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NCT Number: NCT06799845

Study Assessing Pain Relief After Replacement of the Knee

The goal of the ATX101-TKA-004 clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ATX101 1,500 mg in participants undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty. The study will compare the effectiveness of ATX101 with a saline placebo and bupivacaine, an active comparator. Additionally, it will assess opioid consumption among participants receiving ATX101 versus those given the saline placebo and bupivacaine. The trial will also focus on the safety and tolerability of ATX101 in the participants.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Woodland International Research Group, LLC, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary indication of TKA is knee pain due to osteoarthritis or post-traumatic arthritis
  • Scheduled to undergo primary unilateral TKA with a cemented prosthesis, without use of a surgical drain, and under bupivacaine spinal anesthesia (dextrose is permitted)
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Classification System of class 1, 2, or 3
  • Capable, able, and willing to comply with all trial visits and procedures. Participant must also be able to use trial required e-diary and demonstrate completion compliance during the screening period
  • English or Spanish speaking, willing, and capable of providing written informed consent

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has a planned concurrent surgical procedure (e.g. bilateral TKA) at the time of surgery or a planned surgical procedure before the last trial visit
  • Has had any previous open surgery, (e.g., ORIF for fracture, osteotomy, arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, or TKA), in the trial knee at any time in the past or arthroscopic surgery within 12 months. Has had any previous surgery in the contralateral knee within 6 months prior to screening
  • Has been administered any type of intra-articular injection within 3 months of surgery in the trial knee
  • Unable to abstain from opioid use for knee pain (including codeine) within 2 weeks (14 days) of surgery
  • Has a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥45 kg/m²
  • Is unwilling or unable to discontinue use of medications or products that can impact pain control from the Screening Visit until the last trial visit (e.g. cannabidiol (CBD) oil, Kratom)
  • Has a medical condition or receiving medication such that, in the opinion of the Investigator, participating in the trial would pose a health risk to the participant or confound the postsurgical assessments or might confound or interfere with the outcome of the trial
  • Has received/used an investigational drug, product, or device for a clinical trial within 30 days of screening. COVID-19 vaccines (approved or under emergency use authorization locally) are permitted if the participant is not in a clinical trial for the vaccine
  • Has a positive drug screen at the Screening Visit or on the day of surgery
  • Has participated in an ATX101 clinical trial
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the trial or before the last trial visit

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply

Treatment and study plan

ATX101

Drug

ATX101 bupivacaine implants, total of 1,500 mg into the surgical site

Bupivacaine Hydrochloride

Drug

bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.25% without epinephrine/adrenaline, total 125 mg in 50 mL via local periarticular infiltration

Saline placebo

Drug

normal saline (0.9%) sodium chloride, total volume of up to 17 mL via local periarticular infiltration

Primary outcomes

  1. Area under the curve (AUC) for the Numerical Rating Scale at Rest (NRS-R) of pain intensity

    Time frame: from 30 minutes through 168 hours (Day 8) compared to placebo

    NRS-R for pain intensity is an 11-item scale from 0 to10 where participants rank the level of pain intensity. The NRS scale goes from No Pain (0) to Worst Imaginable Pain (10).

Secondary outcomes

  1. AUC for the NRS-R of pain intensity

    Time frame: 30 minutes through 336 hours (Day 15) compared to placebo

    NRS-R for pain intensity is an 11-item scale from 0 to10 where participants rank the level of pain intensity. The NRS scale goes from No Pain (0) to Worst Imaginable Pain (10).

  2. AUC for the NRS-R of pain intensity

    Time frame: from 30 minutes through 504 hours (Day 22) compared to placebo

    NRS-R for pain intensity is an 11-item scale from 0 to10 where participants rank the level of pain intensity. The NRS scale goes from No Pain (0) to Worst Imaginable Pain (10).

  3. Total post-surgical consumption of opioid medications

    Time frame: from 30 minutes through 336 hours (Day 15) compared to placebo

  4. AUC for the NRS-R of pain intensity

    Time frame: from 30 minutes through 336 hours (Day 15) compared to active comparator

    NRS-R for pain intensity is an 11-item scale from 0 to10 where participants rank the level of pain intensity. The NRS scale goes from No Pain (0) to Worst Imaginable Pain (10).

  5. Difference in NRS-A pain intensity scores during the Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test

    Time frame: at Day 15 compared to placebo

    The NRS with activity (NRS-A) for pain intensity is an 11-item scale from 0 to 10 where participants rank the level of pain intensity after an activity. The NRS scale goes from No Pain (0) to Worst Imaginable Pain (10).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Allay Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2B, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo and Active Comparator Controlled, Multicenter, Safety, and Efficacy Trial of ATX101 in Adults Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

Acronym: SPARK 2

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 29, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 4, 2025

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