Targeting Senescence to Reduce Osteoarthritis Pain and cartilagE Breakdown (ROPE) (ROPE)

July 26, 2022 updated by: Austin V Stone
Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the U.S. and a leading cause of disability. Increasing age, obesity, and previous injury increase the lifetime risk of knee OA, but these factors are also independently associated with increased cellular senescence. Senescent cells accumulate in many tissues and contribute to chronic pathologies, linked to the secretion of pro-inflammatory factors collectively known as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype. In OA, senescent cells promote production of cytokines, chemokines, and matrix-degrading enzymes involved in progressive cartilage breakdown. The senolytic supplement fisetin alters the inflammatory and catabolic cartilage responses, which may clinically lessen OA pain while also slowing progressive cartilage breakdown. The purpose of this double-blind, randomized clinical trial is to compare 2 fisetin dosing regimens versus placebo. Sixty patients with mild to moderate knee OA will be assessed at baseline and 3 months in an effort to: determine if 2 different fisetin dosing regimens lessen pain and functional impairment compared to placebo, compare progressive changes in senescent cell activity and biomarkers of cartilage degradation between different fisetin dosing regimens and placebo, and assess acceptability and feasibility of 2 fisetin dosing regimens.

Study Overview

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40504
        • UK Healthcare at Turfland
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40508
        • UK HealthCare Joint Reconstruction and Replacement

