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Comparison of Intranasal Kovacaine Mist, and Placebo for Anesthetizing Maxillary Teeth in Adults

A Phase 3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Groups Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Intranasally Administered Kovacaine Mist to Placebo for Anesthetizing Maxillary Teeth in Adults

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01745380
Enrollment
150
Registered
2012-12-10
Start date
2013-02-28
Completion date
2013-05-31
Last updated
2017-01-31

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

Conditions

Anesthesia

Keywords

operative, dental procedure

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Kovacaine Mist, and Placebo for inducing pulpal anesthesia of the maxillary teeth in adults.

Detailed description

The study will employ a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-groups design to assess the safety and efficacy of Kovacaine Mist delivered intranasally for inducing pulpal anesthesia of maxillary teeth numbers 4 to 13 (maxillary right second premolar to maxillary left second premolar) sufficient to allow completion of the Study Dental Procedure. The maxillary teeth will be categorized in two subsets, anteriors (teeth numbers 6 to 11) and premolars (teeth numbers 4, 5, 12 and 13). The intent is to treat 150 subjects at 3 study sites, 2:1 randomization within each study site, and an overall goal of 100 subjects treated with Kovacaine Mist and 50 treated with placebo. Recruitment will be from diverse dental patient populations with at least 25% of subjects over 50 years of age. Randomization will be within strata defined by age (≤50 and \>50 years).

Interventions

The study drug is regional anesthetic delivered intranasally on the same side as the operative tooth

DRUGPlacebo

The placebo spray was identical in appearance to and was administered in the same volume and manner as the active ingredient.

Sponsors

Triligent International
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Rho, Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
St. Renatus, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female 18 years of age or older. * Need for an operative restorative dental procedure requiring local anesthesia for a single vital maxillary tooth (anterior or premolar tooth #4 to #13) with no evidence of pulpal pathology. * Normal lip, nose, eyelid, and cheek sensation. * Able to understand and sign the study informed consent document, communicate with the Investigators, and understand and comply with the requirements of the protocol. * Patency of the naris ipsilateral to the tooth undergoing the Study Dental Procedure (the treatment tooth). * Resting heart rate (HR) between 55 and 100 beats per minute (bpm), inclusive. * Seated systolic blood pressure (SBP) between 95 and 150 mm Hg, inclusive, and seated diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 60 and 100 mm Hg, inclusive.

Exclusion criteria

* Inadequately controlled hypertension (blood pressure greater than 150/100 mm Hg). * Inadequately controlled active thyroid disease of any type. * Frequent nose bleeds (≥ 5 per month). * Having received dental care requiring a local anesthetic within the 24 hours preceding study entry. * History of allergy to or intolerance of tetracaine, benzyl alcohol, other ester local anesthetics, or para-aminobenzoic acid (as found in PABA-containing sunscreen). * History of allergy or hypersensitivity to articaine, oxymetazoline, epinephrine, or sulfite preservatives. * Use of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor within the 3 weeks preceding study entry. * Nursing, pregnant, suspected of being pregnant, or trying to become pregnant. (Females of child-bearing potential will be required to take a urine pregnancy test on the day of, but prior to, study drug administration to rule out pregnancy.) * Having received any investigational drug and/or participation in any clinical trial within the 30 days prior to study participation. * History of congenital or idiopathic methemoglobinemia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.at 15 minutes, +3 minute windowIf the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia to complete the Study Dental Procedure, the participant is given a rescue injection of local anesthetic and is considered a failure for this outcome.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic by Age Group (≤50 and >50 Years)at 15 minutes (+3 minute window) or 25 minutes (+3 minute window) if third intranasal spray is usedIf the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia to complete the Study Dental Procedure, the participant is given a rescue injection of local anesthetic and is considered a failure for this outcome. This outcome is broken down by age group, 1) less than 50 years of age and 2) 50 years of age and older.
Number of Participants With a Heart Rate Higher Than 125 Bpmat any time within 120 minutes following drug administration
Number of Participants With a Heart Rate Lower Than 50 Bpmat any time within 120 minutes following drug administration
Number of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 25 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 160 mm Hgat any time within 120 minutes following drug administration
Number of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 90 mm Hgat any time within 120 minutes following study drug administration
Number of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 105 mm Hgat any time within 120 minutes following study drug administration
Number of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 10 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 50 mm Hgat any time within 120 minutes following study drug administration
Maximum Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressurefrom baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration
Maximum Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressurefrom baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration
The Profile Over Time of Heart Ratefrom baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration
Alcohol Sniff Testadministered at approximately 24 hours after drug administrationThe change from screening in the the distance from the nose (in centimeters) that a patient is able to detect the smell of alcohol on a cotton ball.
The Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressurefrom baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration
The Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressurefrom baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration
Maximum Change From Baseline in Heart Ratefrom baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Received Three Sprays and Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.at 25 minutes, +3 minute windowA participant will receive two sprays and Study Dental Procedure will begin. If the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia a third sprays will be given. If after the third spray, the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia to complete the Study Dental Procedure, the participant is given a rescue injection of local anesthetic. This outcome analyzes just the participants who received the third spray and whether or not they completed the Study Dental Procedure without need for rescue by injection of local anesthesia.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Subjects were screened and enrolled at 3 sites in the U.S.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Kovacaine Mist
Tetracaine HCl 3% and Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% - 2 sprays will be administered at the start of the procedure, if anesthesia is insufficient, a third spray will be administered. Tetracaine HCl 3% and Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05%
100
Placebo
Placebo - 2 sprays will be administered at the start of the procedure, if anesthesia is insufficient, a third spray will be administered. Placebo
50
Total150

