Evaluating a new injection for pain relief after orthopedic surgery

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo, Positive Drug Parallel Controlled Phase II Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LPM3480392 Injection for Moderate to Severe Pain After Orthopedic Surgery

This study is testing a new injection for pain relief after orthopedic surgery to see if it works better than morphine and a placebo for people with moderate to severe pain.

Quick facts

• Phase: PHASE2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (industry)
• Locations: 1 site (Wuhan)
• Trial ID: NCT06467409 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This clinical trial assesses the efficacy and safety of LPM3480392 injection in patients experiencing moderate to severe pain following orthopedic surgery. It employs a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, comparing the new treatment against morphine and a placebo. Participants will receive intravenous infusions of LPM3480392 at varying doses to determine the optimal regimen for pain management. The study aims to gather preliminary data on how well this new medication alleviates pain post-surgery.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults over 18 years old undergoing unilateral total knee replacement or ligament reconstruction with moderate to severe postoperative pain.

Not a fit: Patients with known allergies to the investigational product or those with contraindications to the anesthetic/analgesic drugs used in the study may not benefit.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a more effective pain management option for patients recovering from orthopedic surgery.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promise in using novel analgesics for postoperative pain management, suggesting potential for success in this approach.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Voluntarily signed informed consent form (ICF) and comply with the trial procedures before starting the trial-related activities;
2. Over 18 years old , male or female;
3. Body mass index (BMI) 18-28 kg/m2 (including the boundary value)；
4. Subjects who plan to undergo unilateral total knee replacement or unilateral knee ligament reconstruction under general anesthesia; ;
5. American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA )grade I \~ II;
6. Female subjects with a negative pregnancy test at Screening. Male and female subjects agree to take effective contraceptive measures throughout the study and for at least 1 month after medication;
7. the numerical rating scale(NRS) score at rest was ≥ 4 points within 4 hours after surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known history of allergy to any component of the investigational product, or allergy or contraindication to the anesthetic/analgesic drugs used in the study;
2. Had any of the following conditions or medical history:

   1. History of stroke, cognitive dysfunction, or epilepsy (excluding convulsions caused by previous febrile convulsions in children);
   2. History of difficult airway, such as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, bronchial asthma, chronic respiratory diseases or other serious respiratory diseases;
   3. Subjects with a history of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, severe arrhythmia of degree II or above atrioventricular block, or New York Heart Association(NYHA) Class II or above within 6 months prior to screening;
   4. History of vestibular dysfunction or motion sickness;
   5. Have a history of diabetes and glycosylated hemoglobin ≥ 9% during the screening period;
   6. Esophagitis;
   7. Paralytic gastrointestinal obstruction;
   8. The presence of other acute and chronic pain conditions preoperatively or in combination with other bodily pain conditions that confound the evaluation of postoperative pain.
3. Medications affecting postoperative analgesia before randomization ：

   a) Opioid analgesics taken continuously for more than 10 days for any reason within 3 months prior to randomization, or taking drugs that involving analgesia prior to randomization and The time from last drug use to randomization is less than 5 half-lives( in accord with label ; unless t1/2 is unkown，execute according to 48h ) ,including but not limited to: ketamine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, acetaminophen, indomethacin, diclofenac, ibuprofen, parecoxib sodium, etc.), alpha adrenoceptor agonists (dexmedetomidine hydrochloride, clonidine, etc.), glucocorticoids (dexamethasone hydrochloride, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, etc., except for topical or topical use of glucocorticoids), antiepileptic drugs (carbamazepine, sodium valproate, etc.), sedative drugs (diazepam, estazolam, midazolam, alprazolam, barbiturate, phenobarbital and chloral hydrate, etc.); b. Use of Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese patent medicine which has the function of analgesia, sedation, antiemetic within 48h prior to randomization.
4. Systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg or greater than 160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure 60 mmHg or greater in screening phase;
5. oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry(SpO2) \< 92% at screening ;
6. Corrected QT interval(QTc )\> 450 ms for males and \> 460 m for females at screening ;
7. Patients with abnormal liver and kidney function during screening period:alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 1.5 times of normal value, total bilirubin higher than the upper limit of normal value, serum creatinine (Cr) \> 1.5 times of the upper limit of normal value during screening period;
8. Subjects with coagulation abnormalities (PT prolonged more than 3 seconds above the upper limit of normal and/or activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT) prolonged more than 10 seconds above the upper limit of normal) during the screening period; and the investigator confirmed that the abnormalities were clinically significant;
9. History of drug abuse or drug abuse before screening;
10. Positive result in screening of drugs of abuse via urinalysis;
11. Lactating mothers;
12. hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, treponema pallidum antibody, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive ;
13. Participation in any medication (excluding vitamins and minerals) within 3 months prior to informed consent Quality) Clinical trial personnel, except for those not using investigational drugs;
14. subjects who are judged by the investigator to be not suitable for this clinical trial, including but not limited to the presence of conditions that may confound the interpretation of efficacy, safety, or tolerability data in this study.

Where this trial is running

Wuhan

• Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology — Wuhan, China (RECRUITING)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: xiangdong chen

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative