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Ankle OsteoarthritisNCT03567187

Cryoneurolysis for Improvements in Pain, ADL and QOL in Patients With Ankle Osteoarthritis

A study testing iovera in people with Ankle Osteoarthritis, run by University of Kansas Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This will be an open-label trial to describe the effects of cryoneurolysis with iovera° on symptom relief in patients with painful Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 2-4 ankle osteoarthritis (OA). The Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) subscales will be used to assess outcomes at 6, 12 and 24 weeks after treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ankle Osteoarthritis
What is being tested?
iovera
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
3 Jul 2018to 28 Jan 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participation in an institutional review board-approved informed consent process, culminating in providing written consent.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with the study procedures, visit schedules and ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Male or female over 18 years of age.
  • Currently Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) Grade 2, 3 or 4 in the ankle based on X-ray (weight-bearing mortise views with 20° internal rotation) or weight-bearing CT scan of the ankles.
  • Limited by unilateral ankle pain, rated on a Numerical Rating Scale for pain severity as ≥5 on most days over the last month.
  • Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) of < 75 in at least 1 category.
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  • Body mass index (BMI) ≤ 50 kg/m2
  • Ambulatory
  • Willingness to abstain from the use of protocol-restricted medications during the study and also willing to abstain from use of analgesics other than acetaminophen 1 week prior to beginning of the study.
  • Has undergone at least one prior conservative osteoarthritis treatment (e.g. physical therapy, analgesics).

Who cannot join

  • Baseline knee, hip, spine or other limitations that affect walking ability to a greater extent than the ankle.
  • Cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, Raynaud's disease, cold urticaria.
  • Clinical signs or symptoms of active or recurrent infection in the index ankle joint or overlying skin.
  • Intra-articular, intravenous or intramuscular corticosteroid (investigational or marketed) within 3 months of screening
  • Oral corticosteroids (investigational or marketed) within 2 weeks of screening (unless on a chronic stable dose for ≥3 months prior to enrollment).
  • Women who are pregnant (due to potential for the change in body mass and distribution to alter ankle symptoms over the period of follow-up).
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  • Any condition other than OA of the ankle joint which, in the opinion of the investigators, affects their ability to ambulate to a sufficient degree to interfere with the assessment of the safety and treatment effects of the study injection.
  • Arthroscopy or open surgery of the ankle joint within 6 months of screening.
  • Planned/anticipated surgery of the index ankle joint during the 6-month study period.
  • Any clinically significant degree of cognitive impairment or other condition, finding, or psychiatric illness at screening which, in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise patient safety or interfere with the assessment of the safety and treatment effects of the study injection.
  • Skin breakdown at the ankle joint where the injection is planned to take place.
  • Participated in any investigational drug or device trial within 30 days prior to screening or concurrent participation in another research study that could complicate interpretation of the findings of either study.
  • Current consumption of more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week.
  • Patients with diffuse pain conditions (Complex pain - diffuse or confounding pain, fibromyalgia, etc.).
  • Known altered nerve anatomy or physiology (e.g. neuropathy) at the target, such as due to a congenital, traumatic or surgical cause.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

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About this study

Official title: Cryoneurolysis for Improvements in Pain, Activities of Daily Living and Quality of Life in Patients With Ankle Osteoarthritis

This will be an open-label trial to describe the effects of cryoneurolysis with iovera° on symptom relief in patients with painful Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 2-4 ankle osteoarthritis (OA). The Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) subscales will be used to assess outcomes at 6, 12 and 24 weeks after treatment.

Read the detailed description

The aim of this study is to assess clinically significant long-term symptomatic relief with cryoneurolysis in people with unilateral ankle osteoarthritis (OA). The investigators will treat 1) the Superficial Fibular Nerve (SFN), Sural Nerve (SN) and Saphenous Nerve and/or 2) the Deep Fibular Nerve (DFN) with cryoneurolysis using the iovera° device. The primary study endpoint, clinically significant improvement in pain 12 weeks after each treatment, will be assessed using the FAOS pain subscale. If a participant is a non-responder (<20% improvement in pain within the 12 weeks following baseline), then the other treatment will be offered (e.g. if start with superficial group, then offer the DFN).

