Innovative Tool to Analyse Synovial Fluid of Patients With Knee Ostearthritis After IA Injection of Synvisc-one® (RESYF)

A Proof of Concept Study in Patients Suffering of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and Receiving Intra-articular (IA) Injection of Synvisc-one® to Assess the Clinical Pertinence of a New Analytical Tool of Synovial Fluid

The objective of this trial is to assess the clinical pertinence of an innovative analytical tool (SYNODIAG) to analyze the Synovial Fluid (SF) composition and guide the patient treatment in a Proof of Concept (PoC) study using OA patients receiving IA injection of SYNVISC ONE®.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Intra-Articular Injection
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Synvisc-One

Detailed Description

In a recent study on animal model (results not yet published), the use of drop deposition combined to Raman spectroscopy provided for the first time the Raman spectral signature of healthy SF. Tribological analysis of simple dried drops of SF showed the potentiality to observe physical and chemical changes due to OA process. HA concentration was correlated with the dried drop area and the increase of protein content was correlated with the height of the peripheral rim. Spectral acquisitions detailed/specified these observations as degradation of cartilage and bone tissues was measured using specific Raman band ratios. These results suggested that DDRS could be an innovative tool in OA clinical research. In this context, the Sponsor would like to assess the clinical pertinence of this innovative analytical tool in a PoC study using OA patients receiving IA injection of SYNVISC ONE®.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 13
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Auderghem, Belgium, 1160
    • Hopital Delta, CHIREC
  • Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
    • Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc - UCL
  • Bruxelles
    • Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles, Belgium, 1150
      • Centre Medical Chant d'Oiseau

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 40 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female ≥ 40 years of age with BMI ≤ 35 kg/m2

• Femorotibial knee OA (Uni- or bilateral):

  • Responding to clinical and radiological criteria of American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
  • Symptomatic for more than 6 months in the most painful knee
• Moderate-to-severe knee pain: knee pain score evaluated on VAS (0-100) ≥ 40 over the last month at the inclusion visit (the most painful knee is considered)
• Eligible for knee viscosupplementation using SYNVISC-ONE®
• Knee swelling justifying SF aspiration at baseline - Able to follow the instructions of the study
• Having signed an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Related to the OA pathology

   • Recent macro-trauma (< 6 months) of the knee responsible of the symptomatic knee. Micro-trauma are allowed according the Investigator's discretion
   • Concurrent articular disease interfering with the evaluation of OA and/or pain such as but not limited to articular dysplasia, aseptic osteonecrosis, acromegaly, Paget's disease, hemophilia, hemochromatosis, chondromatosis, villonodular synovitis of the knee, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, infectious arthritis, radiculalgia in the lower limbs, arteritis, chondrocalcinosis x-rays diagnosed and Calcium PyroPhosphate Dihydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD)
   • Hemarthrosis
   • Prosthesis in the target knee

2. Related to treatment

   • Corticosteroids injection in the target knee in the last 3 months before injection (excepted for low dose injection following SF aspiration at V1 as recommended by standard treatment guidelines)
   • Hyaluronan injection in the target knee in the last 6 months before injection
   • Arthroscopy in the last 3 months before injection
   • Oral corticotherapy ≥ 5mg/day (in Prednisolone equivalent) in the last 3 months before injection
   • Change in the dosage regimen of symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOA) or dietary supplement, i.e., curcuma extract, chondroitin, glucosamine, diacerein or avocado-soya unsaponifiables in the last 3 months before injection
   • An anticipated need for any forbidden OA treatments during the trial
   • Contraindications to SYNVISC-ONE®: hypersensitivity or allergy to the product components and infections or skin diseases in the area of the injection site
   • Anticoagulant anti-vitamin K (such as coumarinic) before injection

3. Related to associated diseases

   • Severe and uncontrolled diseases (type I diabetes, liver failure, renal failure, lung/heart disease, progressive malignant neoplasia or in remission for less than 5 years, HIV)
   • Malignancy or history of malignancy, or other major disease (e.g., systemic fungal infection) or other severe uncontrolled conditions (e.g., drug or alcohol abuse), that are significant and/or that may pose a health risk to the subject in the study or may have an impact on the study assessments
   • High risk of hemorrhage and risk of infection at the site of injection
   • Anticipated need for any surgical or other invasive procedure during the trial including prosthesis in the target knee

