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A Study To Compare Pregabalin/PF-00489791 Combination Versus Pregabalin Alone In Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

A Phase 2 interventional study of pregabalin and pregabalin/PF-00489791 in Postherpetic Neuralgia, sponsored by Pfizer. Completed at 39 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-08-05.

Sponsored by Pfizer · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Pregabalin is an alpha-2 delta ligand approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain, however, not all patients will respond to this drug. This study will compare the efficacy of pregabalin when administered with an experimental drug PF-00489791, in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia. The efficacy of this combination will be compared to pregabalin alone.

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Conditions studied

  • Postherpetic Neuralgia
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In context

Neuralgia

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female of non-childbearing potential
  • Pain present for more than 3 months after healing of herpes zoster skin rash
  • VAS score of >=40mm at screening and baseline visits

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with pain conditions which might impair the assessment of postherpetic neuralgia
  • Skin conditions in the affected dermatome that could alter sensation other than postherpetic neuralgia
  • History or diagnosis of DSM IV major depressive disorder
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
72 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    1

    Drug: pregabalin

  • Experimental
    2

    Drug: pregabalin/PF-00489791

  • Placebo comparator
    3

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • Drugpregabalin

    75mg bid titrating to 150mg bid on day 4

  • Drugpregabalin/PF-00489791

    Pregabalin 75mg bid titrating to 150mg bid on day 4; PF-00489791: 4mg od titrating to 10mg od on day 4

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Pain Score on Daily Pain Rating Scale (DPRS)

    Pain was assessed by using a daily pain rating scale that consisted of an 11-point numeric scale ranging from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst possible pain"), higher scores indicate more pain intensity. Participants described their pain during the past 24 hours by choosing the appropriate number between 0 and 10. Self-assessment was performed daily. The mean pain score was defined as the mean of the last 7 daily pain ratings scale scores while taking study medication, at end of each treatment period: Period 1 (Week 2) and Period 2 (Week 6), respectively. Mean pain score had a score range of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain), higher scores indicate more pain. Cumulative data of mean pain scores at end of treatment for both the periods was calculated and reported in terms of adjusted mean and standard error.

    Time frame: End of treatment period (included both Week 2 and Week 6)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Score

    The PGIC is a participant-rated instrument that measures change in the participants' overall status on a 7-point scale. Scores range from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse), lower scores indicated more improvement. PGIC was evaluated using 3 categories: improvement (scores 1-3), no change (score 4), and worsening (scores 5-7). In this outcome measure percentage of participants with categories: improved, no change and worsening, based on PGIC score were reported. Cumulative data at end of treatment for both the periods (Period 1 \[Week 2\] and Period 2 \[Week6\]) was calculated and reported.

    Time frame: End of treatment period (included both Week 2 and Week 6)

  2. Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at Baseline and Week 4

    Participants marked intensity of the pain on a scale, ranging from 0 millimeters (mm) = no pain to 100 mm = worst possible pain, where higher scores indicate more pain.

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 4

  3. Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)

    Participant rated 10-item questionnaire to evaluate different symptoms of neuropathic pain (spontaneous pain like \[item 1 to 3\]: burning, squeezing, pressure; painful attack like \[item 4 to 5\]: electric shock, stabbing; pain provoked on \[item 6 to 8\]: light touching, pressure, contact with something cold; abnormal sensations like \[item 9 to 10\]: pins and needles, tingling). Each item was rated on an 11-point numerical scale range: 0 (absence of pain) to 10 (maximum intensity of pain). Total NPSI scale ranged from 0 (no pain) to 100 (maximum pain). Higher scores indicate a greater intensity of pain. Cumulative data of NPSI scale at end of treatment for both the periods (Period 1 \[Week 2\] and Period 2 \[Week 6\]) was calculated and reported in terms of adjusted mean and standard error.

