About this trial
The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ecnoglutide injections versus placebo in obese participants with KOA.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 28.0 kg/m²;
The target knee must meet the diagnostic criteria of American College of Rheumatology (ACR) for knee osteoarthritis (clinical and radiological), with moderate radiographic changes (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3). The target knee is defined as the knee with the most symptomatic knee at screening period; if pain in both knees are equal, the target knee will be the most dominant leg (preferred leg);
Prior to screening, target knee pain lasting more than 12 weeks, and according to participant's self-report or medical history at screening, target knee pain lasting more than 15 days in the past month;
At screening and prior to randomization, WOMAC pain score (NRS 0-10) of the target knee must be between 4 and 9 (to avoid bias in reporting, participants must not be informed of the pain score used to determine eligibility for the study);
Disqualifiers
The target knee has undergone joint replacement surgery;
The target knee has undergone arthroscopy within 12 months prior to screening;
At the time of screening, the target knee joint has any clinical features and symptoms of other active infections or crystal-induced arthropathies, as well as any other active joint diseases that may interfere with assessment;
The target knee has received intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid, any other investigational drugs, or biologics within 3 months prior to screening; or has undergone any procedures that result in persistent sensory loss in the target knee (e.g., ablation) within 6 months prior to screening;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Ecnoglutide Injection
- placebo with matching volume