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BunionPhase 1NCT04002089

Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety, of EXPAREL Administered as Sciatic Nerve Block (In Popliteal Fossa), for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Bunionectomy

A Phase 1 study testing Exparel Injectable Product and Bupivacaine in people with Bunion, run by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This is a pilot, open label, single center study in 40 subjects undergoing bunionectomy. The study will assess and collect information on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety and efficacy of EXPAREL administered as a sciatic nerve block (in popliteal fossa). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Bunion
What is being tested?
Exparel Injectable Product and Bupivacaine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
45 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
26 Jul 2019to 2 Dec 2019
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • Healthy adult male or female volunteers ages 18 or older
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1, 2, or 3
  • Able to provide informed consent, adhere to the study schedule, and complete all study assessments.
  • Body Mass Index ≥18 and ≤40 kg/m2

Who cannot join

  • Allergy, hypersensitivity, intolerance, or contraindication to any of the study medications for which an alternative is not named in the protocol (eg, amide-type local anesthetics, opioids, bupivacaine, NSAIDs)
  • Documented history of long-term diabetes or severe peripheral vascular disease
  • Renal (serum creatinine level >2mg/dL [176.8 μmol/L]) or hepatic dysfunction (serum alanine or aspartame transferase > 3 times the upper limit of normal).
  • Concurrent painful physical condition that may require analgesic treatment (such as long-term, consistent use of opioids) in the post dosing period for pain and which, in the investigator's opinion may confound the post dosing assessments
  • History of, suspected, or known addiction to or abuse of illicit drug(s), prescription medicine(s), or alcohol within the past 2 years
  • Administration of an investigational drug within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives of such investigational drug, whichever is longer, prior to study drug administration, or planned administration of another investigational product or procedure during the subject's participation in this study
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  • Previous participation in an EXPAREL study
  • Uncontrolled anxiety, schizophrenia, or other psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with study assessments or compliance
  • Currently pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the study
  • Clinically significant medical disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make participation in a clinical study inappropriate. This includes any psychiatric or other conditions that would constitute a contraindication to participation in the study
  • Currently on neuroleptic agent [e.g., gabapentin, pregabalin (Lyrica), duloxetine (Cymbalta) etc.]
  • Inadequate sensory function on the foot (monofilament test)
  • Chronic opioid use in the last 30 days (≥30 morphine equivalents/ day)
  • In addition, the subject may be withdrawn from the study if the subject meets the following criterion during or post-surgery:
  • Any clinically significant event or condition uncovered during the surgery (e.g., excessive bleeding, acute sepsis) that, in the opinion of the investigator, renders the subject medically unstable or complicates the subject's post-operative course

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • First Surgical Hospital

    Bellaire, Texas, 77401

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1, Pilot, Open Label, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety, of EXPAREL Administered as Sciatic Nerve Block (In Popliteal Fossa), for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Bunionectomy

This is a pilot, open label, single center study in 40 subjects undergoing bunionectomy. The study will assess and collect information on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety and efficacy of EXPAREL administered as a sciatic nerve block (in popliteal fossa).

A total of 10 subjects will be enrolled in each of the 4 cohorts.

Conditions
Bunion
Being tested
Exparel Injectable Product, Bupivacaine
Medical subject headings
Bunion

What participants receive

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

  • Exparel Injectable ProductDrug

    bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension

  • BupivacaineDrug

    1.3%, 13.3 mg/mL

Study groups in NCT04002089
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1 - EXPARELExperimentalA total of 10 subjects will be enrolled. Subjects in this cohort will receive 266mg of EXPAREL admixed with bupivacaine.
Receives: Drug: Exparel Injectable Product; Drug: Bupivacaine
Cohort 2 - EXPARELExperimentalA total of 10 subjects will be enrolled. Subjects in this cohort will receive 133mg of EXPAREL admixed with bupivacaine.
Receives: Drug: Exparel Injectable Product; Drug: Bupivacaine
Cohort 3 - EXPARELExperimentalA total of 10 subjects will be enrolled. Subjects in this cohort will receive 266mg of EXPAREL only
Receives: Drug: Exparel Injectable Product
Cohort 4 - bupivacaineActive comparatorA total of 10 subjects will be enrolled. Subjects in this cohort will receive 100mg Bupivacaine only.
Receives: Drug: Bupivacaine

What is being measured

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

  1. Pharmacokinetic 1 (Area under the plasma concentration)

    Area under the plasma concentration-versus-time curve (AUC).

    Measured: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1), 60(±2), 72(±2), 84(±2), 96(±3), 120(±3), 144(±3), and 168(±3) hours following block

  2. Pharmacokinetic 2 (Cmax)

    Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)

    Measured: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1h), 60(±2h), 72(±2h), 84(±2h), 96(±3h), 120(±3h), 144(±3h), and 168(±3h) hours following block

  3. Pharmacokinetic 3 (half-life )

    The apparent terminal elimination half-life (t1/2el).

    Measured: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1h), 60(±2h), 72(±2h), 84(±2h), 96(±3h), 120(±3h), 144(±3h), and 168(±3h) hours following block

  4. Pharmacokinetic 4 (Apparent clearance)

    Apparent clearance (CL/F).

    Measured: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1h), 60(±2h), 72(±2h), 84(±2h), 96(±3h), 120(±3h), 144(±3h), and 168(±3h) hours following block

  5. Pharmacokinetic 5 (volume of distribution)

    Apparent volume of distribution (Vd).

    Measured: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1h), 60(±2h), 72(±2h), 84(±2h), 96(±3h), 120(±3h), 144(±3h), and 168(±3h) hours following block

  6. Pharmacokinetic 6 (Tmax)

    Time of Cmax (Tmax)

    Measured: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1h), 60(±2h), 72(±2h), 84(±2h), 96(±3h), 120(±3h), 144(±3h), and 168(±3h) hours following block

  7. Pharmacodynamic 1 (duration of sensory and motor block)

    Average duration of sensory block and motor block

    Measured: up to 15 min before block, 15 min(±5 min), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1), 60(±2), 72(±2), 84(±2), 96(±3), 120(±3), 144(±3), and 168(±3) hours following block

  8. Pharmacodynamic 2 (duration of sensory and motor block)

    Average duration of sensory block and motor block

    Measured: up to 15 min before block, 15 min(±5min), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1), 60(±2), 72(±2), 84(±2), 96(±3), 120(±3), 144(±3), and 168(±3) hours following block

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Jun 2019
  2. Study start26 Jul 2019
  3. Primary completion2 Dec 2019
  4. Study completion2 Dec 2019

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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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
45 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04002089
Sponsor's protocol ID
402-C-122
Status last verified
Jan 2021
First submitted
25 Jun 2019
Last updated
11 Jan 2021
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Exparel Injectable Product and Bupivacaine in people with Bunion, run by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc 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 4 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 11 Jan 2021. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Pharmacokinetic 1 (Area under the plasma concentration) (time frame: predose (up to 15 min before block), 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), and 60 min (±15min) and 30 min(±5min), 45 min(±5min), 1(±15min), 2(±30min), 12(±30min), 24(±1), 60(±2), 72(±2), 84(±2), 96(±3), 120(±3), 144(±3), and 168(±3) hours following block). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 11 Jan 2021.

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