Status:

TERMINATED

NPC-06 to Acute Pain in Herpes Zoster

Lead Sponsor:

Nobelpharma

Conditions:

Acute Pain in Herpes Zoster

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficiency of pain relief and the safety of NPC-06 for the acute pain in herpes zoster in the placebo-controlled double-blind parallel group trial, in a...

Detailed Description

The eligible patients will be randomized into three groups, and will receive single doses of NPC-06 (high dose and low dose) or placebo.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 20 years old or over at the time of informed consent.
  • Both genders.
  • Patients who have acute rash (either erythema or papule or bulla or pustule, or more), except who have crust more than 20% of entire rash at just before the time of the first administration.
  • Patients who are administrated antiviral drug for herpes zoster at the time of the first administration.
  • Patients who are administrated non-opioid analgesics(acetaminophen, NSAIDs) for herpes zoster at the time of the first administration.
  • Patients who the NRS score at the time of below evaluation point is higher than 4.
  • 120 minutes before the start of infusion.
  • Just before the start of infusion.
  • Patients who the therapeutic effect of non-opioid analgesics for herpes zoster has been insufficient.
  • Patients who can admit to hospital for the all assessment duration from first administration until next day (including hospitalized patient).
  • Patients or his/her guardian who give a written informed consent in understanding and willingness after having received enough explanation regarding the study participation.

Exclusion

  • Patients who cannot evaluate NRS by themselves.
  • Patients who are suspected to intracranial pressure increase.
  • Patients who have epilepsy, serious psychiatric or serious neurological disease (i. e. dementia, Parkinson disease and schizophrenic disorder) or consciousness disorder.
  • Patients who have malignant tumors (except for patients who have no signs of recurrence under treatment) or patients who are under treatment for HIV or patients who are receiving immunosuppressant.
  • Patients who have complicated idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.
  • Patients who have other serious pain which may affect the evaluation of acute herpetic pain.
  • Patients who are receiving opioids or steroids(systemic).
  • Patients who have sinus bradycardia or serious disturbance of conduction system.
  • Patients who have history of hypersensitivity against hydantoin compound.
  • Patients who are receiving tadalafil (for pulmonary hypertension), rilpivirine, asunaprevir, daclatasvir, vaniprevir, macitentan or sofosbuvir.
  • Patients who are receiving medications for neuropathic pain, antidepressants, antiarrhythmic drugs, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, muscle relaxants, local anesthetics, an extract from inflammatory rabbit skin inoculated by vaccinia virus, Chinese herbal medications for analgesia, vitamin B12.
  • Patients who are receiving amenamevir.
  • Patients who have meningitis or meningeal irritation signs.
  • Patients who have complications such as serious heart disease, hepatic function disorder or renal function disorder which severity are considered by investigator as grade 3 or more severe with reference to ''Concerning classification criteria for seriousness of adverse drug reactions of medical agents'' .
  • Patients who are receiving fosphenytoin, phenytoin or ethotoin and combination drug including these or have taken these drugs as adjuvant therapy for pain .

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 21 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04139330

Start Date

November 21 2019

End Date

February 28 2021

Last Update

July 1 2021

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Kawasaki Hospital

Okayama, Okayama-ken, Japan, 700-8505