Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease characterized macroscopically by progressive damage of articular cartilage, joint space narrowing, subchondral bone remodelling, joint marginal osteophyte formation and synovitis. It is also characterized by a decrease of the concentration and molecular weight of the hyaluronic acid in the synovial fluid which ultimately leads to poor viscoelastic properties of synovial fluid and induction of proinflammatory pathways. The intra-articular injection of viscosupplementation gel (mainly exogenous hyaluronic acid) represents one of the most used therapeutic strategies to treat osteoarthritis symptoms. Several studies on knee Osteoarthritis, have shown that one or more weekly injection of viscosupplementation gel significantly relieves articular pain and ameliorates mobility and joint function for at least 6 months and more. Repeated courses of intra-articular injections are an effective and safe treatment for knee osteoarthritis symptoms. Based on studies conducted on intra-articular viscosupplementation gels, the most common side effects expected are local transient and short-lived adverse events such as pain, swelling and arthralgia in the site of administration, which are fully reversible in the days following the injection. Furthermore, such local effects may occur in a minority of cases and are usually treated conservatively with ice, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and relative rest.
Pivotal clinical investigation, interventional, prospective, comparative, single-blinded, controlled with two arms, randomized, multicentre clinical trial designed to assess the performance and safety of ABIO3419 for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
134
intra-articular injection
IRIS CRO
Mtskheta, Georgia, Georgia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIRIS CRO
Riga, Latvia, Latvia
RECRUITINGEvaluate the performance of ABIO3419 treatment versus the comparator in subjects at 3 months (V7) by assessing knee pain while walking on flat ground.
Assessment by the subjects itself of the pain at 3-months (V7) compared to the baseline (V2 before initial injection) using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS\_0-100mm). The statistical objective is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of ABIO3419 compared to the comparator.
Time frame: Month 3 after the last injection
Evaluate the pain of the treated knee when walking on a flat ground throughout the study.
Assessment by the subject itself of the pain compared to baseline (V2 before initial injection) using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS\_0-100mm), at 1 week (V3) and 2 weeks (V4) after the first injection, and then at 2 weeks (V5), 1 month (V6) and 6 months (V8) after the last injection.
Time frame: Before intra-articular injections at 1 week, 2 week and then at 2 week, 1 month and 6 month after the last injection
Evaluate the overall safety throughout the study.
Assessment by the investigators of the occurrence and severity of adverse events (AE) at each time visits: immediately after first injection (V2), before and immediately after the injections at 1 week (V3) and 2 weeks (V4), and then at 2 weeks (V5), 1 month (V6), 3 months (V7) and 6 months (V8).
Time frame: immediately after first injection, before and immediately after the injections at 1 week and 2 weeks, and then at 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months.
Evaluate the device related complications rates throughout the study
Assessment of the proportion of patient with at least one adverse device effect related to ABIO3419 (ADE) at each time visits: immediately after first injection (V2), before and immediately after the injections at 1 week (V3) and 2 weeks (V4), and then at 2 weeks (V5), 1 month (V6), 3 months (V7) and 6 months (V8) after the last injection.
Time frame: Immediately after first injection, before and immediately after the injections at 1 week and 2 weeks, then at 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the last injection
Evaluate the general health status of the treated knee
Assessment by the patient itself of the target-knee functional status using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). The KOOS holds 42 items in 5 separately scored subscales: Pain (nine items); Symptoms (seven items); Function in daily living (17 items); Sport and Recreation Function (five items); Quality of Life (four items). A 5-grade Likert scale is used for all items scored from 0 (No Problems) to 4 (Extreme Problems). Each of the five scores is calculated as the sum of the items included. Scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale, with zero representing extreme knee problems and 100 representing no knee problems.
Time frame: Baseline (before initial injection), 1 week and 2 weeks after the first injection (before 2nd and 3rd injections) then 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the last injection.
Evaluate concomitant analgesic consumption of subjects
Assessment of the average weekly consumption (number and dosage) of paracetamol and pain killer drugs by patients using a daily diary.
Time frame: 1 week before the first injection, 1 week and 2 weeks after the first injection then 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the last injection
Evaluate ABIO3419 implant card readability and subject's understanding
Assessment by subjects of the reading and understanding of ABIO3419 implant card after the first injection (V2) of ABIO3419 through a dedicated questionnaire
Time frame: Day 0 (after first injection)
Evaluate investigators' satisfaction
Investigator assessment of overall satisfaction using a 6-month satisfaction questionnaire with four response possibilities for each item: Very satisfied / Satisfied / Neutral / Not satisfied.
Time frame: Month 6
Evaluate patients' satisfaction
Assessment by the subject of the overall satisfaction with a satisfaction questionnaire at 6 months with four response possibilities for each item: Very satisfied / Satisfied / Neutral / Not satisfied.
Time frame: Month 6
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