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NCT02255500 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

EXPAREL Infiltration in Subjects Undergoing Femoral Nerve Block With Bupivacaine HCl for Total Knee Arthroplasty

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by Pacira Pharmaceuticals.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
23
Enrollment target

NCT02255500: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by Pacira Pharmaceuticals.

NCT02255500 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by Pacira Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 23 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02255500, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by Pacira Pharmaceuticals.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
23 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL in subjects who undergo femoral nerve block with bupivacaine HCl for unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Primary Outcome

The maximum observed plasma concentration of a drug in the body after the drug has been administered. Blood samples for bupivacaine pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis were to be obtained from subjects at baseline (prior to bupivacaine HCl administration for nerve block), 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours, and 14 days after the beginning of EXPAREL administration

Interventions

  • DRUG EXPAREL Infiltration
  • DRUG Bupivacaine FNB

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 23 participants
Start Date 2014-09
Est. Completion 2015-03
Phase Phase 4
Pacira Pharmaceuticals

88 total trials

What the finished NCT02255500 record still lists

NCT02255500 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 23 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which EXPAREL Infiltration is the first listed.

NCT02255500 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02255500 about?

NCT02255500 is a clinical study titled "EXPAREL Infiltration in Subjects Undergoing Femoral Nerve Block With Bupivacaine HCl for Total Knee Arthroplasty". The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL in subjects who undergo femoral nerve block with bupivacaine HCl for unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

What is the current status of trial NCT02255500?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 23 participants. The study started on 2014-09. Estimated completion is 2015-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02255500?

The interventions under investigation include: EXPAREL Infiltration (DRUG), Bupivacaine FNB (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02255500?

This trial is sponsored by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, which has 88 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02255500's enrollment target sits among peer trials

23 1725th of 2000 higher than 270 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02255500, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02255500 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.