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy01
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicKovacaine MistPlaceboTotal
Age, Continuous41.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.98
40.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.23
41.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.37
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
12 Participants7 Participants19 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
88 Participants43 Participants131 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Gender
Female
57 Participants25 Participants82 Participants
Gender
Male
43 Participants25 Participants68 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
16 Participants4 Participants20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
16 Participants14 Participants30 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants2 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
64 Participants30 Participants94 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
100 participants50 participants150 participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
83 / 10015 / 50
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1000 / 50

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.

If the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia to complete the Study Dental Procedure, the participant is given a rescue injection of local anesthetic and is considered a failure for this outcome.

Time frame: at 15 minutes, +3 minute window

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.88 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.14 participants
Secondary

Alcohol Sniff Test

The change from screening in the the distance from the nose (in centimeters) that a patient is able to detect the smell of alcohol on a cotton ball.

Time frame: administered at approximately 24 hours after drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistAlcohol Sniff Test-0.8 cmStandard Deviation 5.85
PlaceboAlcohol Sniff Test1.3 cmStandard Deviation 6.17
Secondary

Maximum Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure

Time frame: from baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistMaximum Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure11.1 mmHgStandard Deviation 6.4
PlaceboMaximum Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure6.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 6.53
Secondary

Maximum Change From Baseline in Heart Rate

Time frame: from baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistMaximum Change From Baseline in Heart Rate5.3 bpmStandard Deviation 7.81
PlaceboMaximum Change From Baseline in Heart Rate5.1 bpmStandard Deviation 9.02
Secondary

Maximum Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure

Time frame: from baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistMaximum Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure13.8 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.18
PlaceboMaximum Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure9.2 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.23
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic by Age Group (≤50 and >50 Years)

If the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia to complete the Study Dental Procedure, the participant is given a rescue injection of local anesthetic and is considered a failure for this outcome. This outcome is broken down by age group, 1) less than 50 years of age and 2) 50 years of age and older.

Time frame: at 15 minutes (+3 minute window) or 25 minutes (+3 minute window) if third intranasal spray is used

Population: Participants were only analyzed in their corresponding age group.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic by Age Group (≤50 and >50 Years)less or = to 5087 percentage of participants
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic by Age Group (≤50 and >50 Years)greater than 5090.3 percentage of participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic by Age Group (≤50 and >50 Years)less or = to 5020.6 percentage of participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic by Age Group (≤50 and >50 Years)greater than 5043.8 percentage of participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 10 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 50 mm Hg

Time frame: at any time within 120 minutes following study drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 10 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 50 mm Hg1 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 10 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 50 mm Hg0 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 90 mm Hg

