Relief of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy with pregabalin: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial - 15/08/11
Abstract |
This was a 6-week, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study evaluating the efficacy of pregabalin in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. Two hundred forty-six men and women with painful diabetic neuropathy received pregabalin (150 or 600 mg/day by mouth) or placebo. The primary efficacy variable was mean pain score at the end of treatment. Efficacy results indicate that pregabalin 600 mg/day significantly decreased mean pain score to 4.3 (vs 5.6 for placebo, P = .0002) and increased the proportion of patients who had a ≥50% decrease from baseline pain (39% vs 15% for placebo, P = .002). Pregabalin also significantly reduced sleep interference, past week and present pain intensity, sensory and affective pain scores, and bodily pain and decreased by ≥50% the number of patients describing their pain as gnawing, sickening, fearful, and punishing-cruel. More patients receiving pregabalin 600 mg/day than placebo showed improvement, as rated on the Clinical and Patient Global Impression of Change scales, 73% vs 45% and 85% vs 47%, respectively. Pregabalin 150 mg/day was essentially no different from placebo. Dizziness was the most common side effect. These study results show pregabalin 600 mg/day to be safe and effective in reducing the pain and other associated symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy.
Perspective |
Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a challenging neuropathic pain syndrome. This randomized controlled trial demonstrates that pregabalin, a new drug that interacts with the ⍺2-δ protein subunit of the voltage-gated calcium channel, is an efficacious and safe treatment for the pain of this condition.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : Pregabalin, neuropathic pain, diabetic neuropathy
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Supported by Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
Vol 6 - N° 4
P. 253-260 - avril 2005 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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