Ketorolac Applied by Continuous IV Infusion for Treatment of Moderately Severe Postoperative Pain Following Bunionectomy

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Parallel-Group, Active and Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of NTM-001 for the Treatment of Moderately Severe Postoperative Pain Following Bunionectomy

This clinical study is a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel group, multi-center, active and placebo-controlled trial evaluating the analgesic efficacy and safety of NTM-001 in subjects with moderately severe postoperative pain after bunionectomy surgery.

This study is designed to compare the efficacy of NTM-001 to placebo. Intravenous (IV) morphine serves as an active comparator to determine assay sensitivity and support assessment of opioid-level analgesia for NTM-001. Effectiveness, safety, and tolerability parameters will be descriptively compared between treatment arms.

Study Overview

• Status: Suspended
• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ketorolac Tromethamine; Other: IV Placebo for Morphine; Drug: Morphine Sulfate; Other: Intravenous Placebo for NTM-001

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 341
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Sun City, Arizona, United States, 85351
      • Sun City Clinical Research
  • California
    • Bakersfield, California, United States, 93301
      • Trovare Clinical Research
    • Canoga Park, California, United States, 91304
      • Alliance Research Intitute
    • Pomona, California, United States, 91767
      • Pasadena Clinical Trials
  • Kansas
    • Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66212
      • Dr. Vince Clinical Research
  • Maryland
    • Pasadena, Maryland, United States, 21122
      • Chesapeake Research
  • New Jersey
    • Westwood, New Jersey, United States, 07675
      • Curalta Clinical Trials
  • Ohio
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45417
      • Midwest Clinical Research Center
  • Oklahoma
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74104
      • The Orthopedic Center
  • Texas
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
      • Endeavor Clinical Trials

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 64 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written informed consent obtained prior to any study-related procedure being performed.
2. Male or female subjects between 18 and <65 years of age at time of consent.
3. Body weight ≥50 kg.
4. Physical status rated as ≤2 on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) rating scale (Owens, Felts et al. 1978).
5. Scheduled to undergo primary unilateral first metatarsal bunionectomy.
6. Women must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, abstinent, or practicing or agree to practice an effective method of birth control if they are sexually active before entry, throughout the study, and for 7 days after the last dose of study drug (effective methods of birth control include prescription hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine devices, double-barrier method, and male partner sterilization). Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test before surgery.
7. Subject is willing and able to complete all study procedures including training on pain scales, follow instructions, communicate meaningfully with study personnel, and return for all visits as listed in the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of peptic ulcer disease, GI bleeding, perforation, or active peptic ulcer disease.
2. History of asthma, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs.
3. History of, or suspected or confirmed, cerebrovascular bleeding, hemorrhagic diathesis, or incomplete hemostasis.
4. Increased risk of bleeding at the discretion of the Investigator based on prior/concomitant disease, laboratory values, medication or surgical complications.
5. Clinical laboratory values reflecting at least mild renal insufficiency as indicated by a creatinine clearance ≤89 mL/min.
6. Risk for renal failure due to volume depletion at the discretion of the Investigator.
7. Concomitant use of aspirin or NSAIDs.

