Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:03 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:03 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02495857
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Chronic OA of target knee confirmed by American College of Rheumatology Criteria
* Pain due to OA in target knee that had been present for at least 6 months, with a moderate to severe pain score of \>50 mm recorded on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) following a 50-foot walk
* Subject agrees to discontinue all pain medications for at least 7 days prior to start of study
* A bilateral standing anteroposterior x-ray confirming Grade 2 or 3 OA of the target knee
* Body mass index ≤40kg/m2
* Able and willing to use only acetaminophen as the analgesic (rescue) study medication under the following conditions:
* acetaminophen dose is not to exceed 4 grams (4000mg)/day
* if the subject has known chronic liver disease, the maximum dose of acetaminophen is not to exceed 2 grams (2000 mg)/day
* subject must be able and willing to discontinue acetaminophen at least 24 hours prior to all study-specific visits
* Ability to perform procedures required of the pain index evaluations (unassisted walking for a distance of 50 feet on a flat surface and going up and down stairs)
* Agrees to use a highly effective contraception
* Able and willing to complete effectiveness and safety questionnaires and able to read and understand study instructions
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any major injury to the target knee within the 12 months prior to the Screening and Enrollment Visit
* Any surgery to the target knee within the 12 months prior to the Screening and Enrollment Visit,
* Articular procedures such as transplants or ligament reconstruction to the target knee within 12 months prior to Screening and Enrollment Visit
* Inflammatory arthropathies such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus arthropathy, or psoriatic arthritis
* Gout or calcium pyrophosphate diseases of the target knee that have flared within the 6 months prior to the Screening and Enrollment Visit
* X-ray findings of acute fractures, severe loss of bone density, avascular necrosis, and/or severe bone or joint deformity in the target knee
* Osteonecrosis of either knee
* Clinical signs and symptoms of active knee infection or crystal disease of the target knee
* Fibromyalgia, pes anserine bursitis, lumbar radiculopathy, and/or neurogenic or vascular claudication
* Significant anterior knee pain due to diagnosed isolated patella-femoral syndrome or chondromalacia in the target knee
* Significant target knee joint, infection or skin disorder infection within the 6 months prior to study enrollment
* Symptomatic OA of the hips, spine, or ankle, that interferes with the evaluation of the target knee
* Known hypersensitivity to acetaminophen or any of the study medications or their components
* Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant
* History of recurrent severe allergic or immune mediated reactions or other immune disorders
* Vascular insufficiency of lower limbs or peripheral neuropathy severe enough to interfere with the study evaluation
* Intra-arterial corticosteroid (investigational or marketed) in any joint within 3 months of Screening and Enrollment Visit
* Current treatment, or treatment within the 2 years prior to the Screening and Enrollment Visit, for any malignancy
* Active liver disease based on liver profile of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and conjugated bilirubin \>2 times the upper limit of normal
* Renal insufficiency based on serum creatinine \>2.0mg/dL
* Any intercurrent chronic disease or condition that might interfere with the completion of the study
* Current alcoholism and/or any known current addiction to pain medications
* Participation in any experimental device study within 6 months prior to the Screening and Enrollment Visit, or participation in an experimental drug study within 1 month prior to the Screening and Enrollment Visit.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
40 Years
Study:
NCT02495857
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02495857