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CompletedNCT03447756Updated Jul 12, 2019

Titration Study of ABX-1431

A Phase 1 interventional study of ABX-1431 and Placebo oral capsule in Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Small Fiber Neuropathy, sponsored by Abide Therapeutics. Completed at 1 site in Moldova, Republic of. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-12.

Sponsored by Abide Therapeutics (part of H. Lundbeck A/S) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2017, registered Feb 2018).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
39
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is designed to identify a titration regimen of ABX-1431 in adults with neuropathic pain with satisfactory tolerability to central nervous system (CNS) adverse events (AEs). During the course of this study, each participant will take a daily dose of ABX-1431 or a matching placebo for 28 days.

Read the detailed description

This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, optimized titration study of ABX-1431 HCl. The study will explore whether patients experiencing ABX-1431-related CNS AE accommodate or become tolerant to them with continued dosing. The efficacy of ABX-1431 in treating neuropathic pain will be assessed by the change from baseline in pain intensity scores using numerical rating scale (NRS-11).

All patients will undergo a screening visit for enrollment criteria. Eligible patients will be treated with daily medication for 28 days which will include some treatment with placebo and some treatment with ABX-1431 HCl. Patients will record their daily average pain using a paper numerical rating scale (NRS-11).

This study will enroll up to 32 patients with peripheral neuropathic pain due to one of the four following diagnostic groups: post-herpetic neuralgia, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, small fiber neuropathy or post-traumatic neuropathic pain.

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Conditions studied

  • Post Herpetic Neuralgia
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Small Fiber Neuropathy
  • Post-Traumatic Neuralgia
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In context

Neuralgia, Postherpetic

196 studies on the registry are indexed under Neuralgia, Postherpetic; 28 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 39 is below the median of 94 across 162 interventional studies indexed under Neuralgia, Postherpetic.

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Lead sponsor

Abide Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is a male or female over the age of 18 years of age at the Screening Visit.
  • Patient has a peripheral neuropathic pain in one of the following diagnostic groups that is persistent for > 3 months

    • Post-herpetic neuralgia
    • Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
    • Small fiber neuropathy
    • Post-traumatic neuropathic pain
  • Patient's median NRS-11 pain intensity score must be ≥ 4 during the baseline period
  • If a patient enters the trial on daily background neuropathic pain medications, then the patient must be on stable dose of medications for at least 30 days before enrollment and throughout the study.
  • Patient is able to understand and comply with the protocol procedures for the entire trial and must give written .
  • Men and Women must agree to a medically approved regimen.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is taking potent cytochrome P450 3A4/5 inducers or inhibitors
  • Patient has received injection therapies (e.g., botulinum toxin, anesthetic or nerve block) or transcutaneous electrical stimulation to control pain in the past 60 days
  • Patient has evidence of alcohol, drug or chemical abuse in the year before the Screening Visit.
  • Patient is a lactating or pregnant female or a female who intends to become pregnant within 90 days following the last dose of product.
  • Patient has specific laboratory abnormalities

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
39 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ABX-1431

    One or more oral capsules containing 2 mg or 10 mg or 50 mg of ABX-1431 HCl or matching placebo are administered daily to enrolled patients. Patients will undergo a blinded dose escalation. All patients will receive placebo on some days to assess safety and neuropathic pain. Patients will undergo an optimized titration of ABX-1431 HCl with the daily dose between 8 mg and 24 mg of ABX-1431. Each patients dose will be determined by the Investigator based on assessment of adverse events.

    Drug: ABX-1431

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo oral capsule

    One or more oral capsules containing placebo are administered daily to enrolled patients. Patients will undergo a blinded dose escalation. All patients will receive placebo on some days to assess safety and neuropathic pain. Patients will undergo an optimized titration of placebo. Each patients dose will be determined by the Investigator based on assessment of adverse events.

    Drug: Placebo oral capsule

Interventions

  • Capsules of either 2mg, 10mg, or 50mg

  • DrugPlacebo oral capsule

    placebo to match

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Identify a titration regimen of ABX-1431

    The number of patients unable to continue due to central nervous system (CNS) adverse events (AEs) while exceeding mean plasma ABX-1431 AUC_0-24 of 190 ng\*hr/ml or inhibiting 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) hydrolysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by more than 62% time-weighted inhibition over 24-hours.

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Tolerance to ABX-1431 related CNS AEs determined by whether or not AEs resolve with continued dosing

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11)

    Change from Baseline in Pain Scores on the Numerical Rating Scale-11 (NRS-11) at 20 days.

    Time frame: 20 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Republican Clinical Hospital
    Chisinau, MD-2025, Moldova, Republic of
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in May 2019, 19 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 9, 2018
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
StartActual
Oct 2, 2017
Primary completionActual
May 7, 2019
CompletionActual
May 7, 2019
Last update
Jul 12, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 12, 2019, 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
NCT03447756
Lead sponsor
Abide Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
Start date
Oct 2, 2017
Primary completion
May 7, 2019
Completion
May 7, 2019
Last update
Jul 12, 2019

Study contacts

Vitale Lisnic, PhD
principal investigator · ARENSIA EXPLORATORY MEDICINE

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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