Observational Follow-up Study of PPS in Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    An Observational Follow-up Study to Evaluate Duration of Treatment Effect of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium in Participants with Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

  • IRAS ID

    313805

  • Contact name

    Hemant Pandit

  • Contact email

    H.Pandit@leeds.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    NCT04814719

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    145770, IND

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    2 years, 10 months, 28 days

  • Research summary

    This study aims to evaluate the duration of treatment effect and safety of pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain who have previously been treated with PPS or placebo (dummy drug that contains no medicine) by injection in the parent study, PARA_OA_002.
    This is an observational follow-up study where participants will not receive any study drug, and will only attend 3 follow-up visits by phone and an end of study hospital visit, for various assessments such as questionnaires, physical exam, MRI scan, and x-ray.
    Participation in this study will last approximately 34 weeks.
    Approximately 938 participants will be enrolled in the parent study PARA_OA_002 across Europe, US and Australia, and all participants who have completed the parent study will be invited to participate in this study, PARA_OA_006.

  • REC name

    South Central - Berkshire Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    22/SC/0158

  • Date of REC Opinion

    23 May 2022

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion