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Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network-2 (CPCRN-2) Randomized Clinical Trial #2 MANUAL of PROCEDURES (MOP) Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network-2 (CPCRN-2) Randomized Clinical Trial #2 A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pregabalin for the Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) MANUAL OF PROCEDURES (MOP) Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network- 2 Data Coordinating Center University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA February 1, 2006 Version 1.0 INTRODUCTION The prostatitis classification system proposed by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney (NIDDK) Diseases has become the reference standard for research studies in Prostatitis.1 This classification proposes the absence of demonstrable bacterial infection, as determined by conventional microbiological techniques, in the diagnosis of Category 3 prostatitis: Chronic abacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). Abnormalities in the expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) are the primary objective features of Category 3 prostatitis and chronic pain is the primary subjective symptom. Subtypes of this category include: 3A Inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome, where white cells are found in the semen, EPS, or voided bladder urine-3 (VB-3). 3B Non-inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome, where white cells are NOT found in the semen, EPS, and VB-3. The majority of participants with chronic prostatitis are Category 32 stressing the need for more research and larger clinical studies for this class of prostatitis. It was with this goal in mind that the NIDDK funded the Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network, effective October 1, 1997. The objectives of this original network, comprised of seven (7) Clinical Research Centers (CRCs) and the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) at the University of Pennsylvania were to address primary research questions encompassing the diagnosis, etiology, natural history and prognosis, and the development of treatment strategies focused on CP/CPPS. A number of accomplishments have been achieved by the CPCRN including: 1) the development of a longitudinal Chronic Prostatitis Cohort (CPC) Study, to which participants have been accrued and followed, 2) the development and validation of the NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI), a symptom severity index for CP/CPPS that has subsequently been translated into Spanish and German and is now being used as a primary endpoint for clinical trials in CP, and 3) the completion of the network’s first NIH-funded multi-center RCT. A manuscript describing the results of this RCT, evaluating placebo, tamsulosin hydrochloride alone, ciprofloxacin alone, and the combination of tamsulosin hydrochloride and ciprofloxacin has recently been published in Annals of Internal Medicine.3 Further funding provided by the NIDDK to continue pursuing the network’s objectives for the next five years has resulted in the establishment of CPCRN-2, comprised of 11 sites (the majority of which participated in the first CPCRN) and the Data Coordinating Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The CPCRN-2 is currently recruiting participants for a randomized clinical trial (RCT#1) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the alpha blocker pregabalin in the treatment of newly- diagnosed Chronic Prostatitis / Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) participants. In this Manual of Procedures (MOP), we document the second randomized clinical trial (RCT#2) to be conducted by the CPCRN-2. This trial will focus on the recruitment of treatment-refractory Chronic Prostatitis / Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) participants, with the objective to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pregabalin in the treatment of these participants. Pregabalin, a CPCRN-2 RCT#2 MOP Version 1.0- Effective February 2006 i structural derivative of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), is manufactured and marketed by Pfizer, Inc as Lyrica®. Lyrica® is a new prescription medication approved for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures in adults with epilepsy.4 Because the defining symptom of CP/CPPS is pain, a proposed mechanism for the etiology and pathogenesis of this condition is that of a neurogenic origin. The hypothesis then is that CP/CPPS participants may benefit from medications used to treat neuropathic pain. CPCRN-2 RCT#2 MOP Version 1.0- Effective February 2006 ii Table of Contents 1 STUDY DESIGN, OBJECTIVES, AND ENDPOINTS .................................................... 1 1.1 STUDY DESIGN AND OBJECTIVES..................................................................................... 1 1.2 STUDY TIME LINE AND ENDPOINTS (INCLUDE TELEPHONE VISITS).................................. 1 1.3 GENERAL PROTOCOL POLICY .......................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Changing the Protocol............................................................................................ 2 1.3.2 Initiating a Protocol Change .................................................................................. 2 2 PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT....................................................................................... 3 2.1 PARTICIPANT POPULATION AND RECRUITMENT............................................................... 3 2.1.1 Participant Population............................................................................................3 2.2 PRE-SCREENING............................................................................................................... 4 2.3 INFORMED CONSENT........................................................................................................ 5 2.3.1 Administration of Informed Consent....................................................................... 5 2.3.2 Confidentiality......................................................................................................... 7 2.4 ASSIGNMENT OF PARTICIPANT ID.................................................................................... 7 2.5 STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.......................................................................................... 8 2.5.1 Inclusion Criteria.................................................................................................... 8 2.5.2 Exclusion Criteria................................................................................................... 9 2.6 DEFERRAL CRITERIA...................................................................................................... 10 2.6.1 Deferral Criteria................................................................................................... 10 2.7 SCREENING FAILURES.................................................................................................... 11 2.8 RANDOMIZATION PROCEDURE ....................................................................................... 11 2.8.1 Back-up Manual Randomization........................................................................... 12 2.9 PARTICIPANT WITHDRAWAL AND WITHDRAWAL CONSENT .......................................... 12 2.10 PARTICIPANT TRANSFERS .............................................................................................. 13 2.10.1 Transfer of a Participant during the Screening Phase ......................................... 13 2.10.2 Transfer of a Participant during the Treatment/Follow-up Phase....................... 14 2.11 STUDY AND PARTICIPANT DOCUMENTS......................................................................... 14 3 VISIT SCHEDULING AND ADMINISTRATION......................................................... 17 3.1 SCREENING/BASELINE PHASES ...................................................................................... 17 3.1.1 Screening Visit #1 ................................................................................................. 17 3.1.2 Screening Visit #2 ................................................................................................. 18 3.1.3 Reporting of Pre-Existing Conditions and Adverse Events .................................. 20 3.2 TREATMENT/FOLLOW-UP PHASE ................................................................................... 22 3.2.1 Participant Follow-Up Contact Schedule............................................................. 23 3.2.2 Missed Study Contacts .......................................................................................... 23 3.2.3 Visit #3 – Week Two (2)- Telephone Contact ....................................................... 24 3.2.4 Visit #4 – Week Four (4)- Telephone Contact ...................................................... 25 3.2.5 Visit # 5 - Week Six (6)- Primary Endpoint Visit.................................................. 25 3.2.6 Visit #6 – Week Seven (7)...................................................................................... 27 3.2.7 Visit #7 – Week Seven (7)...................................................................................... 28 3.2.8 Visit #8 – Week Eight (8) ...................................................................................... 28 3.2.9 Visit # 9 - Week Twelve (12) ................................................................................. 29 CPCRN-2 RCT#2 MOP Version 1.0- Effective February 2006 iii 3.2.10 Visit #10 – Week Thirteen (13) ............................................................................
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