Incobotulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Add-on Therapy Study of Xeomin (Incobotulinumtoxina) Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02088632
• Other study ID #: XEO/SDS/01
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: March 14, 2014
• Est. completion date: October 19, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Thomas Jefferson University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

IncobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin®) is a neurotoxin which inhibits the release of certain chemicals at the nerve terminals. It blocks cholinergic transmission at the neuromuscular junction by inhibiting the release of acetylcholine from motor neurons. In addition it blocks the release of Substance P (SP) and Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP) from C fibers involved in pain perception. This study is designed to see if Xeomin® is superior to placebo in the treatment of medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Subjects will be asked to maintain an attack diary throughout the study. They will also be asked to attend 4 office visits; Visit 1- Screening Visit, Visit 2- Injection Visit, Visit 3- Follow-Up Visit and Visit 4- Final Visit. At the end of the study the active (Xeomin®) and placebo groups will be compared to see if one group had better relief than the other.

Description:

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, add-on therapy study. Up to 70 eligible subjects with medically refractory TN will be screened to enroll forty subjects; twenty will be randomized to the active medication group IncobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin) and twenty to the placebo group (0.9% Normal Saline Solution). Using a daily diary, all subjects will document their overall pain level and attack frequency and intensity for four weeks. After the four week baseline period, subjects will undergo initial injections (IncobotulinumtoxinA [Xeomin] or placebo). Subjects will remain on a consistent dose of their previously prescribed medications throughout the study.

The primary outcome will be the difference in decrease in mean number of attacks of at least 4/10 intensity between the active and placebo groups. Secondary outcome measures will be frequency and average intensity of daily pain attacks. Subject Global Assessment, Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), Short Form-36 (SF-36) Health Surveys, and visual analog scale (VAS), will also be assessed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 6
• Est. completion date: October 19, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 11, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 - 75 yrs

• Male or non-pregnant/non-lactating female

• Subjects must have a mean attack frequency of at least 3 episodes/day of 4/10 pain

• Use of adequate birth-control measures as determined by investigator for females of child-bearing potential

• Diagnosis of Classical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) using International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-2) criteria (see Appendix A in Protocol)

• Subjects have given written informed consent prior to entering study

• Subjects on a stable dose of concomitant preventive medications for treatment of TN for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry and throughout the 12 week observation period

• Subjects who require "rescue" analgesic medication during the study will be allowed to use their current (pre-study) opioid and/or non opioid analgesics as clinically indicated (e.g., non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, topical analgesics).

• Subjects will be prohibited from initiating any therapy with a new preventive medication throughout the remainder of the study.

• Subject must be willing and able to abstain from initiating an alternative therapy (e.g., acupuncture, massage or physical therapy) for pain relief during the study.

(NOTE: subjects who are currently using alternative therapy for pain relief can be enrolled if they are willing and able to maintain such therapy stable throughout the study.)

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Exclusion Criteria:Exclusion Criteria

• Symptomatic TN

• Serious hepatic, respiratory, hematologic, cardiovascular or renal condition

• Neurologic pain other than TN, with the exception of occasional migraine or tension-type headaches. (<4 headaches per month; < 10 headache days/month)

• Psychiatric or medical condition that might compromise participation in study, as determined by the investigator

• Administration of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening

• History of substance abuse/alcoholism

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neuralgia
• Trigeminal Neuralgia

Intervention

Biological:
• Incobotulinumtoxina
Incobotulinumtoxina (Xeomin) is botulinum toxin type A and is administered via intramuscular injection.

Other:
• Placebo Comparator
Normal saline is sterile sodium chloride without and preservatives.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Thomas Jefferson University	Merz North America, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Mean Number of Headache Attacks Reported in Active and Placebo Group	Mean daily number of attacks during baseline period (30 days) will be compared to mean daily number of attacks for baseline and 84 days as recorded in patient diary.	84 days
Secondary	Change in Mean Pain Intensity of Active and Placebo Group	Mean of the daily pain intensity as measured on a 0-10 pain scale where 0 = no pain and 10 is the worst pain reported on paper diary from baseline and 84 days	84 days