Study in Adult Subjects Undergoing Posterolateral Thoracotomy

Postoperative Pain Management Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase 1, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL When Administered for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Posterolateral Thoracotomy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03428984
• Other study ID #: 402-C-118
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: May 3, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 28, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Primary Objective: To characterize the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of EXPAREL when administered as a posterior intercostal nerve block.

Secondary Objective: To assess the safety and tolerability of EXPAREL in this surgical model.

Description:

This is a Phase 1, single-center, open-label study designed to evaluate the safety and PK profile of EXPAREL when administered as a posterior intercostal nerve block. Twenty-four adult subjects undergoing thoracotomy are planned for enrollment.

Subjects will be screened within 30 days prior to study drug administration. During the screening visit, which must take place at least 1 day prior to surgery, subjects will be assessed for past or present neurologic, cardiac, and general medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude them from study participation.

Subjects will undergo their pre-planned thoracotomy procedure per the institution's standard of care. Prior to wound closure, subjects will be given either 40 mL of study drug (20 mL EXPAREL expanded with 20 mL normal saline) or 30 mL of study drug (20 mL EXPAREL expanded with 10 mL normal saline). Subjects will remain in the hospital for a minimum of 48 hours for pharmacokinetic testing and evaluation of safety.

On Day 14, the subject will complete the study via phone call in order to collect safety data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 5
• Est. completion date: September 28, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: September 28, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females =18 years of age.

2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1, 2, or 3.

3. Scheduled to undergo chest surgery using either minimally invasive (VATS or robotic-assisted surgery) or open techniques (posterolateral, lateral, or anterior thoracotomy or requiring insertion of an inter-rib spreader/retractor) for a primary thoracic non-infectious indication under general anesthesia.

4. Able to provide informed consent, adhere to the study schedule, and complete all study assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Currently pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the study or within 1 month after study drug administration. Female subjects must be surgically sterile, at least 2 years menopausal, or using an acceptable method of birth control. If of childbearing potential, the subject must have a documented negative pregnancy test within 24 hours before surgery.

2. Prior ipsilateral thoracotomy (the likely presence of adhesions will limit ability to perform a precise block guided by thoracoscopy). Note: previous VATS or robotic surgery is permissible.

3. Any planned pleurodesis as part of the surgical procedure.

4. Redo ipsilateral thoracotomy

5. Received bupivacaine or any other local anesthetic within 7 days of screening.

6. Body weight < 50 kilograms (110 pounds) or a body mass index = 35 kg/m2.

7. History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reactions to amide-type local anesthetics or opioids.

8. Previous participation in a liposome bupivacaine study.

9. History of, suspected, or known addiction to or abuse of illicit drug(s), prescription medicine(s), or alcohol within the past 2 years.

10. Uncontrolled anxiety, schizophrenia, or other psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with study assessments or compliance.

11. Significant medical conditions (including widely disseminated metastatic disease) or laboratory results that, in the opinion of the investigator, indicate an increased vulnerability to study drugs and procedures.

12. History of coronary or vascular stent placed within the past 3 months (may be extended to 1 year if medically indicated per physician discretion).

13. Have been treated for a deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, or ischemic stroke within the past 6 months (may be extended to 1 year if medically indicated per physician discretion).

14. Severely impaired renal or hepatic function (eg, serum creatinine level > 2 mg/dL [176.8 µmol/L], blood urea nitrogen level >50 mg/dL [17.9 mmol/L], serum aspartate aminotransferase [AST] level >3 times the upper limit of normal [ULN], or serum alanine aminotransferase [ALT] level > 3 times ULN).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative
• Postoperative Pain Management

Intervention

Drug:
• EXPAREL
EXAPREL 266 mg in 20 mL

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	AUC of EXPAREL concentration	Area under the concentration curve for EXPAREL	0-72 hours
Secondary	Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events	Incidence to treatment-emergent adverse events through 14 days	0-14 days