Innocoll Announces Dosing of Last Patient in US Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Investigate CollaRx(R) BUPIVACAINE SURGICAL IMPLANT for the Management of Post-Oper...(vide continuouslong-term analgesia at th...),Health

Innocoll has already completed a phase 2 clinical trial in patients undergoing hysterectomy surgery in the absence of gynecological cancers at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK. The results of this trial were particularly encouraging, showing evidence of sustained, post-operative analgesia for approximately 96 hours as measured by VAS (visual analogue scale) scores and reduced dependence on systemic morphine administered by PCA (patient-controlled analgesia). This extended analgesic action was achieved despite a low total bupivacaine dose (150mg as the hydrochloride salt), which is well below the allowable daily dose and equivalent to that used by some practitioners for a once-off wound infiltration with bupivacaine solution prior to wound closure.

Innocoll has appointed Premier Research Group, a leading clinical research organization in acute and chronic pain, to co-ordinate a series of US phase 2 multi-centered, controlled clinical trials in a variety of surgical procedures; including hysterectomy, herniorrhaphy, and open gastrointestinal surgery. In addition to those surgeries currently being studied, other procedures where the product could potentially be used routinely include caesarean section, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, open heart surgery, vascular surgery, and various orthopedic surgeries such as hip and knee replacement, bunionectomy, open fracture repair and certain bone graft procedures.

This trial, the first of three ongoing multi-centered trials to complete patient enrollment, is a 3-way study comparing the analgesic effect of BUPIVACAINE SURGICAL IMPLANT versus placebo and standard of care in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy.

Dr. Michael Myers, Innocoll's President and CEO commented "We are delighted to have enrolled the last patient in this phase 2 trial and we are now eagerly anticipating the full and final results in approximately 3 mon
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