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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) |
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Information provided by: | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00057278 |
This study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the drug gabapentin in reducing pain associated with primary fibromyalgia.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Fibromyalgia |
Drug: gabapentin |
Phase II Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Gabapentin in Fibromyalgia Trial (GIFT) |
Estimated Enrollment: | 150 |
Study Start Date: | March 2003 |
Study Completion Date: | January 2006 |
Fibromyalgia, a chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder of unknown etiology, is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points; the disease affects 3 to 6 million Americans. A person is considered to have fibromyalgia if he or she has widespread pain in combination with tenderness in at least 11 of 18 specific tender point sites.
Treatment of fibromyalgia requires a comprehensive approach and includes aerobic exercise, heat and massage, antidepressant medications, and relaxation. Gabapentin, a medication used to treat seizures, has been shown to work on pain transmission pathways and may relieve the pain associated with fibromyalgia. This study will assess the efficacy of gabapentin in reducing pain severity in fibromyalgia as measured by the average pain item of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) score.
Patients will be randomized to receive gabapentin or placebo. The gabapentin dose will be titrated for persisting symptoms and as tolerated during the first 6 weeks of the study, reaching final doses between 1800 mg/day and 2400 mg/day. Patients will then continue on the final dose for the remaining 6 weeks of the study. Following completion of the 12 week treatment phase, patients will be tapered off of the medication over 1 week.
The effectiveness of gabapentin will be assessed using the BPI. The BPI is a self-administered questionnaire that measures the severity of pain and the interference of pain on function over the past 24 hours. Other assessments will include the total Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) score; six 11-point Likert-type scales in the FIQ that measure pain, fatigue, morning tiredness, stiffness, anxiety, and depression; the mean tender point pain threshold; Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-Severity); Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-Improvement); the Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ); the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36); the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS); and the Medical Outcomes Sleep Scale (MOS-Sleep).
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Massachusetts | |
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School (must live in the Boston, MA area) | |
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478 | |
Newton-Wellesley Hospital (must live in the Boston, MA area) | |
Newton, Massachusetts, United States, 02462 | |
United States, Ohio | |
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (must live in the Cincinnati, OH area) | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219 |
Principal Investigator: | Lesley M. Arnold, MD | University of Cincinnati |
Study ID Numbers: | N01 AR22264, NIAMS-089 |
Study First Received: | March 28, 2003 |
Last Updated: | December 14, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00057278 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Gabapentin |
Excitatory Amino Acids Calcium, Dietary Muscular Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Gabapentin Myofascial Pain Syndromes Fibromyalgia Pain Rheumatic Diseases |
Neurotransmitter Agents Tranquilizing Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-Dyskinesia Agents Nervous System Diseases Physiological Effects of Drugs Psychotropic Drugs Central Nervous System Depressants Antiparkinson Agents Calcium Channel Blockers Excitatory Amino Acid Agents Cardiovascular Agents |
Antimanic Agents Pharmacologic Actions Membrane Transport Modulators Sensory System Agents Therapeutic Uses Anti-Anxiety Agents Analgesics Peripheral Nervous System Agents Central Nervous System Agents Anticonvulsants Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists |