Treatment for Patients With Osteoarthritis (OA) - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Amgen
Information provided by:	Amgen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00110942

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical benefit (change in Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index [WOMAC] pain score) of AMG 108 (300 mg subcutaneously [SC] every 4 weeks) in subjects with OA.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoarthritis	Drug: Systemic AMG 108 Other: Placebo	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis

Drug Information available for: Anakinra

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Systemic AMG 108 in Subjects With Osteoarthritis (OA)

Further study details as provided by Amgen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change in WOMAC pain score [ Time Frame: Week 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change in WOMAC pain score [ Time Frame: Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change in WOMAC composite score and function and stiffness index scores [ Time Frame: Weeks 6 and 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Achieving 50% or more improvement from Day 1 in the WOMAC [ Time Frame: Weeks 6 and 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	160
Study Start Date:	February 2005
Study Completion Date:	November 2005
Primary Completion Date:	June 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Minor sub-study AMG 108: Active Comparator N = 15	Drug: Systemic AMG 108 300 mg SC AMG 108 Q4W for 3 doses
Minor sub-study placebo: Placebo Comparator N = 15	Other: Placebo SC placebo injection Q4W for 3 doses
Main sub-study AMG 108: Active Comparator N = 73	Drug: Systemic AMG 108 300 mg SC AMG 108 Q4W for 3 doses
Main sub-study placebo: Placebo Comparator N = 73	Other: Placebo SC placebo injection Q4W for 3 doses

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	30 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosed with knee OA as determined by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
Pain defined by a level of greater than or equal to 30 mm on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
If currently taking any over the counter nutritional supplements, must be on stable doses for greater than 2 months prior to screening
If utilizing physical therapy, biomechanical devices or orthotic support, must have been using treatment or device for greater than or equal to 2 months prior to screening
If currently or previously taking any non-prescribed supplement (e.g., glucosamine or chondroitin sulphate, shark cartilage, diacerein, soya extract, etc.) must be on stable doses for at least 2 months prior to screening
If currently taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), must be on stable doses for at least 2 months prior to screening
Able to discontinue NSAIDs at least 5 half-lives (approximately 3 days) prior to Day 1
Radiographic evidence of tibio-femoral compartment knee OA within 12 months of screening
Signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Malignancy within the previous 5 years, except for basal cell or in situ cancer
Significant hematologic disease - Active infection or history of recurrent or chronic infections
Known diagnosis of HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection
Uncontrolled diabetes or cardiovascular disease and hypertension
Inflammatory arthropathy including secondary OA
Isolated OA of the patellofemoral joint (bi or tri-compartmental involvement are not exclusions)
End-stage ("bone-on-bone") OA (Kellgren Lawrence score of 4)
OA of the hip ipsilateral to the index knee - Total white cell count less than 2.0 x 10^9/L and/or platelet count less than 100 x 10^9/L observed within 1 month preceding screening
Prior intra-articular (IA) injection of anakinra or experimental interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitor therapy - Concurrent treatment with SC anakinra
Concurrent or recent (less than or equal to 1 month) use of experimental therapy
Prior IA corticosteroid injection within 1 month of study
Prior viscosupplement therapy within 3 months of study
Contraindication(s) to IA injections
Subjects who are pregnant or breast-feeding, or plan to become pregnant during the study
Subject is not using adequate contraception
Known allergy to E coli-derived products
Unable to understand informed consent
Concerns regarding subject's compliance with the protocol procedures
Subject will not be available for follow-up assessment
Active substance abuse

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00110942

Sponsors and Collaborators

Amgen

Investigators

Study Director:

MD

Amgen

More Information

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Responsible Party:	Amgen Inc. ( Global Development Leader )
Study ID Numbers:	20040166
Study First Received:	May 16, 2005
Last Updated:	June 20, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00110942
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Amgen:

Intra-articular
Osteoarthritis
OA
anakinra
Amgen

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis
Joint Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009