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The Effect of Injection Site Cooling on Pain Experienced After the Administration of CNTX-4975-05 Into the Knee

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Interventions
Other: Ice Pack and Cooling Device
Drug: CNTX-4975-05 (trans-capsaicin)
Registration Number
NCT03472677
Lead Sponsor
Centrexion Therapeutics
Brief Summary

A clinical study to measure the effects of injection-site cooling on pain experienced after knee injections of capsaicin in healthy subjects and in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject is aged between 18 and 45 years, inclusive.
  • Subjects Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 18 and 32 kg/m^2, inclusive and subject's weight is greater than or equal to 50 kg.
  • Subjects must be in good health, in the opinion of the Investigator, as determined by a medical history, physical examination, clinical laboratory tests, vital signs and 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG).

Cohort 1 Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject has had a clinically significant illness that has not completely resolved in the four weeks before screening.
  • Subject has a history of neurological disorder which may impact the perception of pain or impairs the subject's ability to fully participate in the trial.

Cohorts 2-4 Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject is aged between 45 and 75 years, inclusive.
  • Subject's BMI is between 18 and 32 kg/m^2, inclusive and subject's weight is greater than or equal to 50 kg.
  • Subject has a diagnosis of bilateral moderate to severe painful knee OA (subjects will be required to have a score on Pain with walking in the previous 24 hours, of 4 to 9, inclusive NPRS 0-10). The condition must be chronic with a history of painful arthritis for at least 3 months prior to entry in the study.

Cohorts 2-4 Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has had a clinically significant illness, other than osteoarthritis, that has not completely resolved in the four weeks before screening.
  • Subject has a history of neurological disorder which may impact the perception of pain or impairs the subject's ability to fully participate in the trial.
  • Subject has used analgesic medications in the 2 days prior to dosing, except for paracetamol, as needed.
  • Subject has used topical medications applied to the knee for OA pain (including capsaicin, lidocaine, prescription or OTC medications) from 90 days prior to screening through to dosing.
  • Subject has been injected with corticosteroids in the knee 90 days prior to screening through to dosing.
  • Subject currently uses opioids for any condition other than OA knee pain (maximum dose 15 mg hydrocodone, or equivalent, per day prescribed by a physician).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cohort 1Ice Pack and Cooling DeviceA comparison of two cooling methodologies in healthy volunteers after single intra-articular (IA) injection (15 mL) of 2% lidocaine (without epinephrine).
Cohort 2CNTX-4975-05 (trans-capsaicin)Controlled cooling wrap versus ice pack cooling.
Cohort 3CNTX-4975-05 (trans-capsaicin)Controlled cooling parameters will be determined after evaluation of data from prior cohorts.
Cohort 4CNTX-4975-05 (trans-capsaicin)Controlled cooling with knee device versus no cooling (determined after evaluation of data from previous cohorts).
Cohort 1CapsaicinA comparison of two cooling methodologies in healthy volunteers after single intra-articular (IA) injection (15 mL) of 2% lidocaine (without epinephrine).
Cohort 2CapsaicinControlled cooling wrap versus ice pack cooling.
Cohort 3CapsaicinControlled cooling parameters will be determined after evaluation of data from prior cohorts.
Cohort 4CapsaicinControlled cooling with knee device versus no cooling (determined after evaluation of data from previous cohorts).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS): Injection-site PainDays 1 and 7

Cohorts 2-4: Change in injection-site pain following intra-articular (IA) administration of CNTX-4975-05 (trans-capsaicin) scored using NPRS on a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 corresponding to no pain and 10 corresponding to the worst pain imaginable.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
IA TemperatureDays 1 and 7

Cohorts 1-4: IA temperature measurements.

Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS): Procedural PainDays 1 and 7

Cohorts 2-4: Procedural pain following intradermal (ID) administration of the challenge agent capsaicin as a function of temperature scored using NPRS on a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 corresponding to no pain and 10 corresponding to the worst pain imaginable.

Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS): Pain with WalkingScreening through Day 42

Cohorts 2-4: Average pain with walking over the past 24 hours scored using NPRS on a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 corresponding to no pain and 10 corresponding to the worst pain imaginable.

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)Screening through Day 42

Cohorts 2-4: Calculation of KOOS for each painful osteoarthritis knee on a scale of 0 to 100 with 0 representing extreme problems and 100 representing no problems.

Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)Screening through Day 42

Cohorts 2-4: Change in knee pain for each painful osteoarthritis knee scored using PGIC on a scale of 1 to 7 with 1 representing very much improved and 7 representing very much worse.

Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS): Thermal PainBetween Days 28 and 35 inclusive; and Day 42

Cohorts 1-4: Thermal pain approximately two weeks following intradermal (ID) administration of the challenge agent capsaicin scored using NPRS on a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 corresponding to no pain and 10 corresponding to the worst pain imaginable.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MAC Clinical Research

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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