4. Related to patients

   • Close collaborators to the Sponsor, the study coordinator or the Investigator
   • Participation in a clinical trial in the last 3 months before injection
   • Patient under guardianship or judicial protection
   • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned conception, or premenopausal women without effective contraception (pill, patch, ring, diaphragm, implant and intrauterine device), tubal ligation or hysterectomy

5. Related to MRI counter-indication

   • Risk groups for MRI scanning due to magnetic field: metal in body: pacemaker/AICD/ICD (coronary defibrillator), nervus vagus stimulator, artificial heart valve (depending on type), metal clips on cerebral arteries or veins, metal particles in eye, port-a-cath, metal stents, hydrocephalic pump/insuline pump, metal implants; f/e screws, prostheses, piercings
   • Claustrophobia or serious mobility problem (uncontrolled Parkinson, tremors)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
OTHER: Injection of SYNVISC-ONE; Patients suffering from symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), receiving intra-articular (IA) injection of SYNVISC-ONE® (Hylan G-F 20; 10 mL single-injection viscosupplement)	Device: Synvisc-One; SYNVISC-ONE® (Hylan G-F 20), 10 mL single-injection viscosupplement Status : CE marked (CE 0086) class III Medical Device The IP is used according to its usual dosage, administration and indication; Other Names: Hylan G-F 20; SYNVISC

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Detection of variation of the composition of Synovial Fluid after hyaluronic acid viscosupplementation in Osteoarthritis patients receiving SYNVISC-ONE® injection	Tribological properties (i.e. the dried drop surface and the peripheral height profile) of the synovial fluid will be analyzed through optical microscopy (2D morphological examinations) in OA patients receiving SYNVISC-ONE® injection	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Detection of Synovial fluid tribological properties through interferometry	Topography measurement (3D tribological examination) will be performed using white light interferometry (smartWLI-microscope, GBS mbH, Germany) on the periphery of the drops.	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Detection of Synovial fluid molecular structural and chemical changes using a Raman confocal microscope	Based on Raman spectroscopy	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Detection of dried drops physicochemical index	Based on surface of dried drops and Raman ratios	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Variation of Visual Analogue Scale for the mean knee pain at rest and while walking over the last month	The pain Visual Analogue scale (VAS) is a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal line, usually 10 centimeters in length, anchored by 2 verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extreme.	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Variation of Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score using a self-administered questionnaire	The KOOS outcome score is a 42-item self-administrated questionnaire comprising 5 subscales: Pain, Symptoms, Activities of Daily Living, Sports and Recreation function, and Quality Of Life. A separate score ranging from 0 to 100, where 100 represents the best result, will be calculated for each subscale. A global score will be calculated by summing the score of each subscale.	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Variation of Visual Analogue Scale for patient global assessment of disease activity	The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal line, usually 10 centimeters in length, anchored by one verbal descriptors for Global Assessment of disease activity.	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Determination of Semi-quantitative Whole ORgan Magnetic Imaging Score score of the joint	MRI Imaging will be analyzed for WORMS by central reading in order to find correlation between the Imaging and the synovial fluid composition.	At baseline visit (T0)
Responder rate to treatment defined as changes in knee pain and/or knee function and/or patients disease activity according to OMERACT OARSI criteria	Responder criteria for osteoarthritis clinical trials will be based on the questionnaires describe above.	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)
Tolerance to the product	Number of Adverse events (AE or Adverse Device Effect or Device Deficiency; will be coded in terms of SOC and LLT using the last version of MedDRA) and drop offs	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Correlation at each timepoint between Synovial fluid composition and osteoarthritis biological markers (optional)	Monitor the cartilage degeneration by determining the serum level of OA biomarkers through immunoassay (optional)	6 months (between T0 and T6 visit)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pulsalys
• Collaborators: Artialis
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jean-Emile Dubuc, MD, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc UCL

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): February 12, 2020
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): October 1, 2021
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): February 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 24, 2020
• First Posted (ACTUAL): March 25, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): April 22, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Osteoarthritis; food supplement; SYNVISC; Synovial Fluid analysis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Protective Agents; Viscosupplements; Hylan
• Other Study ID Numbers: RESYF

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No