Could a bone drug ease CRPS pain? large trial underway
NCT ID NCT07210515
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 14 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether the drug neridronate, given as four IV infusions over 10 days, can reduce pain and other symptoms of complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1). About 270 adults with CRPS in one limb will receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to see if pain levels drop more with neridronate after 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Neridronate (a bisphosphonate drug given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option to reduce pain and severity of CRPS type 1.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but previous results may not guarantee success. The drug may not outperform placebo, and side effects from IV infusions are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 270 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female participant ≥ 18 years of age at time of Screening. 2. A diagnosis of CRPS-1 according to the clinical Budapest Criteria as recommended by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), as well as no known peripheral nerve injury. Signs and symptoms of CRPS must apply to a single identified affected limb (i.e., arm, hand, wrist, leg, ankle or foot) and must demonstrate asymmetry with respect to the contralateral limb. 3. Single affected limb at the Screening and Randomization Visits meeting the following warm subtype criteria: 1. Edema in the affected limb 2. AND ≥ 2 of the following: 1. Obvious redness in the affected region relative to the same region on the contralateral limb on inspection 2. ≥ 1°C increase in temperature on the affected limb relative to the contralateral limb 3. Moderate-to-severe edema 4. ≤ 6 months since the onset of CRPS symptoms relative to the Randomization visit 5. Increased uptake in the involved limb compared to the contralateral limb on TPBS (phase 2 and/or phase 3) during Screening. A historic scan not older than 3 months prior to Randomization Visit is acceptable, if available and of sufficient quality for a central read. 6. Women of childbearing potential must: 1. Be nonpregnant. 2. Be nonlactating. 3. Agree to use a highly effective method of contraception and for at least 6 months following last investigational product administration. Exception: Women exclusively engaging in same sex sexual activities are not required to meet this criterion. 7. Adequate compliance with the eDiary during the screening period. Exclusion Criteria 1. A current or prior diagnosis of CRPS Type 2 or CRPS not otherwise specified (CRPS NOS), or whose CRPS has no known inciting event, or CRPS-1 without criteria of the warm subtype at the time of Screening. 2. ≥ 40 points on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale. 3. Prior use of neridronate or participation in a clinical study where the participant may have received neridronate. 4. The use of any of the following treatments within the timeframe specified from Randomization Visit: 1. Within the last 12 months: * IV bisphosphonates * IV immunoglobulin 2. Within the last 6 months: * Any oral bisphosphonate, denosumab (Prolia®) or receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) inhibitors (e.g., denosumab biosimilar compounds) * Calcitonin * Ketamine * Radiation therapy to the head or neck 5. Participants currently taking or planning to be treated with prohibited concomitant medications/therapies, or not likely able to follow the protocol restrictions for use of concomitant treatment. 6. Severely impaired renal function. 7. Hypocalcemia. 8. Vitamin D deficiency. 9. Significant dental findings such as an unhealed tooth extraction site. 10. Eye inflammation. 11. Significantly elevated liver-related lab tests or evidence of significant liver disease. 12. Clinically unstable cardiac disease. 13. Any known conditions, from 3 months prior to Screening Visit or to the Randomization Visit, that may interfere with the assessment of CRPS-1, CRPS-related pain, safety, or other trial assessments.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
27 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85032, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85710, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGNapa, California, 94558, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGPasadena, California, 91105, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGTustin, California, 92780, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20006, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGBrandon, Florida, 33511, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGDaytona Beach, Florida, 32117, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGPembroke Pines, Florida, 33025, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGLawrenceville, Georgia, 30046, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGNewnan, Georgia, 30265, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGOrland Park, Illinois, 60462, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGOverland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGShrewsbury, New Jersey, 07702, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGWilmington, North Carolina, 28412, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGDayton, Ohio, 45432, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76244, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77079, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGLubbock, Texas, 79410, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGMesquite, Texas, 75150, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Ambros Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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