Using Cannabidiol to Treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Feet

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether PG-DN-20WS is a better pain reliever in patients with diabetic neuropathic pain of the feet than a placebo.

Timeline

Start

2020-12-10

Primary completion

2021-03-01

Completion

2021-04-01

Publications

• Background Quattrini C, Tesfaye S. Understanding the impact of painful diabetic neuropathy. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2003 Jan-Feb;19 Suppl 1:S2-8. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.360.
• Background Callaghan BC, Cheng HT, Stables CL, Smith AL, Feldman EL. Diabetic neuropathy: clinical manifestations and current treatments. Lancet Neurol. 2012 Jun;11(6):521-34. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70065-0. Epub 2012 May 16.
• Background Argoff CE, Cole BE, Fishbain DA, Irving GA. Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain: clinical and quality-of-life issues. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Apr;81(4 Suppl):S3-11. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)61474-2.
• Background Sadosky A, Mardekian J, Parsons B, Hopps M, Bienen EJ, Markman J. Healthcare utilization and costs in diabetes relative to the clinical spectrum of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Diabetes Complications. 2015 Mar;29(2):212-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2014.10.013. Epub 2014 Nov 8.
• Background Gordois A, Scuffham P, Shearer A, Oglesby A, Tobian JA. The health care costs of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the US. Diabetes Care. 2003 Jun;26(6):1790-5. doi: 10.2337/diacare.26.6.1790.
• Background Singh R, Kishore L, Kaur N. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: current perspective and future directions. Pharmacol Res. 2014 Feb;80:21-35. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2013.12.005. Epub 2013 Dec 25.
• Background Boulton AJ: Management of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Clinical Diabetes. 2005;23(1):9-15.
• Background Wallace MS, Marcotte TD, Umlauf A, Gouaux B, Atkinson JH. Efficacy of Inhaled Cannabis on Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. J Pain. 2015 Jul;16(7):616-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.03.008. Epub 2015 Apr 3.
• Background Bridges D, Ahmad K, Rice AS. The synthetic cannabinoid WIN55,212-2 attenuates hyperalgesia and allodynia in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Br J Pharmacol. 2001 Jun;133(4):586-94. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704110.
• Background De Vry J, Denzer D, Reissmueller E, Eijckenboom M, Heil M, Meier H, Mauler F. 3-[2-cyano-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]phenyl-4,4,4-trifluoro-1-butanesulfonate (BAY 59-3074): a novel cannabinoid Cb1/Cb2 receptor partial agonist with antihyperalgesic and antiallodynic effects. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004 Aug;310(2):620-32. doi: 10.1124/jpet.103.062836. Epub 2004 May 12.
• Background Abrams DI, Jay CA, Shade SB, Vizoso H, Reda H, Press S, Kelly ME, Rowbotham MC, Petersen KL. Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Neurology. 2007 Feb 13;68(7):515-21. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000253187.66183.9c.
• Background Ware MA, Wang T, Shapiro S, Robinson A, Ducruet T, Huynh T, Gamsa A, Bennett GJ, Collet JP. Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2010 Oct 5;182(14):E694-701. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091414. Epub 2010 Aug 30.
• Background Wilsey B, Marcotte T, Deutsch R, Gouaux B, Sakai S, Donaghe H. Low-dose vaporized cannabis significantly improves neuropathic pain. J Pain. 2013 Feb;14(2):136-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.10.009. Epub 2012 Dec 11.
• Background Wilsey B, Marcotte T, Tsodikov A, Millman J, Bentley H, Gouaux B, Fishman S. A randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of cannabis cigarettes in neuropathic pain. J Pain. 2008 Jun;9(6):506-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.12.010. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
• Background Johnson JR, Burnell-Nugent M, Lossignol D, Ganae-Motan ED, Potts R, Fallon MT. Multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of THC:CBD extract and THC extract in patients with intractable cancer-related pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Feb;39(2):167-79. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.06.008. Epub 2009 Nov 5.
• Background De Gregorio D, McLaughlin RJ, Posa L, Ochoa-Sanchez R, Enns J, Lopez-Canul M, Aboud M, Maione S, Comai S, Gobbi G. Cannabidiol modulates serotonergic transmission and reverses both allodynia and anxiety-like behavior in a model of neuropathic pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):136-150. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001386.

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