Time frame: at any time within 120 minutes following study drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 90 mm Hg1 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Decrease From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Lower Than 90 mm Hg1 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Heart Rate Higher Than 125 Bpm

Time frame: at any time within 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants With a Heart Rate Higher Than 125 Bpm0 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Heart Rate Higher Than 125 Bpm0 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Heart Rate Lower Than 50 Bpm

Time frame: at any time within 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants With a Heart Rate Lower Than 50 Bpm4 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Heart Rate Lower Than 50 Bpm1 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 105 mm Hg

Time frame: at any time within 120 minutes following study drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 105 mm Hg1 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 15 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 105 mm Hg1 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 25 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 160 mm Hg

Time frame: at any time within 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 25 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 160 mm Hg5 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With an Increase From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure Greater Than or Equal to 25 mm Hg and/or to a Value Higher Than 160 mm Hg2 participants
Secondary

The Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure

Time frame: from baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure10 mins78.5 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.64
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure45 mins76.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.5
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressurepre-study73.5 mmHgStandard Deviation 9.37
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure60 mins76.6 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.71
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure30 mins74.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 9.13
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure120 mins79.3 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.75
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure90 mins77.8 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.53
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure120 mins75.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.27
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure90 mins75.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.07
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressurepre-study74.7 mmHgStandard Deviation 8.99
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure10 mins75.2 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.65
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure30 mins67.0 mmHgStandard Deviation 7
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure45 mins74.7 mmHgStandard Deviation 12.45
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Diastolic Blood Pressure60 mins76.7 mmHgStandard Deviation 12.33
Secondary

The Profile Over Time of Heart Rate

Time frame: from baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate30 mins67.5 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.86
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate60 mins65.8 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.26
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate10 mins68.0 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.66
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate90 mins65.6 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.27
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate45 mins66.4 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.52
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate120 mins65.6 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 9.65
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Heart Ratepre-study71.0 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.37
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate120 mins68.9 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.49
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Ratepre-study73.6 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.5
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate10 mins72.6 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.17
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate30 mins66.3 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 3.21
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate45 mins70.9 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 9.29
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate60 mins69.2 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 9.99
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Heart Rate90 mins67.7 beats per minuteStandard Deviation 10.44
Secondary

The Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure

Time frame: from baseline to 120 minutes following drug administration

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure30 mins117.3 mmHgStandard Deviation 13.54
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure60 mins127.1 mmHgStandard Deviation 16.62
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure10 mins128.6 mmHgStandard Deviation 15.2
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure90 mins128.8 mmHgStandard Deviation 16.53
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure45 mins125.0 mmHgStandard Deviation 18.47
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure120 mins129.5 mmHgStandard Deviation 17.97
Kovacaine MistThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressurepre-study123.1 mmHgStandard Deviation 14.12
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure120 mins124.9 mmHgStandard Deviation 15.54
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressurepre-study124.0 mmHgStandard Deviation 13.7
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure10 mins125.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 16.02
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure30 mins116.3 mmHgStandard Deviation 10.26
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure45 mins124.8 mmHgStandard Deviation 18.27
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure60 mins126.7 mmHgStandard Deviation 18.79
PlaceboThe Profile Over Time of Systolic Blood Pressure90 mins126.1 mmHgStandard Deviation 15.89
Other Pre-specified

Number of Participants Who Received Three Sprays and Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.

A participant will receive two sprays and Study Dental Procedure will begin. If the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia a third sprays will be given. If after the third spray, the participant does not have sufficient anesthesia to complete the Study Dental Procedure, the participant is given a rescue injection of local anesthetic. This outcome analyzes just the participants who received the third spray and whether or not they completed the Study Dental Procedure without need for rescue by injection of local anesthesia.

Time frame: at 25 minutes, +3 minute window

Population: This analysis is only of the participants who received 3 sprays. It does not include participants who only received 2 sprays.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Kovacaine MistNumber of Participants Who Received Three Sprays and Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.16 participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Received Three Sprays and Completed the Study Dental Procedure Without Need for Rescue by Injection of Local Anesthetic.0 participants

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