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Efficacy and Safety of RTX-GRT7039 in Adult Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05248386
Lead Sponsor
Grünenthal GmbH
Brief Summary

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multi-site, clinical trial to confirm the efficacy and safety of repeated injections of RTX-GRT7039 versus placebo in patients who have pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee despite standard of care.

Detailed Description

This trial comprises a total observation period of up to 52 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
469
Inclusion Criteria
  • The participant has given written informed consent to participate.
  • The participant is 18 years of age or older at the Screening Visit.
  • The participant has a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee based on American College of Rheumatology criteria and functional capacity class of I to III.
  • There is a documented history indicating that participant has insufficient pain relief with previous Standard of Care.
Exclusion Criteria
  • The participant has past joint replacement surgery of the index knee.
  • The participant has a history of significant trauma or surgery (e.g., open or arthroscopic) to the index knee within 12 months of Screening.
  • The participant has periarticular pain from any cause other than osteoarthritis, including referred pain, bursitis, or tendonitis.
  • The participant has clinical hip osteoarthritis on the side of the index knee.
  • The participant has pre-existing osteonecrosis, subchondral insufficiency fracture, atrophic osteoarthritis, severe bone on bone osteoarthritis, knee pain attributable to disease other than osteoarthritis, or the participant has rapidly progressing osteoarthritis (RPOA) Type I or Type II.
  • The participant has significant malalignment of anatomical axis (medial angle formed by the femur and tibia) of the target knee (varus >10, valgus >10) by X-ray as assessed by independent Central Readers at Screening Visit.
  • The participant has other conditions that could affect trial endpoint assessments of the index knee.
  • The participant has current clinically significant disease(s) or condition(s) that may affect efficacy or safety assessments, or any other reason which, in the investigator's opinion, may preclude the participant's participation for the full duration of the trial.
  • The participant has a history of hypersensitivity to resiniferatoxin (RTX) or any similar component (capsaicin, chili peppers).
  • The participant is currently participating or was participating in another investigational drug trial within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit.
  • The participant is an employee of the investigator or trial site, with direct involvement in the proposed trial or other trials under the direction of that investigator or trial site or is a family member of the employees or the investigator.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RTX-GRT7039RTX-GRT7039Participants will receive intra-articular injections of RTX-GRT7039 during the 52-week double-blind treatment period.
PlaceboPlaceboParticipants will receive intra-articular injections of placebo matching to RTX-GRT7039 during the 52-week double-blind treatment period.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Least Squares Mean (Standard Error) [LS-mean (SE)] Change From Baseline in WOMAC Pain Subscale Score at Week 12Baseline up to Week 12

Difference in mean change from baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain subscale score at Week 12 in the index knee using an 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS) between RTX-GRT7039 and placebo. The WOMAC pain subscale consists of 5 questions using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
LS-mean (SE) Change From Baseline in WOMAC Pain Subscale Score at Week 52From Baseline up to Week 52

Difference in mean change from baseline in WOMAC pain subscale score at Week 52 in the index knee using an 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS) between RTX-GRT7039 and placebo. The WOMAC pain subscale consists of 5 questions using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine).

LS-mean (SE) Change From Baseline in WOMAC Pain Subscale Score at Week 26From Baseline up to Week 26

Difference in mean change from baseline in WOMAC pain subscale score at Week 26 in the index knee using an 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS) between RTX-GRT7039 and placebo. The WOMAC pain subscale consists of 5 questions using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine).

LS-mean (SE) Change From Baseline in WOMAC Physical Function Subscale Score at Week 52From Baseline up to Week 52

Difference in mean change from baseline in WOMAC physical function subscale score at Week 26 in the index knee using an 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS) between RTX-GRT7039 and placebo. The WOMAC pain subscale consists of 5 questions using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine).

LS-mean (SE) Change From Baseline in WOMAC Physical Function Subscale Score at Week 12From Baseline up to Week 12

Difference in mean change from baseline in WOMAC physical function subscale score at Week 12 in the index knee using an 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS) between RTX-GRT7039 and placebo. The WOMAC pain subscale consists of 5 questions using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine).

LS-mean (SE) Change From Baseline in WOMAC Physical Function Subscale Score at Week 26From Baseline up to Week 26

Difference in mean change from baseline in WOMAC physical function subscale score at Week 26 in the index knee using an 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS) between RTX-GRT7039 and placebo. The WOMAC pain subscale consists of 5 questions using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS, from 0 = no pain to 10 = pain as bad as you can imagine).

Trial Locations

Locations (96)

Db Ortopedie s.r.o

🇨🇿

Pribram, Czechia

Ortho-Zentrum Karlsruhe

🇩🇪

Karlsruhe, Germany

Universita degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria

🇮🇹

Naples, Italy

Dipartimento Di Scienze Ortopediche, Traumatologiche, Riabilitative E Plastico-Ricostruttive

🇮🇹

Napoli, Italy

IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas

🇮🇹

Rozzano, Italy

AOU Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

PT&R

🇳🇱

Beek, Limburg, Netherlands

Gabinet Internistyczno-Reumatologiczny Piotr Adrian Klimiuk

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland

INTER CLINIC Piotr Adrian Klimiuk

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Poland

Cook Street Medical Clinic

🇨🇦

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Db Ortopedie s.r.o
🇨🇿Pribram, Czechia

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