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Post-Operative Pain and Opioid Reduction Trial After Bunionectomy

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Active-Controlled, Dose Escalation and Optional Dose Expansion Study to Evaluate Safety, Efficacy, and PK of CPL-01 in Post-Op Pain After Unilateral Distal First Metatarsal Bunionectomy + Osteotomy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05411861
Acronym
MERIT-2
Enrollment
73
Registered
2022-06-09
Start date
2022-06-14
Completion date
2022-11-07
Last updated
2023-01-11

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

Conditions

Hallux Valgus and Bunion

Brief summary

This is a Phase 2b, randomized, double blind, placebo and active controlled study with an Ascending Dose Stage and an optional Dose Expansion Stage in subjects undergoing bunionectomy.

Detailed description

Near the completion of surgery, a single dose of study drug (CPL-01, saline placebo, or ropivacaine HCl) will be infiltrated. Subjects will remain in the hospital/research facility for a minimum of 72 hours after the start of study drug administration to undergo postoperative assessments. Subjects will return to the study site on Day 7 to complete follow up assessments, on Day 28 for follow-up assessments including an X-Ray, and on Day 42 for the end-of-study (EOS) visit.

Interventions

DRUGAnalgesic Non Narcotic

Injection of protocol-specified volume of local analgesic

Sponsors

Cali Pharmaceuticals LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Masking description

Separate blinded and unblinded study teams

Intervention model description

Bunion Surgery

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Be willing and able to sign the informed consent form (ICF) prior to study participation * In the medical judgment of the Investigator, be a reasonably healthy adult 18 - 75 years of age, inclusive, and ASA Class I or II at the time of randomization * Plan to undergo an elective primary unilateral, distal, first metatarsal bunionectomy with osteotomy and internal fixation under regional anesthesia, without collateral procedures or additional surgeries * Have a BMI ≤ 39 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

* Previous unilateral simple bunionectomy * Has a planned concurrent surgical procedure that may impact pain scores, rescue medication use, or ability to fulfill the requirements of the protocol * Concurrent painful condition * Active skin disease or other clinically significant abnormality at the anticipated surgical site that could interfere with the planned surgery * Known hypersensitivity or known allergy, as determined by the Investigator, to the ingredients (i.e., excipients) of the study drug or any peri- or postoperative medications used in this study * History or clinical manifestation of significant medical, neuropsychiatric, or other condition that could preclude or impair study participation or interfere with study assessments * History of malignant hyperthermia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency * History or evidence of impaired liver function (e.g., ALT \> 3 × upper limit of normal \[ULN\] or total bilirubin \> 2 × ULN), active hepatic disease, or cirrhosis * History or evidence of impaired renal function (e.g., creatinine \> 1.5 × ULN) * History of malignancy in the past year, with the exception of nonmetastatic basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or localized in situ carcinoma of the cervix * Has or has had active COVID-19 infection within 3 months prior to surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AUC7272 hours post-operativePain score through 72 hours post-operative

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Opioid use (MME)72 hours post-operativeOpioid use through 72 hours post-operative

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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