Status:

RECRUITING

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

Lead Sponsor:

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

45-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

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 tolerabl...

Detailed Description

The study will consist of two parts, Part A and Part B, which will use PCRX-201 from two different manufacturing processes. A total of 135 eligible subjects, with painful OA of the index knee will be ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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).
  • Subjects must have failed 2 or more therapies: Restricted physical activity as per Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) core level recommendation, ie, "structured land-based exercise" (this may include physical therapy), and failure of an additional type of conservative therapy for OA of the index knee, eg, nonselective NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitors, in the past 12 months.
  • Subjects must have a body mass index (BMI) ≤40 kg/m2 at Screening.
  • Subjects must have an index knee examination indicating the index knee and the intended injection site area are free of any signs of local or joint infection at Baseline.
  • Subjects must have an index knee Average Daily Knee Pain (NRS) between ≥5.0 and ≤9.0 at Screening and Baseline.
  • Sexually active subjects of child-bearing potential (SOCBP) and their partners must agree to use effective birth control while in the study
  • Subjects must have active synovitis in the index knee as determined by ultrasound Doppler.
  • Subjects must exhibit American College of Rheumatology Criteria (clinical and radiological) for osteoarthritis as follows:
  • Knee pain
  • At least 1 of the following:
  • i. Age \>50 years ii. Morning stiffness \<30 minutes iii. Crepitus on knee motion c. Osteophytes
  • Subjects must have K-L Grade 2, 3, or 4 in the index knee based on X-rays performed during Screening and confirmed by trained radiographers at a central facility before enrollment
  • Subjects need to show the presence of moderate or severe synovitis based on 11-point synovitis score using contrast-enhanced MRI

Exclusion

  • 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
  • Subjects have an unstable index knee joint (eg, torn anterior cruciate ligament) within 12 months of Screening
  • Subjects have used any approved or investigational IA drug/biologic in index knee within 6 months of Screening (eg, hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma, stem cells, prolotherapy, and amniotic fluid injection)
  • Subjects are receiving or have received any gene therapy treatment (eg, IL-1Ra) in the past 3 years
  • Subjects have used IA steroids ≤3 months before screening
  • Other protocol-defined criteria apply

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 26 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2032

Estimated Enrollment :

135 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06884865

Start Date

February 26 2025

End Date

March 1 2032

Last Update

June 26 2025

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Osteoporosis Medical Center

Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211

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Beach Physicians Medical Group Inc.

Huntington Beach, California, United States, 92647

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Horizon Clinical Research

La Mesa, California, United States, 91942

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Alliance Clinical West Hills (Focus Clinical Research)

West Hills, California, United States, 91307