Perineural Injections of Incobotulinumtoxin-A for Diabetic Neuropathic Pain of the Lower Extremities

NCT05623111 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test perineural injections (injections around a nerve) of incobotulinumtoxin-A in participants with diabetic nerve pain of the feet and lower legs.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the treatment safe and effective?
* Does the treatment affect participants quality of life, depression, physical activity, daily life, and sensation?

Participants will be treated every 12 weeks, for a total of 24 weeks, with either incobotulinumtoxin-A or a placebo.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful

Interventions

DRUG

Incobotulinumtoxin-A 100 UNIT Injection

Perineural injection

DRUG

Saline

Placebo containing trace amounts of human albumin and sucrose, diluted with 5ml of sterile saline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Toyota Foundation Denmark

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Steno Diabetes Center Zealand Region

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Shipwright Per Henriksen, R., and wife Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • The GCP unit at Copenhagen University Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Capital Region Pharmacy, Denmark

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bo Biering-Sørensen, MD · Neurological Pain Clinic, Rigshospitalet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-05-01
Completion
2027-12-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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