A Study to Assess Safety and Tolerability of PCRX-201 in Subjects With Painful Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age45-80
SponsorPacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a single knee injection of different doses (Dose A and Dose B) of an investigation product PCRX-201, following steroid pretreatment, is safe and tolerable in male of female patients 45 to 80 years old with osteoarthritis of the knee. It will also learn how the body reacts to the PCRX-201 injection and how effective the treatment is.

Researchers will compare Dose A and Dose B of PCRX-201 versus placebo from Week 1 through Week 52 to assess adverse events. Researchers will also explore how PCRX-201 may impact knee pain and joint function over time.

Participants will be asked to

* Visit the clinic for pretreatment and drug administration * Visit the clinic for checkups and tests:

1. Screening through Week 52: intially weekly, bi-weekly, later monthly 2. Week 53 through Week 260 (Year 5): 8 visits throughout the period

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Subjects must be willing and able to comply with the study procedures and visit schedule and able to follow verbal and written instructions.

Subjects must be male or female and 45 to 80 years old, inclusive, at Screening.

Subjects must exhibit symptoms associated with osteoarthritis of the index knee for ≥12 months before Screening (subject self-reporting is acceptable).

Subjects must have index knee pain for >15 days over the last month before Screening (subject self-reporting is acceptable).

Disqualifiers

Subjects have any current or prior diagnosis of autoimmune connective tissue disorders, secondary OA conditions, benign synovial tumors, gout/pseudogout, reactive arthritis, RA, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

Subjects have any active systemic or local infection, including infection of the index knee

Subjects are unable to undergo MRI with contrast MRI

Subjects with X-ray or MRI exclusionary events

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Enekinragene Inzadenovec (PCRX-201)

    Biological/Vaccine

    Enekinragene Inzadenovec (PCRX-201) injection

  • Placebo

    Biological/Vaccine

    Placebo injection

Treatment groups

135 Participants
are divided into 6 treatment groups

6

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Group A: Part A Dose AExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Part A, PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group C: Part B Dose AExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Part B Dose BExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group E: Part B PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group F: Part A, Dose BExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence (number and percent) of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) for PCRX-201 Dose A and Dose B versus placebo from Week 1 through Week 52

Time frame
Week 1 through Week 52.
2

Incidence (number and percent) of adverse events of special interest (AESIs) for PCRX-201 Dose A and Dose B versus placebo from Week 1 through Week 52

Time frame
Week 1 through Week 52.
3

Incidence (number and percent) of serious adverse events (SAEs) for PCRX-201 Dose A and Dose B versus placebo from Week 1 through Week 52

Time frame
Week 1 through Week 52.

Secondary outcomes

1

Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) measurement profile in plasma of PCRX-201 Dose A and Dose B from postdose through Week 8

Time frame
Days 1, 4, Weeks 2, 4, 8
2

Real-time qPCR measurement profile of skin swab samples from Baseline through Week 4.

Time frame
Days 1, 4, Weeks 2, 4
3

Assessment of the levels of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and biomarkers of inflammation (eg, interleukin [IL]- 1, cytokines [tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10], and chemokines [IL-8])

Time frame
Days 1, 4, Weeks 2, 3, 4,12, 16, 24, 38
4

Absolute change from baseline in Average Daily Knee Pain (Numerical Rating Scale [NRS]) for PCRX-201 Dose A and Dose B versus placebo.

Time frame
Weeks 38 and 52

Other outcomes

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