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CompletedNCT04398329Updated Jun 9, 2026Results posted

Dose-Escalation Study of HTX-034 Following Bunionectomy

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose in Bunions and Postoperative Pain, sponsored by Heron Therapeutics. Completed at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-09.

Sponsored by Heron Therapeutics · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
78
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This was a Phase 1b/2, randomized, blinded, active-controlled study. Phase 1b evaluated escalating doses of HTX-034 compared with bupivacaine HCl. Phase 2 was a dose-expansion phase to evaluate additional subjects treated with the HTX-034 dose selected based on Phase 1b, compared with bupivacaine HCl.

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Conditions studied

  • Bunions
  • Postoperative Pain

Keywords

  • Analgesia
  • Bunionectomy
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In context

Bunion

58 studies on the registry are indexed under Bunion; 5 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 78 is below the median of 100 across 47 interventional studies indexed under Bunion.

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Lead sponsor

Heron Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 26 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 14 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 12 (86%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  • Is medically fit to undergo an elective unilateral, first metatarsal bunionectomy with osteotomy and internal fixation under regional anesthesia; no neuraxial technique (eg, no spinal, epidural, or general anesthesia).
  • Has an (ASA) Physical Status of I, II, or III.
  • Female subjects are eligible only if not pregnant, not lactating, not planning to become pregnant during the study; sterile, or using acceptable .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Had contralateral foot bunionectomy in the past 3 months.
  • Has a planned concurrent surgical procedure.
  • Has a or a known or suspected history of or idiosyncratic reaction to required study medications.
  • Has a pre-existing concurrent acute or chronic painful physical/restrictive condition expected to require analgesic treatment in the postoperative period for pain.
  • Has received or is taking a contraindicated or prohibited medications.
  • Received an product or device in a clinical trial within 30 days or within 5 elimination half lives.
  • Has a known or suspected history of drug abuse, a positive drug screen on the day of surgery, or a recent history of alcohol abuse.
  • Has a history of clinically significant cardiac abnormality such as myocardial infarction within 6 months.
  • Has a history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery within 12 months.
  • Has a history of known or suspected coagulopathy.
  • As per subject history and/or medical records, has active infection or is currently undergoing treatment for , , or (HIV).
  • Has uncontrolled anxiety, psychiatric, or neurological disorder.
  • Had a in the last year, with the exception of nonmetastatic basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
  • Has undergone 3 or more surgeries within 12 months.
  • Has a known history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
  • Has any of the following laboratory abnormalities during Screening (1 retest permitted):

    • Severe liver function impairment.
    • Severe kidney function impairment.
    • count \<100,000/μL, \<12 g/dL, or hematocrit \<35%.
  • Has a (BMI) >39 kg/m2.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(13)

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ASA physical status

The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Hepatitis B tests

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Hepatitis C tests

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After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

HIV

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
78 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low Dose

    Fixed low dose of HTX-034: 21.7 mg/4.3 mg/0.6 mg (bupivacaine/aprepitant/meloxicam doses).

    Drug: HTX-034 low dose · Device: Luer lock applicator

  • Experimental
    Phase 1b: HTX-034 High Dose

    Individualized high dose of HTX-034: ranging from 30.6 mg/6.1 mg/0.9 mg to 51.5 mg/10.3 mg/1.5 mg (bupivacaine/aprepitant/meloxicam doses).

    Drug: HTX-034 high dose · Device: Luer lock applicator

  • Experimental
    Phase 2: HTX-034 Low Dose

    Fixed low dose of HTX-034: 21.7 mg/4.3 mg/0.6 mg (bupivacaine/aprepitant/meloxicam doses).

    Drug: HTX-034 low dose · Device: Luer lock applicator

  • Experimental
    Phase 2: HTX-034 High Dose

    Individualized high dose of HTX-034: ranging from 30.6 mg/6.1 mg/0.9 mg to 51.5 mg/10.3 mg/1.5 mg (bupivacaine/aprepitant/meloxicam doses).

