4-fluoro-4-(pyridin-2-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxamide derivatives and related compounds which modulate the function of the vanilloid-1 receptor (VR1) for the treatment of pain

Compounds of formula (I): wherein: A is phenyl, a six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing one, two or three nitrogen atoms, or a five-membered aromatic heterocycle containing up to four heteroatoms chosen from O, N and S, at most one heteroatom being O or S; A is phenyl, a six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing one, two or three nitrogen atoms, or a five-membered aromatic heterocycle containing up to four heteroatoms chosen from 0, N and S, at most one heteroatom being O or S; L is a bond or C1-6alkylene; R and R independently chosen from hydrogen and C1-6alkyl or R and R may, together, form a methylene or ethylene bridge; W is halogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy or haloC1-6alkoxy; X is O, S or NR or X, together with the atom to which it is attached, and Y, form an unsaturated five-membered ring together with A ; Y is a bond, C1-4alkylene, NH or NH(CH2)1-3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; other substituents are defined in claim 1; which are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of pain and other conditions ameliorated by the modulation of the function of the vanilloid-1 receptor (VR1).