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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 27 February 2024
Main ID:  NCT06271265
Date of registration: 18/01/2024
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Public title: Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of EXPAREL for Postoperative Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Scientific title: A Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized, Bupivacaine-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of EXPAREL for Postoperative Analgesia in Subjects Aged 0 to Less Than 6 Years Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Date of first enrolment: February 2024
Target sample size: 48
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06271265
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:     Sarah Shaffer
Address: 
Telephone: 973-451-4071
Email: sarah.shaffer@pacira.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parent/guardian able to speak, read, and understand the language of the ICF and
provide informed consent for the subject.

2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class 1-3.

3. Male or female subjects from 0 to less than 6 years of age on the day of surgery. For
Part 1, the subject's age should be 2 years to less than 6 years. For Part 2, the
subject's age should be 6 months to less than 2 years. For Part 3, the subject's age
should be 0 to less than 6 months.

4. Parent/guardian able to adhere to the study visit schedule and complete all study
assessments for the subject.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reactions or contradictions to
bupivacaine HCl or other amide-type local anesthetics or to opioid medications.

2. Administration of EXPAREL or bupivacaine HCl within 30 days prior to study drug
administration.

3. History of coagulopathies or immunodeficiency disorders.

4. Clinically significant medical or psychiatric disease that, in the opinion of the
investigator, indicates an increased vulnerability to study drugs and/or procedures.

5. History of pre-term birth (babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy).

6. Administration of an investigational drug within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives
of such investigational drug, whichever is longer, prior to study drug administration,
or planned administration of another investigational product or procedure during the
subject's participation in this study.

7. Concern about a subject's recent or potential exposure to COVID-19, or if the subject
is not medically fit/cleared for surgery due to suspected COVID-19 illness/symptoms
(or other serious illness).



Age minimum: 0 Years
Age maximum: 6 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Postoperative Pain
Intervention(s)
Drug: EXPAREL
Drug: bupivacaine
Primary Outcome(s)
The following model-predicted PK endpoint will be determined: [Time Frame: through 72 hours]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Incidence of adverse events of special interest (AESIs) [Time Frame: 14 ± 3 days]
Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) [Time Frame: 14 ± 3 days]
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) [Time Frame: 14 ± 3 days]
Vitals change from Baseline: [Time Frame: up to 4 postoperative days]
Secondary ID(s)
402-C-125
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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