    Time frame: End of treatment period (included both Week 2 and Week 6)

  4. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Vital Signs Abnormalities

    Vital signs abnormalities included sitting, standing: systolic, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 7

  5. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities

    Criteria for ECG abnormalities: Maximum QTc (corrected QT) interval, QTcB (Bazett's correction formula) and QTcF (Fridericia's correction formula): 450 to less than (\<) 480 milliseconds (msec), 480 to \<500 msec and greater than equal to (\>=) 500 msec; Maximum QTc interval increase from baseline: \>=30 to \<60 and \>=60 (msec); PR interval: \>=300 msec and percent change \>=25 or 50 percent; QRS complex: percent change \>=25 or 50 percent. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 7

  6. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Hematology

    Criteria for hematology abnormalities included Hemoglobin: \<0.8\*lower limit of normal (LLN) and hematocrit: \<0.8\*LLN. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 7

  7. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Clinical Chemistry

    Criteria for clinical chemistry abnormalities included total bilirubin: greater than (\>) 1.5\*upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase: \>3.0\*ULN; total protein, albumin: \<0.8\*LLN or \>1.2\*ULN; blood urea nitrogen, creatinine: \>1.3\*ULN; uric acid: \>1.2\*ULN; sodium: \<0.95\*LLN or \>1.05\*ULN; potassium, chloride, calcium: \<0.9\*LLN or \>1.1\*ULN; creatine kinase: \>2.0\*ULN. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 7

  8. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Urinalysis

    Urinalysis abnormalities criteria included: urine specific gravity: \<1.003 to \>1.030; urine pH: \<4.5 to \>8; urine glucose, urine ketones, urine proteins, urine blood/hemoglobin: \>=1. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 7

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Results

Posted Aug 5, 2021

Participant flow

First Intervention Period (2 Weeks)
Participant flow — First Intervention Period (2 Weeks)
MilestonePregabalin Then PlaceboPlacebo Then PregabalinPregabalin + Placebo Then Pregabalin + PF-00489791Pregabalin + PF-00489791 Then Pregabalin + Placebo
Started16142022
Treated16132021
Completed14121717
Not completed2235
Withdrew: Adverse event1032
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1001
Withdrew: Protocol violation0101
Withdrew: Randomized but not treated0101
Washout Period (2 Weeks)
Participant flow — Washout Period (2 Weeks)
MilestonePregabalin Then PlaceboPlacebo Then PregabalinPregabalin + Placebo Then Pregabalin + PF-00489791Pregabalin + PF-00489791 Then Pregabalin + Placebo
Started14121717
Completed13111714
Not completed1103
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1001
Withdrew: Adverse event0001
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up0001
Withdrew: Protocol violation0100
Second Intervention Period (2 Weeks)
Participant flow — Second Intervention Period (2 Weeks)
MilestonePregabalin Then PlaceboPlacebo Then PregabalinPregabalin + Placebo Then Pregabalin + PF-00489791Pregabalin + PF-00489791 Then Pregabalin + Placebo
Started13111714
Completed12111714
Not completed1000
Withdrew: Protocol violation1000

Outcome measures

PrimaryMean Pain Score on Daily Pain Rating Scale (DPRS)

Pain was assessed by using a daily pain rating scale that consisted of an 11-point numeric scale ranging from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst possible pain"), higher scores indicate more pain intensity. Participants described their pain during the past 24 hours by choosing the appropriate number between 0 and 10. Self-assessment was performed daily. The mean pain score was defined as the mean of the last 7 daily pain ratings scale scores while taking study medication, at end of each treatment period: Period 1 (Week 2) and Period 2 (Week 6), respectively. Mean pain score had a score range of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain), higher scores indicate more pain. Cumulative data of mean pain scores at end of treatment for both the periods was calculated and reported in terms of adjusted mean and standard error.

Time frame:
End of treatment period (included both Week 2 and Week 6)
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Mean Pain Score on Daily Pain Rating Scale (DPRS)
units on a scalePregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Mean Pain Score on Daily Pain Rating Scale (DPRS)4.32 ± 0.3434.22 ± 0.2535.57 ± 0.451
Statistical analysis
  • Pregabalin + PF-00489791 vs Pregabalin · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.3910 · Adjusted mean difference: 0.08 · 80% CI -0.31 to 0.48
  • Pregabalin vs Placebo · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.0002 · Adjusted mean difference: -1.32 · 80% CI -1.78 to -0.86
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Score

The PGIC is a participant-rated instrument that measures change in the participants' overall status on a 7-point scale. Scores range from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse), lower scores indicated more improvement. PGIC was evaluated using 3 categories: improvement (scores 1-3), no change (score 4), and worsening (scores 5-7). In this outcome measure percentage of participants with categories: improved, no change and worsening, based on PGIC score were reported. Cumulative data at end of treatment for both the periods (Period 1 \[Week 2\] and Period 2 \[Week6\]) was calculated and reported.

