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TerminatedNCT00756041Updated Feb 28, 2012

Safety Study of TAK-128 in Subjects With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

A Phase 2 interventional study of TAK-128 in Diabetic Neuropathies, sponsored by Takeda. Terminated. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-02-28.

Sponsored by Takeda · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Lack of Efficacy.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
221
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of TAK-128, once daily (QD), for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Read the detailed description

Polyneuropathy is a frequent complication of diabetes; it affects most individuals after prolonged hyperglycemia, and diabetic neuropathy is very common in the developed world. Chronic, insidious, distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy with autonomic impairment is the most typical form of diabetic neuropathy. Less common, but more florid presentations include autonomic symptoms or painful neuropathy. Although many patients have no or relatively few symptoms, the chronic polyneuropathy and autonomic dysfunction predispose to neurotrophic foot ulceration; consequently, diabetes is the leading cause of amputation today.

Diabetic neuropathy is a dying-back polyneuropathy with distal degeneration of the longest nerve fibers advancing in a centripetal direction. Multiple histopathological changes are observed, but progressive fiber loss is the hallmark of diabetic polyneuropathy. Other important features include endothelial cell basement membrane thickening, segmental demyelination and remyelination, and axonal atrophy. Similar pathological changes are observed in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The severity of neuropathy as indicated by the stage of nerve fiber loss determines the clinical, electrophysiological, and quantitative sensory threshold features of this disorder. The functional measures of electrophysiological and quantitative sensory thresholds reflect the morphological changes and the clinical features.

Diabetic polyneuropathy is etiologically related to prolonged hyperglycemia with multiple consequences. Although strict glycemic control prevents neuropathy in type 1 patients if maintained for many years, similar interventions in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus are less successful. Type 2 patients may have neuropathy with considerable nerve fiber loss at the time of diagnosis because of unsuspected hyperglycemia in preceding years. Reversal of established neuropathy with strict glycemic control is not certain to occur, even if maintained for many years. Co-morbid disease often interferes with strict management of type 2 diabetes. Even among those with type 1 diabetes, a minority of patients are successful in maintaining prolonged euglycemia.

TAK-128 is a novel synthetic compound being developed as a treatment for diabetic neuropathy. Subjects participating in this study successfully completed Protocol 01-04-TL-128-003, and earlier study of TAK-128.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Neuropathies

Keywords

  • Diabetic Mononeuropathy
  • Diabetic Neuralgia
  • Mononeuropathy, Diabetic
  • Neuralgia, Diabetic
  • Diabetic Polyneuropathy
  • Drug Therapy
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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 221 is above the median of 60 across 768 interventional studies indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Takeda is the lead sponsor of 1,002 studies on the registry; 92 are open to participants now.

Of its 173 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 149 (86%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Has successfully completed protocol 01-04-TL-128-003.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must be nonpregnant, nonlactating and on an acceptable form of contraception.
  • Must be in good health at Enrollment, as determined by a physician at the Month 6 Visit of Protocol 01-04-TL-128-003 (ie, via medical history and physical examination).
  • Has clinical laboratory evaluations within the normal reference range for the testing laboratory, unless the results are deemed not clinically significant by the investigator or sponsor, at the Month 6 Visit of Protocol 01-04-TL-128-003.
  • Has a creatinine level less than or equal to 2 mg/dL or 176.8 umol/L.
  • The subject is willing to follow an American Diabetes Association or similar recommended dietary regimen.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has developed other neuropathies due to causes other than diabetes such as alcohol abuse liver or renal disease, uremia, toxic exposure, genetic factors, inflammatory demyelinating diseases, monoclonal gammopathies; or endocrine, metabolic or nutritional disorders (included treated or untreated pernicious anemia).
  • Has a systolic blood pressure greater than 160 mm HG or diastolic blood pressure is greater than 95 mm HG.
  • The subject has an alanine aminotransferase level of greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, active liver disease, or jaundice.
  • Has a significant, actively treated or unstable pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, hematologic, musculoskeletal, or endocrine (other than diabetes mellitus or stably treated hypothyroidism) disease.
  • Cannot use any of the following prescription medications throughout the duration of the study, including:

    • Lipoic acid.
    • Linolenic acid (primrose oil).
    • Inositol.
    • Topiramate.
    • Acetyl-L-Carnitine.
    • Nerve growth factors.
    • Capsaicin.
  • Has any other serious disease or condition at the Month 6 Visit of Protocol 01-04-TL-128-003 or at the Baseline/Rollover Visit that might affect life expectancy or make it difficult to successfully manage and follow the subject according to the protocol.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
221 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TAK-128 100 mg QD

    Drug: TAK-128

Interventions

  • DrugTAK-128

    TAK-128 100 mg tablet, orally, once daily for up to 1 year.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment-emergent adverse events, vital signs and physical examination findings.

    Time frame: At each visit

  2. Clinical Laboratory Tests (Hematology, Chemistry and Urinalysis).

    Time frame: At each visit

  3. Electrocardiogram results.

    Time frame: At each visit

  4. Weight.

    Time frame: At each visit

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in composite nerve conduction velocities (Electrophysiologic Studies).

    Time frame: Months 6 and 12 or Final Visit

  2. Change from Baseline in the electrophysiologic parameters for individual nerves, including amplitudes (Nerve Conduction Studies).

    Time frame: Months 6 and 12 or Final Visit

  3. Change from Baseline in vibration perception threshold measurements (Quantitative Sensory Testing).

    Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9 and 12 or Final Visit

  4. Change from Baseline in neurological examination (Clinical Neurologic Examination).

    Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9 and 12 or Final Visit

  5. Change from Baseline in pain scores (Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire).

    Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9 and 12 or Final Visit

  6. Change from Baseline in quality of life index as assessed by the Short-Form, 36-Item Health Survey.

    Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9 and 12 or Final Visit

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 28, 2012, 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
NCT00756041
Lead sponsor
Takeda
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 19, 2008
Start date
Sep 2005
Primary completion
Sep 2006
Completion
Sep 2006
Last update
Feb 28, 2012

Study contacts

Sr. Medical Director Clinical Science
study director · Takeda

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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