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NCT07580716PHASE2Recruiting

Intra-Articular Allocetra in Patients With Primary Knee Osteoarthritis

Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd.

Start Date

5/1/2026

Completion Date

4/1/2028

Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase IIb study to evaluate intra-articular (IA) injections of Allocetra in participants with moderate-to-severe age related symptomatic primary knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Detailed Description

Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease driven by physical breakdown of the joint cartilage, together with a chronic inflammation within the knee space. Over time, many patients will develop worsening pain in the joint and functional impairment, which may ultimately require knee replacement. Allocetra is an immunomodulatory cell-based therapy consisting of allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells that have been modified to be engulfed by macrophages and reprogram them into their homeostatic state. The main goal of this Phase IIb clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of intra-articular (IA) injections of Allocetra in participants with moderate-to-severe age related symptomatic primary knee osteoarthritis (OA), in comparison to Placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug). Participants will be randomized 1:1 to Allocetra or Placebo. Treatment consists of a total of three ultrasound-guided intra-articular (IA) injections (Days 0, 14, 28). Follow-up will continue for 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 64 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: Participants must meet all of the inclusion criteria listed below to be eligible for the study: 1. Age 64 years or above. 2. Diagnosis of primary femorotibial knee OA. 3. Radiographic evidence of knee OA defined as Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 2 or 3 in the index knee. 4. Participants who are intolerant to, or have failed to adequately respond to at least 2 OA therapies. 5. Index knee pain assessed during the screening period and following wash-out of pain medications. 6. Willingness to abstain from prohibited medications/treatments during the trial. 7. Women who are postmenopausal (≥12 months natural amenorrhea without alternative cause) or surgically sterilized (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy). 8. Male participants with partners of childbearing potential, who are not surgically sterile (vasectomy) for at least 6 months prior to randomization, must use condoms with spermicide in addition to their partner's contraception from randomization and for 90 days after last dose. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. Severe or end-stage osteoarthritis of the index knee. 2. Clinically significant structural abnormalities or instability of the index knee. 3. Recent major injury, surgical procedure, or intra-articular treatment in the index knee. 4. Any known history of infection or tumor of the index knee, or active infection at the intended injection site. 5. Any known history of inflammatory arthropathy or crystal-deposition disease. 6. Any severe systemic cartilage, bone, or musculoskeletal disorder that may interfere with study outcomes. 7. Clinically significant widespread pain syndromes. 8. Immunosuppressive therapy, clinically significant immunodeficiency, or active infection. 9. Body Mass Index (BMI) \>40 kg/m² 10. Use of medications that may interfere with pain assessment or study outcomes. 11. Known coagulopathy or use of anticoagulant/antiaggregant medication. 12. Significant uncontrolled systemic disease or clinically significant findings on screening laboratory tests or physical examination.

Interventions

DRUG

Allocetra

OTHER

Placebo

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Conditions

Primary Knee Osteoarthritis

Locations

Future Medical Research

Longwood, Florida 32750

United States

South Florida Research Phase I-IV

Miami, Florida 33166

United States

DelRicht Research @ Touro Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

United States

Oakland Medical Research

Troy, Michigan 48085

United States

Sanos Clinic Gandrup

Gandrup, 9362

Denmark

Sanos Clinic Herlev

Herlev, 2730

Denmark

Sanos Clinic Vejle

Vejle, 7100

Denmark

NZOZ Bif-Med. s.c

Bytom, 41-902

Poland

Vita Longa Sp. z o.o.

Katowice, 40-748

Poland

Centrum Medyczne PLEJADY

Krakow, 30-363

Poland

Medyczne Centrum Hetmańska

Poznan, 60-218

Poland

Reumedika sp. z o.o.

Poznan, 60-446

Poland

DC-MED Michal Kowalski S.K. Radom

Radom, 26-610

Poland

DC-MED Michal Kowalski S.K. Swidnica

Swidnica, 58-100

Poland

Etg Justmed

Warsaw, 01-696

Poland

Etg Warszawa

Warsaw, 02-677

Poland

Migre Polskie Centrum

Wroclaw, 52-210

Poland