Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
Keywords: Central Neuropathic Pain Multiple Sclerosis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 239
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study is designed to primarily assess the efficacy and safety of duloxetine 60-120 mg once daily (QD) compared with placebo on the reduction of pain severity in participants with central neuropathic pain due to Multiple Sclerosis.

Detailed description:
Study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled, 20-week trial with 4 study periods. Participants who screen successfully (Study Period I) will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to duloxetine 60 mg QD or placebo. Starting with Study Period II, participants will be treated in a double-blind manner for 6 weeks. Participants who complete the 6-week, double-blind period will have the opportunity to participate in a 12-week, open-label, flexible-dose portion of the study (Study Period III). Study Period IV is a taper phase designed to reduce the occurrence of discontinuation adverse events. Participants may enter Study Period IV at any time after Visit 3.

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Duloxetine Hydrochloride (HCI) intervention 2: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Participants received 30 mg duloxetine (po, QD) for 1 week followed by 5 weeks at 60 mg in the acute placebo-controlled period. If the participant completes the double-blind portion of the trial, the participant will be offered the option to participate in the open-label extension period (given 60, 90, or 120 mg QD for 12 weeks). intervention 2: Participants received placebo oral (po), once daily (QD) for 6 weeks (acute phase). If the participant completes the 6-week double-blind portion of the trial, the participant will be offered the option to participate in the open-label extension period (given 60, 90, or 120 milligrams \[mg\] QD for 12 weeks).

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