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Registration number
NCT01240876
Ethics application status
Date submitted
10/11/2010
Date registered
15/11/2010
Date last updated
21/07/2016

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Placulumab (CEP-37247) Administered by the Transforaminal Epidural Route for the Treatment of Patients With Lumbosacral Radicular Pain Associated With Disk Herniation
Scientific title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Ascending-Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CEP-37247 Administered at Single Doses of 0.5, 1, 3, 6, or 12 mg by the Transforaminal Epidural Route for the Treatment of Patients With Lumbosacral Radicular Pain Associated With Disk Herniation
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
C37247/1083
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Sciatica 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Other muscular and skeletal disorders
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - CEP-37247
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: CEP-37247 -

Placebo Comparator: Matching placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: CEP-37247
0.5-, 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-mg doses of CEP-37247 will be administered by the transforaminal epidural route.

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Matching placebo vials will be filled with the buffered solution for CEP-37247.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Occurrence of adverse events compared to placebo
Timepoint [1] 0 0
throughout the 28-week double-blind treatment period
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Mean change in the weekly average of daily average pain intensity (API) in the affected leg on the 11-Point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
at week 4 compared with baseline
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Weekly average of daily leg API score as assessed by the NRS-11 from electronic diary entries
Timepoint [1] 0 0
at each of the first 6 weeks
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Weekly average of daily back API score as assessed by the NRS-11 from electronic diary entries
Timepoint [2] 0 0
at each of the first 6 weeks
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Weekly average of daily worst leg pain score as assessed by the NRS-11 from electronic diary entries
Timepoint [3] 0 0
at each of the first 6 weeks
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Weekly average of daily worst back pain score as assessed by the NRS-11 from electronic diary entries
Timepoint [4] 0 0
at each of the first 6 weeks
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Patients with 30% and 50% reductions in average pain over the previous 24 hours as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory Short Form (BPI-SF)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
at 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, and 28 weeks
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change in total Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score as well as subscale scores
Timepoint [6] 0 0
at 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, and 28 weeks
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Score on the Patient Global Impression of Change
Timepoint [7] 0 0
at 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, and 28 weeks
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Change in 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) score
Timepoint [8] 0 0
from baseline to weeks 4, 14, and 28
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Average daily amount of rescue medication used
Timepoint [9] 0 0
during each of the first 6 weeks of the 28-week double-blind treatment period
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Patients requiring a subsequent injection of epidural steroids
Timepoint [10] 0 0
up to 28 weeks after CEP-37247 treatment
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Patients requiring back surgery
Timepoint [11] 0 0
up to 28 weeks after CEP-37247 treatment
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by vital signs measurements
Timepoint [12] 0 0
at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, and 28 (or early termination)
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by electrocardiogram (ECG) results
Timepoint [13] 0 0
at week 4
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by clinical laboratory tests
Timepoint [14] 0 0
at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, and 28 (or early termination)
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by physical examination
Timepoint [15] 0 0
at weeks 4 and 28 (or early termination)
Secondary outcome [16] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by neurologic examination
Timepoint [16] 0 0
at weeks 1, 2, 4 and 28 (or early termination)
Secondary outcome [17] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by concomitant medication usage
Timepoint [17] 0 0
throughout the 28-week double-blind treatment period
Secondary outcome [18] 0 0
Evaluate the safety of CEP-37247 treatment as assessed by immunogenicity tests
Timepoint [18] 0 0
at weeks 2, 4, 6, 14, and 28 (or early termination)
Secondary outcome [19] 0 0
Characterize the serum pharmacokinetics of CEP-37247 following epidural administration
Timepoint [19] 0 0
Throughout the 28-week double-blind treatment period

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Over the 4 days prior to the randomization visit, the patient has a mean score greater
than or equal to 5 (of 10) for "Average Pain Over the Past 24 Hours" for the pain in
the affected leg as assessed by the 11-Point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11) captured
in the electronic diaries. The patient must have valid (non-missing) data for at least
3 out of the 4 days, and the mean score must be at least 5 without rounding.

- The patient has a current diagnosis of lumbosacral radicular pain. Pain must radiate
into the leg in a dermatomal/myotomal distribution consistent with the diagnosis of
lumbosacral radicular pain in the suspected involved nerve root. Based on history and
medical records (if available), the duration of the current episode of pain must be
between 6 and 52 weeks duration.

- Diagnosis must be confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (or existing computed
tomography [CT] or MRI related to the symptoms present at screening) performed within
6 months prior to screening and demonstrating disk herniation at a location consistent
with the clinical symptoms of radicular pain. Other incidental pathology is permitted
as long as it is asymptomatic and believed not causal of the primary diagnosis of
lumbosacral radicular pain at the specific spinal level as described below.

- The patient must have at least 1 of the following: a positive straight leg raise
(L5-S1), positive femoral stretch test (L3-L4), or other positive test result upon
physical examination that is consistent with the presence of nerve root irritation at
the nerve root suspected to be involved in the diagnosed lumbosacral radicular pain at
screening.

- Herniation must affect L3-L4, L4-L5, or L5-S1 and must be consistent with clinical
presentation of the current episode of lumbosacral radicular pain as described above.

