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SUPARTZ Versus Placebo in Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder

A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of SUPARTZ (Sodium Hyaluronate) for the Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00479687
Enrollment
300
Registered
2007-05-28
Start date
2007-05-31
Completion date
2009-10-31
Last updated
2021-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder

Keywords

Osteoarthritis, Shoulder, Hyaluronic Acid (HA)

Brief summary

This clinical trial is to determine the safety and effectiveness of three injections of SUPARTZ (sodium hyaluronate) compared with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) for the treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis of the shoulder. The trial contains two phases. Phase I is 26 weeks, double blinded, and subjects are randomized to either SUPARTZ or PBS treatment. Phase II is 26 weeks (total 52 weeks) and open-label so all subjects will receive SUPARTZ injections only.

Detailed description

Phase 3 Study: Multi-center, randomized, double blinded, two phase study to determine the safety and efficacy of 3 injections of SUPARTZ for Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder

Interventions

DEVICESUPARTZ®

Three Supartz injections over 2 weeks into the glenohumeral joint space.

Three phosphate buffered saline injections over 2 weeks into the glenohumeral joint space.

Sponsors

Bioventus LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
35 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis (OA) confirmed by radiograph * Limitation of shoulder motion in at least one direction * Retained active range of motion of at least 30% in all directions

Exclusion criteria

* Full thickness rotator cuff tear or rotator cuff tendinopathy * Frozen shoulder * Female who is pregnant or lactating

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS: 0-100) for Pain on MovementPh1: weeks 7 - 26Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain on (shoulder) movement with a range of 0 to100; where 0=No pain at all and 100=Pain as bad as it can be. Q: How bad is the pain in your study shoulder with activity or movement? (For example, when putting on a coat, sleeping on your study shoulder side, combing your hair, reaching a high shelf, etc.) Reported is a single Least square mean point estimate over the 7-26 week time interval using the assessments collected at weeks 7, 13, 20, and 26

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ph1: Supartz (Double Blind)
SUPARTZ® 3 injections over 2 weeks SUPARTZ®: Three Supartz injections over 2 weeks into the glenohumeral joint space.
150
Ph1: Phosphate Buffered Saline (Double Blind)
Phosphate Buffered Saline 3 injections over 2 weeks Phosphate Buffered Saline: Three phosphate buffered saline injections over 2 weeks into the glenohumeral joint space.
150
Total300

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Ph 1: Blinded, Randomized, ControlledAdverse Event020
Ph 1: Blinded, Randomized, ControlledDeath010
Ph 1: Blinded, Randomized, ControlledLost to Follow-up450
Ph 1: Blinded, Randomized, ControlledPhysician Decision200
Ph 1: Blinded, Randomized, ControlledWithdrawal by Subject19110
Ph 2: Open Label, Single (Supartz) ArmAdverse Event004
Ph 2: Open Label, Single (Supartz) ArmDeath001
Ph 2: Open Label, Single (Supartz) ArmLost to Follow-up001
Ph 2: Open Label, Single (Supartz) ArmWithdrawal by Subject003

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPh1: Supartz (Double Blind)Ph1: Phosphate Buffered Saline (Double Blind)Total
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
82 Participants85 Participants167 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
68 Participants65 Participants133 Participants
Age, Continuous65.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.7
65.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.8
65.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.2
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants6 Participants10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
146 Participants144 Participants290 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants8 Participants14 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
143 Participants140 Participants283 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
61 Participants75 Participants136 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
89 Participants75 Participants164 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
54 / 15056 / 15021 / 224
serious
Total, serious adverse events
11 / 1505 / 1505 / 224

Outcome results

Primary

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS: 0-100) for Pain on Movement

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain on (shoulder) movement with a range of 0 to100; where 0=No pain at all and 100=Pain as bad as it can be. Q: How bad is the pain in your study shoulder with activity or movement? (For example, when putting on a coat, sleeping on your study shoulder side, combing your hair, reaching a high shelf, etc.) Reported is a single Least square mean point estimate over the 7-26 week time interval using the assessments collected at weeks 7, 13, 20, and 26

Time frame: Ph1: weeks 7 - 26

Population: Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis (GH-OA) Intention-to-Treat (ITT) population includes all randomized subjects who had no clinical diagnosis of concomitant pathologies in the trial shoulder

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Ph1: Supartz (Double Blind)Visual Analogue Scale (VAS: 0-100) for Pain on Movement53.7665 units on a scaleStandard Error 1.7513
Ph1: Phosphate Buffered Saline (Double Blind)Visual Analogue Scale (VAS: 0-100) for Pain on Movement57.7659 units on a scaleStandard Error 1.7569
p-value: 0.038Mixed Models Analysis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026