Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of EXPAREL for Postoperative Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Description

This Phase 1, multicenter, open-label, randomized, bupivacaine-controlled study is designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of EXPAREL vs. bupivacaine HCl for postsurgical analgesia in pediatric subjects aged 0 to less than 6 years of age undergoing cardiac surgery, utilizing local infiltration analgesia (LIA).

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This Phase 1, multicenter, open-label, randomized, bupivacaine-controlled study is designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of EXPAREL vs. bupivacaine HCl for postsurgical analgesia in pediatric subjects aged 0 to less than 6 years of age undergoing cardiac surgery, utilizing local infiltration analgesia (LIA).

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

Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of EXPAREL for Postoperative Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Condition
Postoperative Pain
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

Oklahoma City

University of Oklahoma (OU) - Medical Center - The Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H) - McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility 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.
  • 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).

Ages Eligible for Study

0 Years to 6 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc,

Study Record Dates

2025-07