8. History of seizure disorder or epilepsy, as suggested by the presence of any of the following:

   • Mild or moderate traumatic brain injury, stroke, transient ischemic attach, or brain neoplasm within 1 year of screening.
   • Severe traumatic brain injury, episode(s) of unconsciousness of more than 24 hours duration, or posttraumatic amnesia of more than 24 hours duration within 15 years of screening.
9. History of alcohol or drug abuse in the Investigator's judgement based on subject history and physical examination.
10. Significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cor pulmonale, a substantially decreased respiratory reserve, hypoxia, hypercapnia, or pre-existing respiratory depression.
11. At least moderately impaired hepatic function (Child-Pugh >6), or subjects with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).
12. Concurrent use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) or use of MAOIs within the last 14 days.
13. The subject is not on a stable dose (at least 2 weeks prior to Screening Visit) of medications that may lower the seizure threshold (e.g., anti-psychotic agents) or which impact the serotonergic system (e.g., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), tricyclic antidepressants).
14. Evidence of significant anemia (indicated by hemoglobin concentration ≤8 g/dL).
15. Evidence of active infections that may spread to other areas of the body (e.g., osteomyelitis, pyogenic infection of the hip, Hepatitis B or C, or other overt infections) or a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 or 2.
16. History of malignancy within 2 years prior to the start of the study, with the exception of basal cell and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
17. History of systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, vasculitis, vasculopathy, or deep vein thrombosis.
18. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, psychiatric, or other significant medical conditions.
19. Chronic systemic steroid therapy, excluding inhalers or a 1-time intraoperative dose, within 4 weeks before screening.
20. History of pending litigation due to pain or disability.
21. Clinically significant disease that, in the Investigator's opinion, may affect efficacy or safety assessments.
22. Employees of the Investigator or study site with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that Investigator or study site, including family members of the employees or the Investigator.
23. Received an experimental drug or used an experimental medical device within 30 days before screening or have participated in a previous study of ketorolac.
24. Contraindications to, or history of allergy or hypersensitivity to ketorolac and/or morphine and their excipients.
25. A positive COVID-19 test (rapid antigen test) or COVID-19 related symptoms at screening and/or at check in of Visit 2 (Surgical Period).
26. Subjects who are planning on receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during the study duration.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: NTM-001 Treatment Arm; NTM-001 loading dose of 12.5 mg administered over approximately 60 seconds, followed by a continuous IV infusion at a rate of 3.5 mg/h for 24h, by a pre-programmed infusion pump.; Subjects will also receive placebo to IV Morphine (injections).	Drug: Ketorolac Tromethamine; Ketorolac tromethamine, alcohol free formulation, 1.0 mg/mL in saline solution (~0.9% NaCl) adjusted to a pH of ~7.4. Contained in a sterile, 200 mL polyolefin bag (filled with 125 mL of NTM-001).; Other Names: NTM-001 (Ketorolac Tromethamine IV Continuous Infusion); Other: IV Placebo for Morphine; Placebo single use vials with saline (matching active morphine).
Active Comparator: Morphine Treatment Arm; A single IV morphine bolus (4 mg) every 4h for up to 24h.; Subjects will also receive placebo to NTM-001.	Drug: Morphine Sulfate; Morphine single use vials at 4 mg/mL, filled with 1 mL.; Other Names: Morphine Sulfate Injection USP; Other: Intravenous Placebo for NTM-001; Placebo alcohol free saline solution (~0.9% NaCl; matching active NTM-001). Contained in a sterile, 200 mL polyolefin bag (filled with 125 mL Placebo solution).
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Treatment Arm; Subjects randomized will receive placebos of both active treatments concomitantly.; Placebo to NTM-001: Placebo "loading dose" applied over approximately 60 seconds, followed by a continuous IV infusion at a rate of 3.5 mL/h for 24h by a pre-programmed infusion pump.; Placebo to IV morphine injections: A single IV placebo bolus every 4h for up to 24h.	Other: IV Placebo for Morphine; Placebo single use vials with saline (matching active morphine).; Other: Intravenous Placebo for NTM-001; Placebo alcohol free saline solution (~0.9% NaCl; matching active NTM-001). Contained in a sterile, 200 mL polyolefin bag (filled with 125 mL Placebo solution).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Summed Pain Intensity Difference (SPID24)	The primary endpoint is the Summed Pain Intensity Difference over 24h (SPID24) from start to end of administration of investigational medicinal product (IMP). Calculated as the weighted sum of the PID (difference between baseline at qualifying period and current pain intensity) collected at protocol scheduled time points through up to 24h after starting infusion of the IMP, using the following formula: SPID24 = Σ Wi * PIDi (1) where the Σ sums over all observations collected from the first assessment after the first IMP administration to Hour 24 and Wi is the time elapsed from the previous observation PIDi-1 to the current observation PIDi.	0 to 24 hours after start of administration

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Neumentum, Inc.
• Collaborators: NEMA Research, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 14, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 6, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 12, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 23, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms; Pain, Postoperative; Heterocyclic Compounds; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Alkaloids; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Compounds; Indomethacin; Indoles; Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings; Morphinans; Opiate Alkaloids; Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring; Phenanthrenes; Morphine Derivatives; Morphine; Ketorolac Tromethamine
• Other Study ID Numbers: NTM-001-CT001

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