Multicenter Clinical Trial Comparing Treatment with Allogeneic Mesenchymal Cells Versus Autologous Mesenchymal Cells and Versus Active Control with Hyaluronic Acid in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.

Phase 3Active Not RecruitingNCT05086939

Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León124 enrolled

Overview

Phase III, multicenter, randomized, open-label, multicenter clinical trial comparing treatment with allogeneic mesenchymal cells versus autologous mesenchymal cells and versus active control with hyaluronic acid in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

124

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Autologous MSCsDRUG

Intra-articular injection 40 million/4 ml.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Gonarthrosis grade 2, 3 or 4 of Kellgren and Lawrence (Kellgren \& Lawrence, 1957) assessed by two observers. 2. Chronic painful knee of mechanical characteristics. 3. Absence of local or systemic septic process. 4. Hemat imetric and biochemical analysis without significant alterations that contraindicate the treatment. 5. Written informed consent of the patient. 6. The patient is able to understand the nature of the study. 7. Body Mass Index 20-35 Kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient \< 18 years old, or legally dependent. 2. Patient \> 75 years old. 3. Congenital or developmental diseases that translate malformation and / or significant deformations of the knee (varus\>10º; valgus\>20º) and condition difficulties of application and evaluation of the results. 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 5. Neoplastic disease. 6. Intra-articular infiltration of any drug in the 3 months prior to study inclusion. 7. Concurrent participation in another clinical trial or treatment with another investigational product within 30 days prior to study enrollment. 8. Allergy to gentamicin (antibiotic used in the cell culture process ). 9. Other diseases or circumstances that compromise participation in the study according to medical criteria.

Locations (8)

Hospital Clinic

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Gregorio Marañón

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

Málaga, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

Murcia, Spain

Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Pamplona, Spain

Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca

Salamanca, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Range of motion.

Evaluation of clinical-functional response using Joint range-of-motion evaluation (Flexion score 0º-140º / Extension score -140º-0º / Hyperextension: positive degrees from 0).

Time frame: 12 months

Pain self-assessment.

Evaluation of pain using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (Pain self-assessment score range from 0 -no pain- to 10 -maximum-).

Time frame: 12 months

Knee Osteoarthritis.

Evaluation of Knee Osteoarthritis using Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) \[measures five items for pain (score range from 0 -no pain- to 20 -maximum-), two for stiffness (score range from 0-no stiffness- to 8 -maximum-), and 17 for functional limitation (score range from 0 -no limitation- to 68 -maximum-)\]

Time frame: 12 months

Functional response.

Evaluation of functional response using Lequesne Algofunctional Index (score range from 0 to 24). It includes measures of pain (5 questions), walking distance (1 question) and activities of daily living (4 questions) with separate versions for the hip and knee. The scores for each question are summed to obtain a combined score of disease severity. Scores 1 to 4 are classified as mild osteoarthrosis; 5 to 7, moderate; 8 to 10, severe; 11 to 13, very severe; and 14 and above, extremely severe.

Time frame: 12 months

X-ray changes of osteoarthritis.

Radiological response using Kellgren and Lawrence classification system (grade from 0 to 4): * grade 0 (none): definite absence of x-ray changes of osteoarthritis. * grade 1 (doubtful): doubtful joint space narrowing and possible osteophytic lipping. * grade 2 (minimal): definite osteophytes and possible joint space narrowing. * grade 3 (moderate): moderate multiple osteophytes, definite narrowing of joint space and some sclerosis and possible deformity of bone ends. * grade 4 (severe): large osteophytes, marked narrowing of joint space, severe sclerosis and definite deformity of bone ends.

Time frame: 12 months

Radiological response using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.

Evaluation of radiological response using T2 mapping nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (screening visit global mean of T2 values versus 12 months visit global mean of T2 values).

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Perceived general well-being.

Evaluation of quality of life using Short Form-12 Health Survey questionnaire (SF12) \[score range from 0 (the worst health status for that dimension) to 100 (the best health status)\]

Time frame: 6, 12 and 24 months

Feasibility assessment of a multicentre strategy production of both cell types with several Cell Production Units

Rate of products not conforming to the validation criteria in each arm of experimental treatment.

Time frame: 24 months

Evaluation of presence of adverse events related with investigational medical product (IMP).

Rate of adverse events and other pharmacovigilance parameters in the three treatment arms.

Time frame: 24 months

Evaluation of products obtained by genomic study and potency studies of the final products of all cell types (exploratory objective)

Studies of the cell product. In this exploratory objective, genomic studies will be carried out using RNA-seq and open array on the advanced therapy drugs manufactured in the study (both autologous and allogeneic), and a correlation will be made with clinical and biological parameters and with the response.

Time frame: 30 days

Evaluate induced changes in circulating cells of the immune system after cell treatment (exploratory objetive)

Evaluation of cell populations (NK cells, B cells, regulatory T cells, myeloid suppressor cells, T cell populations) by flow cytometry, prior to administration of cell therapy, at 7 days and 30 days. Evaluation of activation and inhibition markers in T lymphocytes (CD69, HLADR, CD137, PD1, LAG3 and TIM3) prior to administration of cell therapy, at 7 days and 30 days Population of inflammatory cytokines circulating in peripheral blood (Plex deB iorad -reference M50DKFADY), prior to administration of treatment, at 7 days and 30 days

Time frame: 30 days