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

35 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Are male or female, ages 35-80;
  • Are willing to comply with all study related procedures and assessments;
  • Are ambulatory as defined by ability to complete functional performance testing;
  • Radiographic evidence of Kellgren-Lawrence grade II-IV osteoarthritis in one or both knees;
  • Scores between 40 and 80 mm on the pain VAS;
  • Stable dose of screening/baseline medications for at least 2 months prior to the anticipated date of study drug dosing.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Females who are nursing, pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the duration of study drug dosing;
  • Males who do not wish to abstain from sex or use contraceptive protection during study drug dosing and for 2 weeks after the last dose;
  • Subjects who do not have the capacity to consent themselves;
  • Subjects who are unable to tolerate oral medication;
  • Subjects having previously undergone any of the following treatments in the stated time window.
  • Surgery on the Study Knee in the past 6 months;
  • Partial or complete joint replacement in the study knee. Partial or complete joint replacement in the contralateral knee is acceptable as long as the surgery was performed at least 6 months prior to enrollment and the operative knee is asymptomatic;
  • Patients who have undergone arthroscopic surgery (including microfracture and meniscectomy) on the Study Knee in the last 2 years prior to the Screening visit or are anticipated to have arthroscopic surgery on either knee at any time during the study period;
  • Patients that have had a recent intraarticular OA treatment:
  • Glucocorticoid injection, within the last 2 months;
  • Extended-release corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid, or biologic injection (platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow, adipose tissue/cells) into the Study Knee in the past 6 months;
  • Subjects with any of the following drug/medication statuses:
  • Currently taking Losartan;
  • Currently taking Warfarin or related anticoagulants;
  • Opioid analgesics taken in the past 8 weeks;
  • Senolytic agents taken within the past 6 months and are not willing to discontinue these medications through the duration of the study, including: Fisetin, Quercetin, Luteolin, Dasatinib, Piperlongumine, or Navitoclax;
  • Drugs that induce significant cellular stress and are not willing to discontinue these medications through the duration of the study, including alkylating agents, anthracyclines, platins, other chemotherapy drugs;
  • Subjects taking the following other drugs if they cannot be held (per the Principal Investigator) for at least 2 days before and during administration of Fisetin: cyclosporine, tacrolimus, repaglinide, and bosentan.
  • Subjects with any of the following disease statuses:
  • Significant liver disease (i.e. greater than or equal to 2x the upper limit of normal bilirubin levels) or as in the opinion of the Principal Investigator;
  • Significant renal disease (eGFR of <60 ml/min/1.73m2) or as in the opinion of the Principal Investigator;
  • History of other formally diagnosed joint diseases including osteonecrosis, acromegaly, Paget's disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Gaucher's disease, Cushing's syndrome, Stickler's syndrome, joint infection, hemophilia, hemochromatosis, or neuropathic arthropathy of any cause;
  • Any active systemic autoimmune disease with musculoskeletal involvement or any history of system inflammatory arthritis;
  • Patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes (HbA1c>6.5%) and/or taking medications that affect insulin levels, including: Metformin (within the last week), Glucocorticoids (within the last month), Acarbose (within the last week);
  • Subjects with moderate to severe depression (PHQ-9 score > 10) will also be excluded since knee OA patients with depression have previously demonstrated worse pain trajectories;
  • Subjects that have any medical condition, including laboratory findings and findings in the medical history or in the pre-study assessments, that in the opinion of the Investigator constitutes a risk or contraindication for participation in the study or that could interfere with the study objectives, conduct or evaluation or prevent the patient from fully participating in all aspects of the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Other: Oral placebo capsule
Participants will be asked to take one, 100 mg oral placebo capsule (corn starch) daily for 90 days.
Experimental: High-dose/short-duration Fisetin (FIS-hi)
Drug: High-dose/short-duration Fisetin
Fisetin is a plant flavanol senolytic found in strawberries, persimmons, and cucumbers. It has senolytic properties that may provide therapeutic benefit for those with knee osteoarthritis. Participants will be asked to take approximately 20 mg/kg of body mass for 2 consecutive days, followed by a 28-day washout period, and then another 2-day administration.
Experimental: Low-dose/sustained duration Fisetin (FIS-lo)
Drug: Low-dose/sustained-duration Fisetin
Fisetin is a plant flavanol senolytic found in strawberries, persimmons, and cucumbers. It has senolytic properties that may provide therapeutic benefit for those with knee osteoarthritis. Participants will be asked to take one, 100 mg capsule of fisetin daily for 90 days.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in markers of liver toxicity
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
The change in 2 markers of liver toxicity between baseline and 3-month follow-up will be assessed. Alanine amino transferase (ALT) and aspartate amino transferase (AST) are enzymes found mostly in the cells of the liver and kidney, and heart and liver, respectively. Both are useful tests for detecting liver damage.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Change in markers of kidney toxicity
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
The change in 2 markers of kidney toxicity between baseline and 3-month follow-up will be assessed. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a waste product filtered out of the blood by the kidneys. As kidney function decreases, the BUN level rises. Creatine kinase (CK) is also an enzyme that is used to assess kidney function. Higher CK values are associated with greater burden on the kidneys.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Change in markers of tumor lysis syndrome
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Tumor lysis syndrome is characterized by high blood potassium, low blood calcium, and high blood uric acid. The change in potassium, calcium and uric acid between baseline and 3-month follow-up will be assessed.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
The Pain VAS is a 100 mm scale where participants will be asked to report their level of pain over the past 24 hours, with 0 being associated with no pain and 100 mm being associated with the worst pain imaginable.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
The WOMAC is a 24-item instrument that has been found to be valid and responsive when quantifying changes in pain and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Scores range from 0 to 96 with higher WOMAC scores being associated with worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Five times sit-to-stand test
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
The five-repetition sit-to-stand is commonly used to measure mobility and function in older adults. Participants are positioned in a standard 16" office chair with their arms at their sides and back located against the back of the chair. Participants are instructed to "Please stand up straight as quickly as you can 5 times, without stopping in between. Keep your arms folded across your chest. I'll be timing you with a stopwatch. Ready, begin." The test is timed using a stopwatch and the timer is stopped when the individual achieves a standing position on the 5th trial. Faster times are associated with less functional impairment.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Biomarker of cellular senescence (MMP-3)
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is commonly associated with senescence-associated secretory phenotype, and have been previously used to assess the mechanism of action of fisetin in human clinical trials. Greater serum concentrations of MMP-3 are associated with increased senescent cell activity.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
Biomarker of cartilage breakdown (CTXII)
Time Frame: Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up
C-terminal crosslinked telopeptide type II collagen (CTXII) has been identified as a biomarker for the diagnosis, staging, and evaluating the prognosis of hip and knee osteoarthritis, and has also been demonstrated to be responsive over short testing periods (3 months). Greater concentrations are associated with increased cartilage breakdown. CTXII will be measured in the urine and will be normalized to creatinine levels.
Change between baseline and 3-month follow-up

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Need for rescue treatment
Time Frame: 3-month follow-up
We will record the prevalence and time to rescue intra-articular injections such as a corticosteroid injection.
3-month follow-up
Treatment Adherence
Time Frame: 3-month follow-up
Participants will be asked to complete an adherence questionnaire weekly throughout the study period. Participants will be contacted via their preferred method (phone, email, SMS text message). Previous literature has defined good medication compliance as taking at least 80% of the prescribed medication. We will calculate the proportion of patients who meet this criterion in the treatment group as well as the 95% confidence interval (CI) around this compliance rate. The treatments will be considered feasible and acceptable if over 70% of participants reach this threshold.
3-month follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

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Austin V Stone

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Austin Stone, MD, PhD, University of Kentucky

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

Study Start

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June 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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May 31, 2024

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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May 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 16, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 22, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 25, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 29, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 26, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2022

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  • 65448

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data (IDP) will not be made available to other researchers.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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