    Drug: HTX-034 high dose · Device: Luer lock applicator

  • Active comparator
    Phase 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl

    Bupivacaine HCl (without epinephrine) 0.5%: 50 mg

    Drug: Bupivacaine HCl

Interventions

  • DrugHTX-034 low dose

    HTX-034 (bupivacaine/aprepitant/meloxicam) fixed dose: 21.7 mg/4.3 mg/0.6 mg

  • DrugHTX-034 high dose

    HTX-034 (bupivacaine/aprepitant/meloxicam) individualized dose: 30.6 mg/6.1 mg/0.9 mg to 51.5 mg/10.3 mg/1.5 mg

  • DeviceLuer lock applicator

    Applicator for instillation

  • Bupivacaine HCl 50 mg

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of TEAEs in Phases 1b/2

    The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

    Time frame: 42 days

  2. AUC0-72 of Pain Scores

    Mean area under the curve (AUC) of the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of pain intensity scores with activity (windowed worst observation carried forward) through 72 hours. The NRS was an 11-point scale (0-10) where 0 represents "no pain" and 10 represents "worst pain imaginable". The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

    Time frame: through 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cmax for HTX-034

    Maximum plasma concentration

    Time frame: 29 days

  2. Tmax for HTX-034

    Time of maximum plasma concentration

    Time frame: 29 days

  3. AUClast for HTX-034

    Area under the concentration-time curve from Time 0 to the time of the last quantifiable concentration

    Time frame: 29 days

  4. AUCinf for HTX-034

    Area under the concentration-time curve from Time 0 extrapolated to infinity (Phase 1b only)

    Time frame: 22 days

  5. t½ of HTX-034

    Apparent terminal half-life of HTX-034 (Phase 1b only)

    Time frame: 22 days

  6. Mean AUC of Pain Scores With Activity

    Mean AUC of the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scores with activity (windowed worst observation carried forward). Pain intensity scores were assessed using an 11-point NRS (0-10) where 0 represents "no pain" and 10 represents "worst pain imaginable". The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

    Time frame: 7 days

  7. Opioid Consumption

    Total postoperative opioid consumption (in IV Morphine Milligram Equivalents). The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

    Time frame: 7 days

  8. Proportion of Subjects Who Are Opioid-free

    Proportion of subjects who took no postoperative opioids through Day 15. The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

    Time frame: After surgery (Day 1) through the Day 15 visit

  9. Number of Participants With SAEs

    Number and proportion of subjects with serious adverse events. The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

    Time frame: 42 days

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Results

Posted Jun 9, 2026

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePhase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
Started1213122219
Completed1113112117
Not completed10112
Withdrew: Ineligible at day 110112

Outcome measures

PrimaryIncidence of TEAEs in Phases 1b/2

The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

Time frame:
42 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Incidence of TEAEs in Phases 1b/2
ParticipantsPhases 1b/2: HTX-034 Low DosePhases 1b/2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
Incidence of TEAEs in Phases 1b/2172311
PrimaryAUC0-72 of Pain Scores

Mean area under the curve (AUC) of the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of pain intensity scores with activity (windowed worst observation carried forward) through 72 hours. The NRS was an 11-point scale (0-10) where 0 represents "no pain" and 10 represents "worst pain imaginable". The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

Time frame:
through 72 hours
Reported as:
Mean · pain intensity score*hr
AUC0-72 of Pain Scores
pain intensity score*hrPhases 1b/2: HTX-034 Low DosePhases 1b/2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
AUC0-72 of Pain Scores283.50 ± 168.148287.41 ± 144.247363.43 ± 150.177
SecondaryCmax for HTX-034

Maximum plasma concentration

Time frame:
29 days
Reported as:
Mean · ng/mL
Cmax for HTX-034
ng/mLPhase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High Dose
Cmax of bupivacaine22.0 ± 10.158.7 ± 30.627.4 ± 8.3751.2 ± 23.9
Cmax of aprepitant5.12 ± 3.6412.0 ± 7.446.37 ± 2.238.09 ± 4.36
Cmax of meloxicam11.4 ± 7.5129.9 ± 17.418.1 ± 8.6327.9 ± 13.8
SecondaryTmax for HTX-034

