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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VX-150 in Treating Subjects With Pain Caused by Small Fiber Neuropathy

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2

Conditions

Small Fiber Neuropathy

Treatments

Drug: VX-150
Drug: Placebo

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT03304522
2017-001042-10 (EudraCT Number)
VX16-150-102

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study evaluating the efficacy of VX-150 for the treatment of pain caused by small fiber neuropathy.

Enrollment

89 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 31.0 kg/m2, inclusive, and a total body weight >50 kg
  • Diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy, as per European Federation Neurological Societies (EFNS)/American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines, with pain for at least 3 months prior to screening
  • Reduction below the 5th percentile of sex and age-adjusted normal values in epidermal nerve fiber density on punch skin biopsy at the distal site of the leg performed at screening
  • Normal nerve conduction studies (NCS), including presence of sural response.
  • Average NRS score between ≥4 and ≤9 reported in the daily diary on Days -7 through -1

Exclusion criteria

  • History in the past 10 years of malignancy except for squamous cell skin cancer, basal cell skin cancer, and Stage 0 cervical carcinoma in situ
  • History of connective tissue disorders, sarcoidosis, Sjögren's syndrome, amyloidosis, Fabry's disease, celiac disease, lyme disease, autoimmune disorders
  • A known or clinically suspected infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses
  • Current clinically significant liver or kidney dysfunction
  • Current uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction
  • A diagnosis of diabetes, HbA1C ≥8% at screening
  • History of cardiac dysrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmia treatment(s)
  • Concomitant severe pain conditions which may impair self-assessment of pain due to small fiber neuropathy

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

89 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

VX-150
Experimental group
Treatment:
Drug: VX-150
Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Treatment:
Drug: Placebo

Trial documents
2

Trial contacts and locations

34

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