Trial Outcomes & Findings for Comparative Study of Safety and Efficacy of Two Hyaluronic Acids for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Pain (NCT NCT01295580)

NCT ID: NCT01295580

Last Updated: 2021-04-09

Results Overview

Pain assessment is made of 5 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 20. Therefore, the pain change from baseline range is -20 to 20. A negative change is a reduction in pain from the baseline pain score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

349 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

over 18 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, and 18)

Results posted on

2021-04-09

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
ARTZ
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Overall Study
STARTED
174
175
Overall Study
COMPLETED
164
167
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
10
8

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
ARTZ
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
4
2
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
4
Overall Study
Adverse Event
2
1
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
0
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
1
0
Overall Study
Other: inconvenience
1
0
Overall Study
Other: family objection
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Comparative Study of Safety and Efficacy of Two Hyaluronic Acids for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
ARTZ
n=174 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=175 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Total
n=349 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
60.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.16 • n=5 Participants
60.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.11 • n=7 Participants
60.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.13 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
139 Participants
n=5 Participants
132 Participants
n=7 Participants
271 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
35 Participants
n=5 Participants
43 Participants
n=7 Participants
78 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Nationality: Han
173 participants
n=5 Participants
168 participants
n=7 Participants
341 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Nationality: Other
1 participants
n=5 Participants
7 participants
n=7 Participants
8 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
China
174 participants
n=5 Participants
175 participants
n=7 Participants
349 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: over 18 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, and 18)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Pain assessment is made of 5 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 20. Therefore, the pain change from baseline range is -20 to 20. A negative change is a reduction in pain from the baseline pain score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) Pain Subscale Change From Baseline
-5.87 units on a scale
Interval -6.23 to -5.52
-5.97 units on a scale
Interval -6.32 to -5.61

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 26 weeks (week 6, 10, 14, 18, and 26)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Pain assessment is made of 5 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 20. Therefore, the pain change from baseline range is -20 to 20. A negative change is a reduction in pain from the baseline pain score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) Pain Subscale Change From Baseline
-6.05 units on a scale
Interval -6.39 to -5.71
-6.15 units on a scale
Interval -6.49 to -5.81

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 18 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, and 18)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Physical Function assessment is made of 17 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 3=moderate, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 68. Therefore, the physical function change from baseline range is -68 to 68. A negative change is an improvement in physical function from the baseline physical function score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) Physical Function Subscale Change From Baseline
-12.10 units on a scale
Interval -12.95 to -11.26
-12.75 units on a scale
Interval -13.6 to -11.91

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 26 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, 18, and 26)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Physical Function assessment is made of 17 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 3=moderate, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 68. Therefore, the physical function change from baseline range is -68 to 68. A negative change is an improvement in physical function from the baseline physical function score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) Physical Function Subscale Change From Baseline
-12.58 units on a scale
Interval -13.39 to -11.77
-13.16 units on a scale
Interval -13.97 to -12.35

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 18 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, and 18)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Subject global assessment is one question "Considering all the ways your knee osteoarthritis affects you, how are you doing today?". It has 11 values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 labeled only at the extremes; 0 = very bad and 10 = very good. The change from baseline range is -10 to 10. A positive change is an improvement from the baseline subject global assessment score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Subject Global Assessment Change From Baseline
2.55 units on a scale
Interval 2.33 to 2.77
2.70 units on a scale
Interval 2.48 to 2.92

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 26 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, 18, and 26)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Subject global assessment is one question "Considering all the ways your knee osteoarthritis affects you, how are you doing today?". It has 11 values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 labeled only at the extremes; 0 = very bad and 10 = very good. The change from baseline range is -10 to 10. A positive change is an improvement from the baseline subject global assessment score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Subject Global Assessment Change From Baseline
2.67 units on a scale
Interval 2.45 to 2.88
2.81 units on a scale
Interval 2.59 to 3.02

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 18 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, and 18)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Knee stiffness assessment is made of 2 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 8. Therefore, the knee stiffness change from baseline range is -8 to 8. A negative change is a reduction in knee stiffness from the baseline knee stiffness score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) Knee Stiffness Subscale Change From Baseline
-1.73 units on a scale
Interval -1.87 to -1.59
-1.87 units on a scale
Interval -2.0 to -1.73

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: over 26 weeks (week timepoints 6, 10, 14, 18, and 26)

Population: per protocol: all subjects randomized and treated with no important protocol deviation(s), which were established at a blinded data review meeting. An important deviation is any deviation that has the potential to bias the primary outcome.

Knee stiffness assessment is made of 2 items; each has 5 possible values 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe, 4=extreme. The items are summed for a total range of 0 to 8. Therefore, the knee stiffness change from baseline range is -8 to 8. A negative change is a reduction in knee stiffness from the baseline knee stiffness score. A mixed-effect repeated measures regression model was used to estimate a least square mean for the entire "Measured Time Frame". Change from baseline was the dependent variable. Subject baseline score was a fixed effect covariate. Enrollment site, treatment, visit, and treatment by visit interaction were fixed class effects. Subject was a random effect. A least square mean single point estimate and 95%CI was calculated for the entire "Measured Time Frame" using all data collected at each time point within the "Measured Time Frame".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ARTZ
n=158 Participants
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=161 Participants
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) Knee Stiffness Subscale Change From Baseline
-1.80 units on a scale
Interval -1.93 to -1.67
-1.95 units on a scale
Interval -2.08 to -1.82

Adverse Events

ARTZ

Serious events: 6 serious events
Other events: 37 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

DUROLANE

Serious events: 3 serious events
Other events: 39 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
ARTZ
n=174 participants at risk
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=175 participants at risk
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Cardiac disorders
Coronary artery disease
0.00%
0/174 • 26 weeks
0.57%
1/175 • 26 weeks
Ear and labyrinth disorders
Otitis media
0.57%
1/174 • 26 weeks
0.00%
0/175 • 26 weeks
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Arthralgia
0.57%
1/174 • 26 weeks
0.00%
0/175 • 26 weeks
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Joint swelling
0.57%
1/174 • 26 weeks
0.00%
0/175 • 26 weeks
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Meniscus lesion
0.57%
1/174 • 26 weeks
0.00%
0/175 • 26 weeks
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Lung neoplasm malignant
0.57%
1/174 • 26 weeks
0.00%
0/175 • 26 weeks
Renal and urinary disorders
Calculus ureteric
0.00%
0/174 • 26 weeks
0.57%
1/175 • 26 weeks
Surgical and medical procedures
Colon polypectomy
0.00%
0/174 • 26 weeks
0.57%
1/175 • 26 weeks
Vascular disorders
Cerebral infarction
1.1%
2/174 • 26 weeks
0.00%
0/175 • 26 weeks

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
ARTZ
n=174 participants at risk
ARTZ: Hyaluronic acid (five 2.5 mL injections)
DUROLANE
n=175 participants at risk
DUROLANE: Hyaluronic acid stabilized (one 3.0 mL injection + four weekly 0 mL sham injections)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Arthralgia
16.7%
29/174 • 26 weeks
14.9%
26/175 • 26 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Upper respiratory tract infection
4.6%
8/174 • 26 weeks
7.4%
13/175 • 26 weeks

Additional Information

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Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
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