Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of pregabalin for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (pDPN) in subjects with type 1 (T1DM) or 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: Pooled data from 10 randomized clinical trials (pregabalin-treated T1DM and T2DM subjects with pDPN) were analyzed for change from baseline (CFB) scores (pain and sleep disturbance) using mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) through Week 12 and last observation carried forward (LOCF). Adverse events (AEs) were recorded.Results: Pregabalin-treated (T1DM 156 [8.7%]; T2DM 1632 [91.3%]) and placebo subjects (T1DM 92 [9.6%]; T2DM 868 [90.4%]) had comparable baseline demographic characteristics between treatment groups within the same diabetes type. T2DM (vs. T1DM) subjects were ∼10 years older. With pregabalin and placebo, respectively, mean ± SD baseline pain (T1DM: 6.2 ± 1.4 and 6.5 ± 1.6; T2DM: 6.5 ± 1.5 and 6.4 ± 1.5) and sleep scores (T1DM: 5.2 ± 2.4 and 5.2 ± 2.7; T2DM: 5.3 ± 2.5 and 5.1 ± 2.5) were comparable. Using MMRM, mean CFB treatment differences (pregabalin minus placebo) were significantly different for pain and sleep with either diabetes types (all weeks p < .05). With LOCF, pregabalin’s odds ratios (ORs) of achieving 30% pain reduction were similar with T2DM (OR, 1.91, 95% CI [1.61, 2.27]) and T1DM (2.01 [1.18, 3.44]) (both p ≤ .01). Pregabalin’s ORs of 30% improvement in sleep quality were 1.81 (95% CI, 1.06, 3.09) with T1DM and 2.01 (1.69, 2.39) with T2DM (both p < .05). AEs were consistent with the known safety profile of pregabalin.Conclusions: Pregabalin significantly improved pain and sleep quality, without a clinically meaningful difference between diabetes types.ClinicalTrial.gov registration: NCT00156078, NCT00159679, NCT00143156, NCT00553475.
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