Exploring the Role of the GABAergic Modulation in Pain Transmission in

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Neuropathic pain affects about 7% of the general population in European countries. Meta-analyses indicate that only a minority of neuropathic pain patients has adequate response to drug therapy and management of neuropathic pain is still an unmet medical need. New insights into the contribution of defined subtypes of GABAA receptors (GABAARs) to the different clinical effects of benzodiazepines, including analgesia, have suggested that α1-sparing selective benzodiazepines, such as N-desmethylclobazam (NDMC), may be a new realistic alternative for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Results from our previous study in healthy volunteers assessing the antihyperalgesic and sedative effects of benzodiazepines on a UVB-induced pain model of central sensitization showed that, at the time of maximum effect, clobazam and clonazepam antihyperalgesic effect was greater than placebo by respectively 15.7% (95% CI 0.8 - 30.5) and 28.6% (95% CI 4.5 - 52.6), p<0.05. Moreover difference in sedation (VAS), as compared to placebo, was only significant for clonazepam 26.3mm (95%CI 15.0-37.7), p<0.001. Our preclinical data also demonstrate that, in recombinant receptors, NDMC has a better α2- over α1GABAARs activity ratio than clobazam and diazepam. And, unlike diazepam, NDMC caused no or modest sedation at antihyperalgesic doses in two strains of wild-type mice. In addition NDMC α2/α1 in vitro activity profile and long term clinical experience from its marketed parent compound (clobazam) make it an advisable clinical candidate for further proof-of-concept assessments in human. Therefore the Geneva University Hospitals have manufactured a new chemical entity and initiated a drug development program for NDMC starting with this proof-of-concept phase 1b randomized double-blind crossover (4 arms) study that will assess the analgesic and sedative effects of NDMC 20mg and 60mg compared to clonazepam 1.5 mg or placebo on a UVB-induced erythema pain model in healthy volunteers.

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NCT number	NCT03375034
Study type	Interventional
Source	University Hospital, Geneva
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Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 1
Start date	March 30, 2017
Completion date	January 31, 2018

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