Efficacy and Safety Study of Ataciguat Versus Placebo in Patients With Neuropathic Pain

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of ataciguat versus placebo in reducing pain intensity in patients with neuropathic pain.

The secondary objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of ataciguat versus placebo.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sanofi
• Treatments: 5-chloro-2-(5-chlorothiophene-2-sulfonylamino)-N-(4-(morpholine-4-sulfonyl)phenyl)benzamide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic neuropathic pain due to diabetic polyneuropathy or a nerve lesion following surgery. The pain must be present for more than 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence or history of cancer within the past five years

• Patients with a history of HIV infection

• Patients with active hepatitis B or C

• Patients with any pain other than the neuropathic pain of greater or equal severity

• Patients with a diabetes mellitus for less than 6 months

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.