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NCT Number: NCT04518462

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL, EXPAREL Admixed With Bupivacaine HCl vs. Bupivacaine HCl Administered as Combined Sciatic and Saphenous Nerve Blocks for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Lower Extremity Surgeries

This is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double blinded, active controlled study in approximately 120 subjects undergoing lower extremity surgeries.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Arizona Research Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 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 (BMI) ≥18 and ≤40 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

  • Allergy, hypersensitivity, intolerance, or contraindication to any of the study medications for which an alternative is not named in the protocol (e.g., amide-type local anesthetics, opioids, bupivacaine HCl, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs])
  • 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
  • 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 diabetic neuropathy, coagulation or bleeding disorders, severe peripheral vascular disease, renal insufficiency, hepatic dysfunction or other conditions that would constitute a contraindication to participation in the study.
  • Currently on a neuromodulating agent neuroleptic agent (e.g., gabapentin, pregabalin [Lyrica], duloxetine [Cymbalta], etc.)
  • Inadequate sensory function on the foot (monofilament test)
  • Chronic opioid use within 30 days prior to randomization (average ≥30 oral morphine equivalents/day)

Treatment and study plan

Exparel

Drug

EXPAREL (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension)

Bupivacaine Hydrochloride

Drug

0.25% bupivacaine

Primary outcomes

  1. Magnitude of the Analgesic Effect (NRS Pain Intensity) (AUC)

    Time frame: Post surgery - 96 hours

    To compare the magnitude of the analgesic effect (NRS pain intensity scores) following a single dose injection of EXPAREL vs. bupivacaine hydrochloride (HCl) when administered as combined sciatic (in the popliteal fossa) and saphenous (in the adductor canal) nerve blocks in subjects undergoing lower extremity surgeries.

    Numerical Rating Scale: an 11 point scale 0=no pain, 10= the worst pain imaginable. The area under the curve (AUC) of the NRS pain intensity scores from 0 to 96 hours post-surgery comparing EXPAREL to 0.25% bupivacaine HCl

Secondary outcomes

  1. Total Opioid Consumption

    Time frame: 0 hours to 96 hours

    Total Opioid Consumption in oral morphine equivalents

  2. Time to First Opioid

    Time frame: Post Surgery through Day 14

    Time to First Opioid following a single dose of EXPAREL vs. Bupivacain HCl

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double Blinded, Active Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL, EXPAREL Admixed With Bupivacaine HCl vs. Bupivacaine HCl Administered as Combined Sciatic (in Popliteal Fossa) and Saphenous (in Adductor Canal) Nerve Blocks for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Lower Extremity Surgeries

Acronym: STRIDE

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Aug 19, 2020
Registry last updated
Jul 18, 2022

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