A Phase 3 interventional study of Adezunap (AP707) and Placebo in Pain, Pain Syndrome and Pain, Chronic, sponsored by Apurano Pharmaceuticals GmbH. Recruiting at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-31.
Sponsored by Apurano Pharmaceuticals GmbH · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
Over the last years a rising medical need for treatment of chronic pain was identified. Based on previous findings indicating the pain modulating effects of cannabinoids in chronic pain disorders, this clinical trial investigates the long term efficacy and tolerability of the THC-focused nano endocannabinoid system modulator AP707 in patients with chronic back pain disorders. Patients receive AP707 or placebo over the course of 14 weeks as an add-on to the standard of care. Changes in pain intensity, quality of life and sleep and others measures are monitored through different scales to assess the efficacy of AP707 in patients with chronic back pain.
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A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.
Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Life expectancy
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Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
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Hypersensitivity
An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.
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Investigational drug or device
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
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ALT and AST (liver enzymes)
Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.
Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
ULN (upper limit of normal)
The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.
“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Bilirubin
A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.
Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Sublingual spray with maximum application of 16 actuations per day or a maximum daily dose of 17,6mg THC distributed over 4 daily intakes.
Drug: Adezunap (AP707)
Sublingual spray with maximum application of 16 actuations per day distributed over 4 daily intakes.
Drug: Placebo
Sublingual spray with maximum application of 16 actuations per day or a maximum daily dose of 17,6mg THC distributed over 4 daily intakes.
Sublingual spray with maximum application of 16 actuations per day distributed over 4 daily intakes.
Change in pain level on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS, 0-10) between baseline and at treatment week 14 (end of first treatment phase) in comparison of study arm 1 (verum) and study arm 2 (placebo)
Time frame: Once daily in week 4 and 14
Change in pain level on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS, 0-10) between baseline and at treatment week 26 (end of second treatment phase) in comparison of study arm 1 (verum) and study arm 2 (placebo)
Time frame: Once daily in week 4 and 26
Change in pain level on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS, 0-10) between baseline and at treatment week 52 (end of third treatment phase) in comparison of study arm 1 (verum) and study arm 2 (placebo)
Time frame: Once daily in week 4 and 52
Change in the pain score of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) questionnaire between baseline and at treatment week 14, treatment week 26 and treatment week 52 in comparison of study arm 1 (verum) and study arm 2 (placebo)
Time frame: Once in week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Change in pain level on the Numeric Rating Scale (0-10) between baseline and in treatment week 5, 11, 18, 22, 30, 34, 43, 47 in comparison of study arm 1 (verum) and study arm 2 (placebo)
Time frame: Several times weekly in week 4, 5, 11, 18, 22, 30, 34, 43 and 47
Responder analysis for endpoints 1), 2), 3) and 4) for treatment week 14, 26 and 52
1. Proportion of patients who experienced \> 30 % improvement in pain score (Numeric Rating Scale) 2. Proportion of patients who experienced \> 40 % improvement in pain score (Numeric Rating Scale) 3. Proportion of patients who experienced \> 50 % improvement in pain score (Numeric Rating Scale)
Time frame: Week 14, 26 and 52
Change in sCPT (percentage of change in dosage and percentage of change in combination of analgesic measures) in both study arms from start to week 14
Time frame: Week 14
Change in pain-related impairment according to von Korff et al. from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Change in psychological distress using Depression Anxiety Stress Scales Short Form (DASS-21) questionnaire from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Change of Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 14, 26 and 52
Change in quality of life using the Veterans RAND (VR-12) questionnaire from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Change in sleep quality using the Regensburg Insomnia Scale (RIS) from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Change in pain score of the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF) questionnaire from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Area under NRS-curve until treatment week 5, 11, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 39, 43, 47, 52
Time frame: Week 5, 12, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 39, 43, 47 and 52
Change in VR-12 components (physical component summary PCS, mental component summary MCS) from start to week 14, 26, and 52
Time frame: Week 1, 14, 26 and 52
Number of patients with rescue medication over the course of the clinical trial and within periods: until treatment week ≤5, ≤11, ≤14, ≤18, ≤22, ≤26, ≤30, ≤34, ≤43, ≤47, ≤52
Time frame: Week 5, 11, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 43, 47 and 52
Number and severity of adverse events (AE)
Time frame: Week 1 to 52
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Studies of the drug tested here: Adezunap
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