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Registration number
NCT04864392
Ethics application status
Date submitted
26/02/2021
Date registered
28/04/2021
Date last updated
13/08/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study of Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of LNA043 in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Scientific title
A 5-year, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Intra-articular Regimens of LNA043 Versus Placebo in Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2020-004897-22
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
CLNA043A12202
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
ONWARDS
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Osteoarthritis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Osteoarthritis

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - LNA043 Dosing Regimen A
Treatment: Drugs - LNA043 Dosing Regimen B
Treatment: Drugs - LNA043 Dosing Regimen C
Treatment: Drugs - LNA043 Dosing Regimen D
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: LNA043 Dosing Regimen A - LNA043 injection to the knee with dosing regimen A

Experimental: LNA043 Dosing Regimen B - LNA04 injection to the knee with dosing regimen B

Experimental: LNA043 Dosing Regimen C - LNA043 injection to the knee with dosing regimen C

Experimental: LNA043 Dosing Regimen D - LNA043 injection to the knee with dosing regimen D

Placebo comparator: Placebo - Injection to the knee


Treatment: Drugs: LNA043 Dosing Regimen A
Injection to the knee

Treatment: Drugs: LNA043 Dosing Regimen B
Injection to the knee

Treatment: Drugs: LNA043 Dosing Regimen C
Injection to the knee

Treatment: Drugs: LNA043 Dosing Regimen D
Injection to the knee

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Injection to the knee
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change from baseline in the cartilage thickness of the medial compartment of the knee as assessed by imaging.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change from baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain scale. The scale (5 questions) ranges from 0 to 50. Higher score indicates a worse outcome.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change from baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index function scale. The scale (17 questions) ranges from 0 to 170. Higher scores indicates a worse outcome.
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change from baseline in the cartilage thickness of the knee as assessed by imaging.
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change from baseline in the Osteoarthritis Research Society International physical performance-based assessment of 40-meter (4×10m) fast-paced walk test
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change from baseline in the Osteoarthritis Research Society International physical performance-based assessments 30-second chair stand test
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change from baseline in the Osteoarthritis Research Society International physical performance-based assessment of 6-minute walking test
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Weeek 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Proportion of participants demonstrating structural progression
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Assessing percentage of participants with adverse events and serious adverse events
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Week 0 to Week 104

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Males and females between 40 and 75 years of age
* Body mass index (BMI) < 40 kg/m2
* Diagnosis of primary tibiofemoral knee OA by standard American College of Rheumatology clinical and radiographic criteria
* and other criteria as specified by the protocol
Minimum age
40 Years
Maximum age
75 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Participants with radiographic knee OA K-L grade = 4 on the non-target knee
* Arthroscopy of the target knee within the 6 months prior to Screening
* Hemoglobin < 8.5 g/dL (85 g/L) or platelet count < 100,000/µL
* and other criteria as specified by the protocol

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
31/05/2021
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
25/10/2027
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
581
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Broadmeadow
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - St Leonards
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Novartis Investigative Site - Maroochydore
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Novartis Investigative Site - Woodville
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Hobart
Recruitment hospital [6] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Malvern East
Recruitment hospital [7] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Christchurch
Recruitment hospital [8] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Paraparaumu
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2292 - Broadmeadow
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2065 - St Leonards
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4558 - Maroochydore
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5011 - Woodville
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7000 - Hobart
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3145 - Malvern East
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8011 - Christchurch
Recruitment postcode(s) [8] 0 0
5032 - Paraparaumu
Recruitment outside Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The study will determine the optimal dosing regimen of LNA043 in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04864392
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04864392