Time frame:
End of treatment period (included both Week 2 and Week 6)
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Score
percentage of participantsPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Improved77.4277.7839.13
No Change16.1318.5243.48
Worse6.453.7017.39
Statistical analysis
  • Pregabalin + PF-00489791 vs Pregabalin · Regression, Logistic · p = 0.4959 · Odds ratio (or): 1.0055 · 80% CI 0.30 to 1.71
  • Pregabalin vs Placebo · Regression, Logistic · p = 0.0011 · Odds ratio (or): 5.0763 · 80% CI 1.69 to 8.46
SecondaryPain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at Baseline and Week 4

Participants marked intensity of the pain on a scale, ranging from 0 millimeters (mm) = no pain to 100 mm = worst possible pain, where higher scores indicate more pain.

Time frame:
Baseline, Week 4
Reported as:
Mean · mm
Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at Baseline and Week 4
mmPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Baseline66.48 ± 10.6465.92 ± 14.3267.92 ± 16.37
Week 460.88 ± 22.4263.79 ± 14.3355.92 ± 22.22
SecondaryNeuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)

Participant rated 10-item questionnaire to evaluate different symptoms of neuropathic pain (spontaneous pain like \[item 1 to 3\]: burning, squeezing, pressure; painful attack like \[item 4 to 5\]: electric shock, stabbing; pain provoked on \[item 6 to 8\]: light touching, pressure, contact with something cold; abnormal sensations like \[item 9 to 10\]: pins and needles, tingling). Each item was rated on an 11-point numerical scale range: 0 (absence of pain) to 10 (maximum intensity of pain). Total NPSI scale ranged from 0 (no pain) to 100 (maximum pain). Higher scores indicate a greater intensity of pain. Cumulative data of NPSI scale at end of treatment for both the periods (Period 1 \[Week 2\] and Period 2 \[Week 6\]) was calculated and reported in terms of adjusted mean and standard error.

Time frame:
End of treatment period (included both Week 2 and Week 6)
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)
units on a scalePregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)25.71 ± 3.13425.87 ± 2.16835.25 ± 5.148
Statistical analysis
  • Pregabalin + PF-00489791 vs Pregabalin · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.3380 · Adjusted mean difference: 1.18 · 80% CI -2.47 to 4.84
  • Pregabalin vs Placebo · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.0022 · Adjusted mean difference: -9.65 · 80% CI -13.89 to -5.42
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinically Significant Vital Signs Abnormalities

Vital signs abnormalities included sitting, standing: systolic, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

Time frame:
Baseline up to Week 7
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Vital Signs Abnormalities
ParticipantsPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Vital Signs Abnormalities021
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinically Significant Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities

Criteria for ECG abnormalities: Maximum QTc (corrected QT) interval, QTcB (Bazett's correction formula) and QTcF (Fridericia's correction formula): 450 to less than (\<) 480 milliseconds (msec), 480 to \<500 msec and greater than equal to (\>=) 500 msec; Maximum QTc interval increase from baseline: \>=30 to \<60 and \>=60 (msec); PR interval: \>=300 msec and percent change \>=25 or 50 percent; QRS complex: percent change \>=25 or 50 percent. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

Time frame:
Baseline up to Week 7
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities
ParticipantsPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities100
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Hematology

Criteria for hematology abnormalities included Hemoglobin: \<0.8\*lower limit of normal (LLN) and hematocrit: \<0.8\*LLN. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

Time frame:
Baseline up to Week 7
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Hematology
ParticipantsPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Hematology000
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Clinical Chemistry

Criteria for clinical chemistry abnormalities included total bilirubin: greater than (\>) 1.5\*upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase: \>3.0\*ULN; total protein, albumin: \<0.8\*LLN or \>1.2\*ULN; blood urea nitrogen, creatinine: \>1.3\*ULN; uric acid: \>1.2\*ULN; sodium: \<0.95\*LLN or \>1.05\*ULN; potassium, chloride, calcium: \<0.9\*LLN or \>1.1\*ULN; creatine kinase: \>2.0\*ULN. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

Time frame:
Baseline up to Week 7
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Clinical Chemistry
ParticipantsPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Clinical Chemistry000
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Urinalysis

Urinalysis abnormalities criteria included: urine specific gravity: \<1.003 to \>1.030; urine pH: \<4.5 to \>8; urine glucose, urine ketones, urine proteins, urine blood/hemoglobin: \>=1. Clinical significance was judged by investigator.