- Patients with significant or progressive sensory impairment or motor impairment (such
as foot drop) must be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the investigator, and must
in each case receive written approval of the Sponsor prior to randomization.

- There must be confirmation that the patient does not have an active tuberculosis
infection at screening. The patient should have either a negative QuantiFERON®-TB Gold
blood test or negative tuberculin skin test (TST) result at screening; however if
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test or TST is positive, a chest radiogram may be used to
determine whether a patient has an active infection.

- The patient is willing to keep all analgesic medication and other therapy usage (such
as physiotherapy, acupuncture, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS])
stable or decreased during the study and use only the rescue pain medication as needed
and as specified by the protocol.

- The patient is in good health (with the exception of the condition under study) as
determined by a medical and psychiatric history, medical examination, ECG, serum
chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, and serology.

- Women of childbearing potential (ie, not surgically sterile or 2 years
postmenopausal), must use a medically accepted method of contraception and must agree
to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and for 30 days after
participation in the study, and have a negative pregnancy test at screening.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
70 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
The patient:

- has a documented history of an allergic reaction (hives, rash, etc.) or a clinically
significant intolerance to study drug or ingredients.

- has a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2.

- the patient has an established history of a major psychiatric disorder, not controlled
with medication or appears to have anxiety that would interfere with clinical pain
scores or participation in the trial.

- has clinically significant abnormalities in clinical chemistry, hematology or
urinalysis, including serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase/aspartate
aminotransferase (AST) or serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase/alanine aminotransferase
(ALT) greater than or equal to 3 times the upper limit of the reference range or an
estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than or equal to 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
(Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] study formula) at screening.

- has received an intra-epidural steroid injection for the treatment of the current
episode of sciatica during the last 3 months prior to screening.

- has significant pain unrelated to the disk herniation that would significantly
compromise assessment of the radicular back and leg pain related to the disk
herniation.

- has radiologic evidence of disk herniation at more than 1 spinal level, and clinical
evidence of lumbosacral radicular pain at more than 1 spinal nerve corresponding to
the levels of the multiple disk herniations.

- has received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening, or is
scheduled to receive an investigational drug other than blinded study drug during the
course of this study.

- has had lumbar or sacral back surgery related to the specific disk that is the cause
of the radicular pain upon presentation to the study, or currently plans to undergo
spine surgical intervention while in the study.

- has received epidural corticosteroid injections in the back within 3 months of
screening.

- is involved in an ongoing worker's compensation claim, disability claim, or litigation
related to any pain problem.

- has any active infection that is not self-limiting and not resolved prior to study
drug administration.

- has a history of malignancy or evidence of malignancy or lymphoproliferative or
neoplastic disease with the exception of successfully treated basal or squamous cell
carcinoma of the skin or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia within 5 years of the
screening visit.

- has a history of systemic fungal infection.

- has a history of opportunistic infection within 3 months prior to screening.

- has a history of known or suspected chronic infection, tuberculosis, hepatitis B virus
(HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The
investigator will review all medical history (including medication history), and
patients found to be HIV positive based on medical review are to be excluded from the
study.

- has a history of any demyelinating disease, including multiple sclerosis and optic
neuritis.

- has used anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor medication (anakinra [KINERET®,
Biovitrum]) or anti-TNF medication (etanercept [ENBREL®, Amgen Inc.], infliximab
[REMICADE®, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc.], or adalimumab [HUMIRA®, Abbott
Laboratories], or any experimental TNF inhibitor) within the past year.

- has a planned joint replacement surgery or a history of infected joint prosthesis or
has received antibiotics for a suspected infection of a joint prosthesis if that
prosthesis has not been removed or replaced.

- has been given live vaccines within 14 days of study drug administration.

- has severe spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis (grade 2 or higher).

- has coagulopathy.

- is a pregnant or lactating woman (any women becoming pregnant during the study will be
withdrawn from the study).

- has a history of diabetic neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy in the lower
extremities.

- has a history of any condition (not otherwise specified) known to be amenable to TNF
inhibitors (e.g., Crohn's disease).

- has a known allergy or idiosyncratic (atopic) reaction to contrast agent, local
anesthetic, study drug, any ingredient listed as being present in a study formulation,
or any other pain management compound likely to be prescribed in the study, including
their metabolites (if applicable) or any ingredient listed as being present in their
formulations.

- has any clinically significant uncontrolled medical condition (treated or untreated).

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s

The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 1/Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/01/2011
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/04/2013
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
98
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Teva Investigational Site 103 - Caulfied South
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Teva Investigational Site 102 - Malvern East
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Teva Investigational Site 100 - North Terrace
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Teva Investigational Site 101 - St. Leonards
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
- Caulfied South
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
- Malvern East
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
- North Terrace
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
- St. Leonards
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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California
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United States of America
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Florida
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Georgia
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Illinois
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Kansas
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Louisiana
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North Carolina
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Ohio
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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United States of America
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Utah

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Cephalon
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CEP-37247
compared with placebo as assessed by the occurrence of adverse events, and the mean change in
average pain intensity (API) in the affected leg.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01240876
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Sponsor's Medical Expert, Associate Director, Clinical Research, MD, PhD
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Cephalon
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Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

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