Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Study of HTX-011 in an Multimodal Analgesic Regimen (MMA) Regimen
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03974932 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 5, 2019
Last Update Posted : March 9, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Analgesia | Drug: HTX-011 Drug: Ibuprofen Drug: Acetaminophen Drug: Celecoxib Drug: +/- Bupivacaine HCl Device: Luer Lock Applicator | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 116 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3b, Open-Label Study of HTX-011 as Part of a Scheduled Non-Opioid Multimodal Analgesic Regimen in Subjects Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 5, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 7, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 7, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cohort 1
HTX-011 + MMA
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Drug: HTX-011
Dual-acting local anesthetic. Dose 1. Drug: Ibuprofen NSAID. Drug: Acetaminophen Analgesic. Drug: Celecoxib NSAID. Device: Luer Lock Applicator Applicator for instillation. |
Experimental: Cohort 2
HTX-011 + MMA
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Drug: HTX-011
Dual-acting local anesthetic. Dose 1. Drug: Ibuprofen NSAID. Drug: Acetaminophen Analgesic. Drug: Celecoxib NSAID. Device: Luer Lock Applicator Applicator for instillation. |
Experimental: Cohort 3
HTX-011 + MMA
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Drug: Ibuprofen
NSAID. Drug: Acetaminophen Analgesic. Drug: Celecoxib NSAID. Drug: +/- Bupivacaine HCl Local anesthetic. Device: Luer Lock Applicator Applicator for instillation. Drug: HTX-011 Dual-acting local anesthetic. Dose 2. |
Experimental: Cohort 4
HTX-011 + MMA
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Drug: HTX-011
Dual-acting local anesthetic. Dose 1. Drug: Ibuprofen NSAID. Drug: Acetaminophen Analgesic. Device: Luer Lock Applicator Applicator for instillation. |
- Mean area under the curve (AUC) of the the visual analogue scale (VAS). [ Time Frame: 12 through 48 hours ]
- Mean AUC of VAS scores. [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Mean AUC of the NRS of pain intensity at rest (NRS-R). [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects with severe pain. [ Time Frame: 10 timepoints through 72 hours, and Day 11 and Day 29 ]
- Mean total postoperative opioid consumption (in IV morphine milligram equivalents [MME]). [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects who are opioid-free. [ Time Frame: through 72 hours, and through Day 11 ]
- Proportion of subjects who are opioid-free through 72 hours who remain opioid-free through 72 hours who remain opioid-free. [ Time Frame: 72 hours through Day 11 ]
- Median time to first opioid rescue medication. [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects who do not receive an opioid prescription at discharge. [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects who do not receive an opioid prescription between discharge and the Day 11 visit. [ Time Frame: 72 hours through Day 11 ]
- Proportion of subjects achieving a score of "good" or better (>1) pain control based on Patient Global Assessment (PGA). [ Time Frame: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, Day 11 ]
- Median time to first ambulation postsurgery. [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects unable to participate in each rehabilitation session because of pain. [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects who first achieve an MPADSS score ≥9. [ Time Frame: 10 timepoints through 72 hours ]
- Proportion of subjects who are discharged home vs to a skilled nursing facility. [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Mean overall benefit of analgesia score (OBAS). [ Time Frame: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, Day 11 ]
- Mean total TSQM-9 score [ Time Frame: 72 hours through Day 11 ]Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (9-question)
- Maximum concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
- Time of occurrence of maximum concentration (Tmax) [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Is scheduled to undergo primary unilateral TKA under spinal anesthesia.
- Has not previously undergone TKA in either knee.
- Has an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status of I, II, or III.
- Is able to walk at least 20 feet with optional use of a 4-legged walker for balance.
- Female subjects are eligible only if not pregnant, not lactating, not planning to become pregnant during the study, sterile; or is at least 2 years post-menopausal; or is in a monogamous relationship with a partner who is surgically sterile; or using acceptable contraceptives.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has a planned concurrent surgical procedure.
- Has other pre-existing concurrent acute or chronic painful physical/restrictive condition expected to require analgesic treatment in the postoperative period for pain.
- Has a contraindication or a known or suspected history of hypersensitivity or clinically significant idiosyncratic reaction to required study medications.
- Using or expected to use Factor IX Complex or anti-inhibitor coagulant concentrates during the study.
- Has known or suspected daily use of opioids for 7 or more consecutive days within the previous 6 months.
- Has taken NSAIDs within 10 days prior to the scheduled surgery with the exception of subjects on low-dose (≤100 mg) daily acetylsalicylic acid for cardioprotection.
- Has taken opioids within 24 hours prior to the scheduled surgery (3 days for long-acting).
- Has been administered bupivacaine within 5 days prior to the scheduled surgery.
- Has been administered any local anesthetic within 72 hours prior to the scheduled surgery.
- Has initiated treatment with medications within 1 month prior to study drug administration that can impact pain control.
- Has been administered systemic steroids within 5 half-lives or 10 days prior to administration of study drug.
- Received an investigational product or device in a clinical trial within 30 days or within 5 elimination half lives.
- Has a known or suspected history of drug abuse, a positive drug screen on the day of surgery, or a recent history of alcohol abuse.
- Has a medical condition such that, in the opinion of the Investigator, participating in the study would pose a health risk to the subject or confound the postoperative assessments.
- Is currently undergoing treatment for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV.
- Has uncontrolled anxiety, psychiatric, or neurological disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with study assessments.
- Has acquired defective color vision or acute gastrointestinal ulcers, either of which could interfere with scheduled study medications.
- Has any chronic neuromuscular deficit of either femoral nerve function or thigh musculature.
- Has any chronic condition or disease that would compromise neurological or vascular assessments.
- Had a malignancy in the last year, with the exception of nonmetastatic basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
- Has undergone 3 or more surgeries within 12 months.
- Has a body mass index (BMI) >39 kg/m2.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03974932
United States, Alabama | |
Helen Keller Hospital | |
Sheffield, Alabama, United States, 35660 | |
United States, Florida | |
Phoenix Clinical Research, LLC | |
Tamarac, Florida, United States, 33321 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Midwest Clinical Research Center, LLC | |
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45417 | |
United States, Texas | |
First Surgical Hospital | |
Bellaire, Texas, United States, 77401 | |
Plano Surgical Hospital | |
Plano, Texas, United States, 75093 | |
Endeavor Clinical Trials, LLC. | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 |
Responsible Party: | Heron Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03974932 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HTX-011-306 |
First Posted: | June 5, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 9, 2021 |
Last Verified: | March 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA: | Yes |
total knee arthroplasty postoperative pain multimodal analgesia |
Acetaminophen Ibuprofen Celecoxib Bupivacaine Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents |
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Analgesics Antipyretics Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antirheumatic Agents Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors |