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RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

A Study of Medical Cannabis Aerosol Via the Fixed-dose Syqe Inhaler as an Add-on Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (DPNP)

A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, 4-arm Parallel-group, Multiple-Dose Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Medical Cannabis Aerosol Via the Fixed-dose Syqe Inhaler as an Add-on Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

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About This Trial

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of medical cannabis aerosol containing 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 milligrams (mg) delta (Δ)9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhaled three times a day (TID) compared to placebo via the Fixed-dose Syqe Inhaler on pain intensity at Week 15.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Able to comprehend and willing to sign the willing to sign a consent form form (ICF), and willing to abide by the study restrictions. 2. Males and females aged between 18 (included) and 75 (included) years. 3. Agree to use only medical cannabis provided by study team until the end of study (EOS) and not to use any other cannabis or cannabis-containing products. 4. Agree not to participate in other interventional clinical studies during participation in this study. 5. Treated with standard of care for DPNP, either duloxetine or gabapentin or pregabalin as monotherapy or combination of 2. 6. Not current cannabis products users, that is, participants who were previous cannabis products users for any reason but have not used cannabis products within 3 months of the screening visit, or participants who have never used cannabis products, that is, cannabis naïve participants. 7. A diagnosis of DPNP (at screening). 8. Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I or type II with stable disease. 9. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) less than (\<) 9% at screening. 10. Body mass index between 18 and 40 kilograms per square meter (kg/m\^2), inclusive. 11. Have at least 5 out of 7 records of daily average pain intensity recordings in the 7 days prior to randomization. 12. Agree not to drive or operate heavy machinery during the study treatment period. 13. Female participants must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test prior to the administration of study treatment on Day 1or be of non-child-bearing potential as defined in the protocol. 14. Participants of reproductive potential who are sexually active must use effective birth control methods. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: 1. Evidence of significant uncontrolled concomitant disease that could affect compliance with the protocol at screening or randomization, ability to complete the study, or study assessments. ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Able to comprehend and willing to sign the informed consent form (ICF), and willing to abide by the study restrictions. 2. Males and females aged between 18 (included) and 75 (included) years. 3. Agree to use only medical cannabis provided by study team until the end of study (EOS) and not to use any other cannabis or cannabis-containing products. 4. Agree not to participate in other interventional clinical studies during participation in this study. 5. Treated with standard of care for DPNP, either duloxetine or gabapentin or pregabalin as monotherapy or combination of 2. 6. Not current cannabis products users, that is, participants who were previous cannabis products users for any reason but have not used cannabis products within 3 months of the screening visit, or participants who have never used cannabis products, that is, cannabis naïve participants. 7. A diagnosis of DPNP (at screening). 8. Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type I or type II with stable disease. 9. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) less than (\<) 9% at screening. 10. Body mass index between 18 and 40 kilograms per square meter (kg/m\^2), inclusive. 11. Have at least 5 out of 7 records of daily average pain intensity recordings in the 7 days prior to randomization. 12. Agree not to drive or operate heavy machinery during the study treatment period. 13. Female participants must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test prior to the administration of study treatment on Day 1or be of non-child-bearing potential as defined in the protocol. 14. Participants of reproductive potential who are sexually active must use effective birth control methods. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Evidence of significant uncontrolled concomitant disease that could affect compliance with the protocol at screening or randomization, ability to complete the study, or study assessments. 2. Presence of skin conditions in the affected dermatome at screening or randomization that could interfere with the evaluation of the neuropathic pain condition. 3. Presence of pain not associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) or other neuropathies that may interfere with study assessments. 4. Known history of significant hypersensitivity, intolerance, adverse reaction or allergy to cannabis products, cannabinoids, or acetaminophen/paracetamol. 5. Malignancies in the past 5 years prior to screening, except for cutaneous basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma resolved by excision. 6. Liver disease or liver injury as indicated by abnormal liver function tests at screening. 7. History or presence of impaired renal function at screening 8. Presence of significant pulmonary disease at screening 9. Ongoing respiratory infection at screening. 10. History of acute coronary syndrome; unstable angina; congestive heart failure; cardiogenic syncope; cardiomyopathy; or symptomatic arrhythmia, or current uncontrolled blood pressure. 11. Concomitant clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, examples, sustained ventricular tachycardia, and second or third degree atrioventricular block without a pacemaker, or any other relevant cardiac disease in the judgment of the investigator. 12. History of clinically significant electrocardiograms (ECG) abnormalities, or any of the following ECG abnormalities at screening or baseline: * PR greater than (\>) 200 milliseconds (msec) * QRS complex \>120 msec * Fridericia QT correction formula (QTcF) greater than (\>) 450 msec * History of familial long QT syndrome or known family history of ventricular arrythmia. * Acute ischemic changes. 13. History or presence of mental illness evidenced as defined in the protocol. 14. Abnormal neurological condition or abnormal neurological examination at screening in judgment of investigator.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Medical Cannabis

Syqe cartridge containing medical cannabis (Bedrocan®) administered using Fixed-dose Syqe Inhaler.

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo administered using Fixed-dose Syqe Inhaler.

Locations (20)

Innovate Clinical Research
Waitara, New South Wales, Australia
Western Sydney University NICM Health Research Institute (NICM HRI)
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Emeritus Research
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Rychnov nad Kneznou, Hradec Kralove
Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
Ostrava, Ostrava City
Ostrava, Ostrava City, Czechia
Plzen, Plzen City
Pilsen, Plzen City, Czechia
Prague, Praha 12
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg
Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Hamburg, Hamburg
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Hannover, Lower Saxony
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Schwerin, Mecklenburg
Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany
Reinfeld, Schleswig-Holstein
Reinfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Berlin, Berlin 4010
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Klinische Forschung Dresden GmbH
Dresden, Germany
Klinische Forschung Schwerin GmbH
Schwerin, Germany