The secondary outcomes will be improvement in quality of life (FAOS-QoL), activities of daily living (FAOS-ADL) and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain.

The tertiary outcome will be improvement in physical performance measures (40m fast-paced walking test, standing balance test).

Being tested
iovera
Keywords
Cryoneurolysis, iovera, Superficial nerves treatment, Deep Fibular Nerve

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ioveraDevice

    The iovera° device is 510(k)-cleared (K133453 and K161835) and is used to form a precisely controlled, sub-dermal cold zone of -20 to -88.5 degrees Celsius to temporarily disrupt peripheral nerve function, ultimately blocking pain. It is not indicated for the treatment of central nervous system tissue.

Study groups in NCT03567187
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
IoveraExperimentalThe iovera° device consists of a reusable, portable hand-piece, along with a single-patient use sterile smart Tip (cryoprobe) and disposable nitrous oxide (N2O) cartridges (cryogen). The smart tip is composed of closed-tip stainless steel needles, thereby fully enclosing the cryogen. There are 2 types of smart tips that will be utilized during this study, depending on the depth of the nerves being treated. The shorter smart tip comes in 2 variants - three X 6.9 mm or 8.9 mm, 27-gauge needles, with an attached skin warmer to prevent damage to the underlying skin. The longer smart tip also comes in 2 variants - 55 mm 22-gauge needle or a 90 mm 20G needle. The effect is by initiation of a cooling cycle, by fully inserting the smart tip into the procedure site and activating the cryogen flow. As the gas travels through the length of the needle, an ice ball develops around the needle freezing the surrounding tissue.
Receives: Device: iovera

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. FAOS - PAIN

    FAOS-Pain is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: Change between baseline/screening and 12-weeks following treatment

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. NRS Pain Over Prior 7 Days

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is a numeric scale to rates the pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain).

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 6-weeks following treatment

  2. FAOS - ADL(Activity of Daily Living)

    FAOS - ADL(Activity of daily living) is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score. It is similar to the KOOS - ADL components.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 12-weeks following treatment

  3. FAOS - ADL(Activity of Daily Living)

    FAOS - ADL(Activity of daily living) is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score. It is similar to the KOOS - ADL components.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 6-weeks following treatment

  4. FAOS - ADL(Activity of Daily Living)

    FAOS - ADL(Activity of daily living) is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score. It is similar to the KOOS - ADL components.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 24-weeks following treatment

  5. FAOS-QoL(Quality of Life)

    FAOS-QoL(Quality of life) is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score. It is similar to the KOOS - QoL components.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 12-weeks following treatment

  6. FAOS-QoL(Quality of Life)

    FAOS-QoL(Quality of life) is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score. It is similar to the KOOS - QoL components.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 6-weeks following treatment

  7. FAOS-QoL(Quality of Life)

    FAOS-QoL(Quality of life) is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score. It is similar to the KOOS - QoL components.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 24-weeks following treatment

  8. FAOS - PAIN

    FAOS-Pain is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 6-weeks following treatment

  9. FAOS - PAIN

    FAOS-Pain is a subscale of the Foot and ankle outcome score (FAOS) which is a self-reported outcome score.The sub scale ranges from 0 to 100 where higher values represents a better outcome.

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 24-weeks following treatment

  10. NRS Pain Over Prior 7 Days

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is a numeric scale to rates the pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain).

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 24-weeks following treatment

  11. NRS Pain Over Prior 7 Days

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is a numeric scale to rates the pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain).