Time frame:
Baseline up to Week 7
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Urinalysis
ParticipantsPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities: Urinalysis000

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Pregabalin + PF-00489791—1/38 (2.6%)22/38 (57.9%)
Pregabalin—0/61 (0%)35/61 (57.4%)
Placebo—0/26 (0%)7/26 (26.9%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
Chest discomfortGeneral disorders1/380/610/26
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPregabalin + PF-00489791PregabalinPlacebo
DizzinessNervous system disorders7/389/610/26
SomnolenceNervous system disorders2/386/610/26
FatigueGeneral disorders0/385/610/26
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders3/384/611/26
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/381/610/26
Muscle spasmsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/383/610/26
Pain in extremityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/381/610/26
HeadacheNervous system disorders3/384/612/26
Penis disorderReproductive system and breast disorders0/141/271/13
Vision blurredEye disorders2/382/610/26

Baseline characteristics

Safety analysis set included all participants who were randomized and had received at least 1 dose of study drug.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Pregabalin Then PlaceboPlacebo Then PregabalinPregabalin + Placebo Then Pregabalin + PF-00489791Pregabalin + PF-00489791 Then Pregabalin + PlaceboTotal
<=18 years00000
Between 18 and 65 years785727
>=65 years95151443
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Pregabalin Then PlaceboPlacebo Then PregabalinPregabalin + Placebo Then Pregabalin + PF-00489791Pregabalin + PF-00489791 Then Pregabalin + PlaceboTotal
Female88131443
Male857727
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Study locations

39 sites
  • North Alabama RadioPharmacy
    Huntsville, Alabama 35801, United States
  • Tennessee Valley Pain Consultants
    Huntsville, Alabama 35801, United States
  • River Region Research, LLC
    Tallassee, Alabama 36078, United States
  • Radiant Research
    Chandler, Arizona 85225, United States
  • Novara Clinical Research
    Mesa, Arizona 85206, United States
  • Community Medical Providers
    Clovis, California 93611, United States
  • Sierra Medical Research (Administrative only site)
    Fresno, California 93710, United States
  • Prime-Care Clinical Research
    Mission Viejo, California 92691, United States
  • Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton
    Boca Raton, Florida 33486, United States
  • Bradenton Research Center
    Bradenton, Florida 34205, United States
  • Arthritis Associates of South Florida
    Delray Beach, Florida 33484, United States
  • Delray Research Associates
    Delray Beach, Florida 33484, United States
  • Office of Laszlo J Mate, M.D.
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33407, United States
  • American Medical Research, Inc.
    Oak Brook, Illinois 60523, United States
  • Beacon Clinical Research
    Brockton, Massachusetts 02301, United States
  • ICPS Group
    Norwood, Massachusetts 02062, United States
  • Neurological Research Center at Hattiesburg Clinic
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401-7246, United States
  • CRC of Jackson
    Jackson, Mississippi 39202, United States
  • Physician's Surgery Center
    Jackson, Mississippi 39202, United States
  • Clinvest
    Springfield, Missouri 65807, United States
  • Centennial Park Medical Building
    North Platte, Nebraska 69101, United States
  • Neurology Associates of Great Plains
    North Platte, Nebraska 69101, United States
  • Finger Lakes Clinical Research
    Rochester, New York 14618, United States
  • North State Clinical Research, PLLC
    Lenoir, North Carolina 28645, United States
  • The Center for Clinical Research
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103, United States
  • Legacy Pharma Research
    Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, United States
  • Patient Priority Clinical Sites, LLC
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, United States
  • Lynn Health Science Institute
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112, United States
  • Mark A. Fisher, MD-Private Practice
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112, United States
  • Absolute Primary Care, P.C.
    Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania 16066, United States
  • John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute
    Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15904, United States
  • Memorial Medical Center
    Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15905, United States
  • New England Center for Clinical Research
    Cranston, Rhode Island 02920, United States
  • Medical Clinic of North Texas
    Arlington, Texas 76012, United States
  • FutureSearch Trials of Neurology
    Austin, Texas 78756, United States
  • Futuresearch Trials
    Austin, Texas 78756, United States
  • Pinnacle Pain Medicine
    Dallas, Texas 75231, United States
  • The Medical Group Of Texas
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
  • Medical and Surgical Clinic of Irving
    Irving, Texas 75061, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests.

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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00599638
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 24, 2008
Start date
Apr 9, 2008
Primary completion
Dec 16, 2008
Completion
Dec 23, 2008
Results posted
Aug 5, 2021
Last update
Aug 5, 2021

Study contacts

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study director · Pfizer
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