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CompletedNCT01086150Updated Jun 11, 2020Results posted

Use of Topical Lidocaine to Reduce Pain in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Skin biopsy and Lidocaine 5% patches in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, sponsored by Albany Medical College. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-06-11.

Sponsored by Albany Medical College · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to see if an investigational drug known as the lidocaine 5% patch is safe and effective in reducing the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, to examine how topical lidocaine affects the nerve endings, and to determine whether treatment with the lidocaine patch can prevent the potential progression to chronic diabetic neuropathy pain in subjects who did not report pain at the start of the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Peripheral 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 51 is below the median of 60 across 768 interventional studies indexed under Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Albany Medical College is the lead sponsor of 80 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.

Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (18%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Group 1: 18-70 years of age, non-diabetic with no nervous system disease (healthy control group)
  • Group 2: 18-70 years of age with Type I or Type II diabetes with significantly painful diabetic neuropathy (VAS > 40mm at Baseline)
  • Group 3: 18-70 years of age with Type I or Type II diabetes with non- painful or insignificantly painful diabetic neuropathy (VAS \< 40mm at Baseline)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of clinically significant liver disease, serious peripheral vascular disease, a blood clotting disorder, or any other medical condition felt to be exclusionary by the investigator
  • Allergy to lidocaine
  • Unwillingness to sign informed consent or any other reasons for which the investigator feels the subject cannot complete the study
  • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to become pregnant
  • History of slow-healing diabetic foot ulcers
  • Current skin or soft tissue lesions on the foot that will interfere with application of the lidocaine patch and or skin biopsies
  • Subjects taking Class I antiarrhythmics
  • HgA1c > 11%
  • Active cancer within the previous two years except treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Co-morbidities that can produce neuropathy
  • Subjects taking sodium channel blockers within one week of study treatment and throughout the study
  • Subjects taking any other experimental drugs within 30 days prior to Screening Visit (Visit 1)
  • Application of lidocaine patch to either foot within two weeks of Screening Visit (Visit 1)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Healthy control patients

    Subjects 18 to 70 years of age, non-diabetic with no nervous system disease. Lidocaine 5% patch applied to both feet daily, Skin biopsies at biaseline and end of study.

    Procedure: Skin biopsy · Drug: Lidocaine 5% patches

  • Other
    Type I or Type II diabetes with painful diabetic neuropathy

    18 to 70 years old with significantly painful diabetic neuropathy.Lidocaine 5% patch applied to both feet daily, Skin biopsies at biaseline and end of study.

    Procedure: Skin biopsy · Drug: Lidocaine 5% patches

  • Other
    patients with non-painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

    18-70 years of age with Type I or Type II diabetes with non-painful or insignificantly painful diabetic neuropathy.Lidocaine 5% patch applied to both feet daily, Skin biopsies at baseline, 4 weeks, and end of study.

    Procedure: Skin biopsy · Drug: Lidocaine 5% patches

Interventions

  • ProcedureSkin biopsy

    Skin biopsy specimens will processed and analyzed for Nerve fiber count, nerve and skin morphology, and sodium channel specific epitope expression in keratinocytes.

  • DrugLidocaine 5% patches

    Subject will apply patches to affected area QD for 12 hours then remove.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain Scores From Composite Visual Analog Scale

    Scores range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating higher levels of pain.

    Time frame: baseline, 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Keratinocyte Immunoreactivity of Nav1.6, Nav1.7, CGRP

    Pixel intensity (0-256) of immunofluorescence for each individual biomarker.

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks

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Results

Posted Jun 11, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneHealthy Control PatientsType I or Type II Diabetes With Painful Diabetic NeuropathyPatients With Non-painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Started112713
Completed112112
Not completed061
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject041
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up010
Withdrew: Screen failure010

Outcome measures

PrimaryPain Scores From Composite Visual Analog Scale

Scores range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating higher levels of pain.

Time frame:
baseline, 4 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Pain Scores From Composite Visual Analog Scale
units on a scaleHealthy Control PatientsType I or Type II Diabetes With Painful Diabetic NeuropathyPatients With Non-painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Baseline—6.5 (4.5 to 9)1.2 (0 to 3.1)
4 weeks—4.5 (0 to 8.9)0.5 (0 to 1.5)
SecondaryKeratinocyte Immunoreactivity of Nav1.6, Nav1.7, CGRP

Pixel intensity (0-256) of immunofluorescence for each individual biomarker.

Time frame:
Baseline, 4 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · Pixel intensity (0-256)
Keratinocyte Immunoreactivity of Nav1.6, Nav1.7, CGRP
Pixel intensity (0-256)Healthy Control PatientsType I or Type II Diabetes With Painful Diabetic NeuropathyPatients With Non-painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Nav1.6-baseline81.2 (63.54 to 127.38)101.4 (64.69 to 135.5)87.9 (49.3 to 126.44)
Nav1.6-4 weeks91 (49.19 to 132.37)90.7 (60.85 to 134.63)90.8 (60.38 to 148.07)
Nav1.7-baseline47.5 (30.84 to 73.33)59.6 (39.41 to 87.53)54.3 (40.66 to 66.9)
Nav1.7-4 weeks52.4 (39.82 to 85.83)51.5 (30.3 to 81.35)54.7 (34.43 to 77.57)
CGRP-baseline27.7 (22.37 to 32.83)38.5 (27.49 to 68.14)29.5 (19.51 to 39.83)
CGRP-4 weeks31.5 (21.86 to 49.53)32.8 (19.03 to 56.1)26.2 (20.52 to 36.58)

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Healthy Control Patients—0/11 (0%)0/11 (0%)
Type I or Type II Diabetes With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy—0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)
Patients With Non-painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy—0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Healthy Control PatientsType I or Type II Diabetes With Painful Diabetic NeuropathyPatients With Non-painful Diabetic Peripheral NeuropathyTotal
<=18 years0000
Between 18 and 65 years11191040
>=65 years0224
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Healthy Control PatientsType I or Type II Diabetes With Painful Diabetic NeuropathyPatients With Non-painful Diabetic Peripheral NeuropathyTotal
Female69419
Male512825
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Study locations

1 site
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany, New York 12208, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 11, 2020, 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
NCT01086150
Lead sponsor
Albany Medical College
Collaborators
Endo Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Charles Argoff (MD, Albany Medical College) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 12, 2010
Start date
Oct 2009
Primary completion
Oct 2015
Completion
Oct 2015
Results posted
Jun 11, 2020
Last update
Jun 11, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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