt S, Freynhagen R, Sen D, Sommerville K; Lacosamide SP743 Study Group. Efficacy and safety of lacosamide in painful diabetic neuropathy. Diabetes Care. 2010 Apr;33(4):839-41. doi: 10.2337/dc09-1578. Epub 2010 Jan 12. PubMed 20067958 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 22, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00238524
Lead sponsor
UCB Pharma
First posted
Oct 13, 2005
Start date
Dec 2003
Primary completion
Jan 2005
Completion
Jan 2005
Last update
Sep 22, 2014

Study contacts

UCB Clinical Trial Call Center
study director · UCB Pharma
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