Phase 2
N=436
Fasitibant Intra-articular Injection in Patients With Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Knee Osteoarthritis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02205814 ↗Enrolled (actual)
436
Serious AEs
2.3%
Results posted
Sep 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in WOMAC A — -91.8; -110.0; -109.8; -93.7 units on a scale — p=<0.05
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- Fasitibant- low dose (Drug); Fasitibant- intermediate dose (Drug); Fasitibant- high dose (Drug); Placebo comparator (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 40+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Menarini Group
- Primary completion
- Jan 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in WOMAC A |
-91.8; -110.0; -109.8; -93.7; -106.1; -131.5 | <0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in WOMAC INDEX |
-396.0; -460.5; -445.2; -413.2; -448.0; -563.0 | <0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Responder Rate According to OMERACT-OARSI Criteria |
51.9; 56.5; 63.6; 55.6; 59.3; 72.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Euro Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) Responder Rate |
18.5; 18.5; 20.6; 24.1; 23.1; 27.8 | — |
Summary
This study is designed as a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, four parallel arm, dose-finding study, to be conducted in approximately 26 sites, to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of single intra-articular (IA) injections of fasitibant in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
Approximately 400 male and female patients 40-80 years old, with BMI < 30 kg/m² and with a clinical diagnosis of symptomatic primary osteoarthritis of the knee will be randomised to a total of 4 treatment arms. Each arm includes a single intra-articular injection of one of three dosages of fasitibant (low, intermediate and high dose) OR placebo. The randomisation ratio will be 1:1:1:1.
The primary efficacy variable will be the change of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Visual Analogue Scale 3.1 A (WOMAC VA 3.1 A) (total pain) subscore from baseline up to 2 weeks after randomisation. Safety will be assessed by monitoring adverse events and clinical laboratory tests; local tolerability at the injection site will also be assessed. In addition, the population pharmacokinetics and the exposure-response relationship will be evaluated.
The individual experimental clinical phase will last up to maximal 15 weeks encompassing 7 planned visits at site, including screening, randomisation, 4 follow-up visits and the End of study visit.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Male or female patients aged 40 to 80 years with BMI 10 mg prednisolone equivalent per day, or immunosuppressant drugs
- Current use of any pain or OA medication (e.g. NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, analgesics, antidepressive agents), including topical treatments
- Viscosupplementation to the target knee administered < 4 months prior to randomisation and/or scheduled during the course of the study
- Evidence of clinically significant hepatic disease or of moderate or severe renal insufficiency
- Current use of any medications that are substrate of CYP3A4 and/or moderate or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors
- Patients with any clinically relevant or unstable disease, or malignant neoplasms that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may pose the patient at risk, or confound the efficacy and safety results of the study
- Patients with any clinically relevant abnormal safety laboratory test results, and/or abnormalities in vital signs, and/or ECG parameters
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Any sign of significant immunodeficiency, systemic infection, knee infection or knee bursitis
- Patients with bleeding diathesis or on therapy with anticoagulants
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02205814). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.