    Measured: change between baseline/screening and 12-weeks following treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jun 2018
  2. Study start3 Jul 2018
  3. Primary completion28 Jan 2021
  4. Study completion28 Jan 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03567187
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00142298
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
12 Jun 2018
Last updated
16 May 2024
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Ward ST, Williams PL, Purkayastha S. Intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the foot and ankle: a prospective 1-year follow-up investigation. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2008 Mar-Apr;47(2):138-44. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.12.007.

    PubMed 18312921
  • Valderrabano V, Horisberger M, Russell I, Dougall H, Hintermann B. Etiology of ankle osteoarthritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jul;467(7):1800-6. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0543-6. Epub 2008 Oct 2.

    PubMed 18830791
  • Repetto I, Biti B, Cerruti P, Trentini R, Felli L. Conservative Treatment of Ankle Osteoarthritis: Can Platelet-Rich Plasma Effectively Postpone Surgery? J Foot Ankle Surg. 2017 Mar-Apr;56(2):362-365. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2016.11.015.

    PubMed 28231968
  • Trescot AM. Cryoanalgesia in interventional pain management. Pain Physician. 2003 Jul;6(3):345-60.

    PubMed 16880882
  • Evans PJ, Lloyd JW, Green CJ. Cryoanalgesia: the response to alterations in freeze cycle and temperature. Br J Anaesth. 1981 Nov;53(11):1121-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/53.11.1121.

    PubMed 7326160
  • Golightly YM, Devellis RF, Nelson AE, Hannan MT, Lohmander LS, Renner JB, Jordan JM. Psychometric properties of the foot and ankle outcome score in a community-based study of adults with and without osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Mar;66(3):395-403. doi: 10.1002/acr.22162.

    PubMed 24023029
  • Mani SB, Do H, Vulcano E, Hogan MV, Lyman S, Deland JT, Ellis SJ. Evaluation of the foot and ankle outcome score in patients with osteoarthritis of the ankle. Bone Joint J. 2015 May;97-B(5):662-7. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.97B5.33940.

    PubMed 25922461
  • Holzer N, Salvo D, Marijnissen AC, Vincken KL, Ahmad AC, Serra E, Hoffmeyer P, Stern R, Lubbeke A, Assal M. Radiographic evaluation of posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle: the Kellgren-Lawrence scale is reliable and correlates with clinical symptoms. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Mar;23(3):363-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.010. Epub 2014 Nov 15.

    PubMed 25463444
  • Roos EM, Brandsson S, Karlsson J. Validation of the foot and ankle outcome score for ankle ligament reconstruction. Foot Ankle Int. 2001 Oct;22(10):788-94. doi: 10.1177/107110070102201004.

    PubMed 11642530
  • Hunt KJ, Hurwit D. Use of patient-reported outcome measures in foot and ankle research. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 21;95(16):e118(1-9). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01476.

    PubMed 23965711
  • Dobson F, Hinman RS, Roos EM, Abbott JH, Stratford P, Davis AM, Buchbinder R, Snyder-Mackler L, Henrotin Y, Thumboo J, Hansen P, Bennell KL. OARSI recommended performance-based tests to assess physical function in people diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Aug;21(8):1042-52. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 May 13.

    PubMed 23680877
  • McDaniel G, Renner JB, Sloane R, Kraus VB. Association of knee and ankle osteoarthritis with physical performance. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2011 Jun;19(6):634-8. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.01.016. Epub 2011 Feb 19.

    PubMed 21310252
  • Radnovich R, Scott D, Patel AT, Olson R, Dasa V, Segal N, Lane NE, Shrock K, Naranjo J, Darr K, Surowitz R, Choo J, Valadie A, Harrell R, Wei N, Metyas S. Cryoneurolysis to treat the pain and symptoms of knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2017 Aug;25(8):1247-1256. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 Mar 20.

    PubMed 28336454

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing iovera in people with Ankle Osteoarthritis, run by University of Kansas Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 15 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 May 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

FAOS - PAIN (time frame: Change between baseline/screening and 12-weeks following treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03567187, which also lists 13 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 May 2024.

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