CClinicalTrials.gg
RecruitingNCT04666714Updated Mar 14, 2025

Efficacy and Safety of Praga Formulation in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

A Phase 3 interventional study of Praga formulation and Placebo pregabalin 75mg in Neuropathic Pain, sponsored by EMS. Recruiting at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-14.

Sponsored by EMS · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2025, 1 year ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started May 2023; still recruiting 3 years 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
136
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
01

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Praga formulation in the treatment of neuropathic pain.

02

Conditions studied

  • Neuropathic Pain

Browse trials for

03

In context

Neuralgia

1,287 studies on the registry are indexed under Neuralgia; 256 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 136 is above the median of 52 across 973 interventional studies indexed under Neuralgia.

Browse Neuralgia studies →

Lead sponsor

EMS is the lead sponsor of 84 studies on the registry; 21 are open to participants now.

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

04

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Ability to confirm voluntary participation and agree to all trial purposes by signing and dating the informed consent forms;
  • Participants of 18 years and older;
  • Diagnosis of type 2 or type 1 diabetes for at least 1 year;
  • No change in antidiabetic medication winthin 3 months;
  • Diagnosis of painful sensorimotor diabetic polyneuropathy;
  • Presence of at least one of the following symptoms: i. numbness in the toes, feet and / or legs; ii. paresthesias (tingling and / or neuropathic pain) in the toes, feet and / or legs.
  • Presence of at least one of the following signs: i. symmetrical hypoesthesia of tactile, thermal or painful sensation (s) in the distal region of the legs; ii. hypoactive or abolished achilles reflexes;
  • Glycated hemoglobin ≤ 11%;
  • Score ≥ 12 points on the LANSS pain scale (Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs); j) Participants with moderate to severe pain, a score ≥ 4 on the numerical pain scale (0-10 points);
  • Participants with moderate to severe neuropathic pain who recorded in the diary a minimum of 4 of the 7 days from the period to assess the baseline pain score.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known hypersensitivity to the formula components used during the clinical trial;
  • History of alcohol and/or substance abuse within 2 years;
  • Pregnant women, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant, or women with the potential to become pregnant who are not using a reliable method of contraception;
  • History of pernicious anemia, uncontrolled hypothyroidism, chronic hepatitis B;
  • HIV diagnosis;
  • History of neurological disorder unrelated to diabetic neuropathy;
  • Non-responders to previous pregabalin treatment;
  • High variability in the baseline pain score;
  • Other conditions that may alter the sensitivity in the affected dermatome or in the area involved in neuropathic pain that may confuse pain assessment;
  • Severe psychiatric condition;
  • Cognitive decline that affect the participant from correctly answering the scales and questionnaires;
  • Clinically relevant cardiac abnormalities, which at the researcher's discretion represent a risk to participation in the trial;
  • Participant who has amputated lower limb due to complications from diabetes;
  • Renal failure, defined by the estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] \<60 mL / min / 1.73 m2.
05

Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
136 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Praga formulation

    The study is double-dummy. The participant must take pills twice a day, as follows: Morning:Placebo pregabalin tablet, oral Night: Placebo pregabalin tablet, oral plus Praga formulation,oral

    Drug: Praga formulation · Other: Placebo pregabalin 75mg · Other: Placebo Pregabalin 150mg

  • Active comparator
    Pregabalin

    The study is double-dummy. The participant must take pills twice a day, as follows: Morning:Pregabalin tablet, oral Night: Pregabalin tablet plus, oral placebo Praga formulation, oral

    Drug: Pregabalin 75mg · Drug: Pregabalin 150mg · Other: Placebo Praga formulation

Interventions

  • DrugPraga formulation

    Praga formulation tablet

  • OtherPlacebo pregabalin 75mg

    Placebo pregabalin 75mg tablet

  • OtherPlacebo Pregabalin 150mg

    Placebo Pregabalin 150mg tablet

  • DrugPregabalin 75mg

    Pregabalin 75mg tablet

  • DrugPregabalin 150mg

    Pregabalin 150mg tablet

  • OtherPlacebo Praga formulation

    Placebo Praga formulation tablet

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in pain intensity.

    The change in pain intensity from baseline after 3 months of treatment will be scored by Numerical Rating Scale from 0 to 10 points, with 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain, recorded in a participant diary.

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence and severity of adverse events recorded during the study.

    The incidence and severity of adverse events recorded during the study will be determined over 6 months.

    Time frame: 6 months

07

Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Allegisa
    Campinas, São Paulo 13.084-791, Brazil
    Recruiting
08

References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

09

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 14, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
10

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04666714
Lead sponsor
EMS
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 14, 2020
Start date
May 15, 2023
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 14, 2025

Study contacts

Monalisa FB Oliveira, MD
Contact
pesquisa.clinica@ncfarma.com.br
+551938879851

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Interested in this study?

Eligibility is decided by the study team. Share this record with your doctor or contact the team directly.

Contact study team

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Sign in to follow

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Start the discussion