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Lidocaine for Osteoarthritis

Phase 4
Recruiting
Led By Patrick Corrigan, DPT, PhD
Research Sponsored by St. Louis University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline to immediately after treatment
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Pivotal Trial
Drug Has Already Been Approved

Summary

This trial will study how knee pain affects walking, and how movement and loading changes in people with painful knee osteoarthritis. Participants will fill out surveys, have clinical exams, and walk on a treadmill.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for people over 45 with knee osteoarthritis causing pain in one knee during walking. They must have had symptoms most days for the past 3 months and no lower body pain or injury in the last 6 months. Excluded are those over 300 pounds, using anticoagulants or narcotics recently, with a history of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics, or conditions affecting walking mechanics other than osteoarthritis.
What is being tested?
The study tests how unilateral knee pain from osteoarthritis affects loading on the opposite knee during various types of treadmill walking. Participants will fill out surveys, undergo clinical exams, walk under different conditions on a treadmill, and receive two injections of Lidocaine Hydrochloride in their knees.
What are the potential side effects?
Possible side effects include reactions at the injection site such as redness and swelling, allergic reactions to Lidocaine (if sensitive), and general discomfort from prolonged walking tasks during testing.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline to immediately after treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to immediately after treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in lateral knee contact forces during walking
Change in medial knee contact forces during walking
Change in patellofemoral knee contact forces during walking
Secondary study objectives
Change in knee joint angles during walking
Change in knee joint moments during walking
Change in knee joint work during walking

Side effects data

From 2021 Phase 1 & 2 trial • 26 Patients • NCT03254394
43%
Nausea
29%
Dizziness
21%
Headache
14%
Paresthesia
14%
Lightheadedness
7%
Somnolence
7%
Arrhythmia
7%
Blurred vision
7%
Itching
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Placebo + FOLFOX
Lidocaine + FOLFOX

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.
Drug Has Already Been Approved
The FDA has already approved this drug, and is just seeking more data.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Knee OsteoarthritisExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Individuals with clinically defined unilateral symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Group II: HealthyActive Control1 Intervention
Individuals who serve as healthy controls.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Lidocaine Hydrochloride
2022
Completed Phase 4
~2260

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Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Louis UniversityLead Sponsor
194 Previous Clinical Trials
40,963 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
371 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
Patrick Corrigan, DPT, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorSt. Louis University

Media Library

Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05670236 — Phase 4
Osteoarthritis Research Study Groups: Healthy, Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial 2023: Knee Osteoarthritis Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05670236 — Phase 4
Knee Osteoarthritis 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05670236 — Phase 4
~21 spots leftby Dec 2025