Time of maximum plasma concentration

Time frame:
29 days
Reported as:
Median · hours (h)
Tmax for HTX-034
hours (h)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High Dose
Tmax of bupivacaine4.17 (2.17 to 24.23)7.75 (2.03 to 23.83)7.73 (4.02 to 18.10)7.75 (1.98 to 23.42)
Tmax of aprepitant60.20 (17.98 to 120.10)58.52 (23.60 to 164.58)60.13 (18.13 to 138.17)58.29 (17.68 to 73.27)
Tmax of meloxicam34.35 (8.12 to 70.52)18.05 (7.73 to 59.10)34.25 (11.77 to 71.70)21.01 (7.72 to 61.90)
SecondaryAUClast for HTX-034

Area under the concentration-time curve from Time 0 to the time of the last quantifiable concentration

Time frame:
29 days
Reported as:
Mean · h*ng/mL
AUClast for HTX-034
h*ng/mLPhase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High Dose
AUClast of bupivacaine795 ± 5101970 ± 936994 ± 3631780 ± 966
AUClast of aprepitant497 ± 3421330 ± 813604 ± 317910 ± 696
AUClast of meloxicam816 ± 6112360 ± 16401170 ± 7441580 ± 921
SecondaryAUCinf for HTX-034

Area under the concentration-time curve from Time 0 extrapolated to infinity (Phase 1b only)

Time frame:
22 days
Reported as:
Mean · h*ng/mL
AUCinf for HTX-034
h*ng/mLPhase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High Dose
AUCinf of bupivacaine835 ± 5092010 ± 920
AUCinf of aprepitant702 ± 3061340 ± 830
AUCinf of meloxicam938 ± 6072420 ± 1640
Secondaryt½ of HTX-034

Apparent terminal half-life of HTX-034 (Phase 1b only)

Time frame:
22 days
Reported as:
Mean · hours (h)
t½ of HTX-034
hours (h)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High Dose
t½ of bupivacaine15.6 ± 5.6013.9 ± 4.99
t½ of aprepitant30.6 ± 4.6342.0 ± 24.4
t½ of meloxicam25.7 ± 8.3223.2 ± 4.87
SecondaryMean AUC of Pain Scores With Activity

Mean AUC of the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scores with activity (windowed worst observation carried forward). Pain intensity scores were assessed using an 11-point NRS (0-10) where 0 represents "no pain" and 10 represents "worst pain imaginable". The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

Time frame:
7 days
Reported as:
Mean · pain intensity score*hr
Mean AUC of Pain Scores With Activity
pain intensity score*hrPhases 1b/2: HTX-034 Low DosePhases 1b/2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
Mean AUC of Pain Scores With Activity535.70 ± 322.297561.93 ± 337.621607.31 ± 311.639
SecondaryOpioid Consumption

Total postoperative opioid consumption (in IV Morphine Milligram Equivalents). The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

Time frame:
7 days
Reported as:
Mean · morphine milligram equivalents (MME)
Opioid Consumption
morphine milligram equivalents (MME)Phases 1b/2: HTX-034 Low DosePhases 1b/2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
Opioid Consumption9.89 ± 12.31310.87 ± 17.2218.88 ± 7.234
SecondaryProportion of Subjects Who Are Opioid-free

Proportion of subjects who took no postoperative opioids through Day 15. The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

Time frame:
After surgery (Day 1) through the Day 15 visit
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Proportion of Subjects Who Are Opioid-free
ParticipantsPhases 1b/2: HTX-034 Low DosePhases 1b/2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCI
Proportion of Subjects Who Are Opioid-free8124
SecondaryNumber of Participants With SAEs

Number and proportion of subjects with serious adverse events. The data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 were combined for each treatment group because the dose for bupivacaine HCI, HTX-034 low dose and HTX-034 high dose were the same, in both Phases, respectively. In addition, the surgical procedure, protocol assessments, and participating sites were the same in both Phases.

Time frame:
42 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With SAEs
ParticipantsPhases 1b/2: HTX-034 Low DosePhases 1b/2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
Number of Participants With SAEs000

Adverse events

Collected over 42 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low Dose0/11 (0%)0/11 (0%)8/11 (72.7%)
Phase 1b: HTX-034 High Dose0/13 (0%)0/13 (0%)10/13 (76.9%)
Phase 2: HTX-034 Low Dose0/11 (0%)0/11 (0%)9/11 (81.8%)
Phase 2: HTX-034 High Dose0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)13/21 (61.9%)
Phases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl0/17 (0%)0/17 (0%)11/17 (64.7%)
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPhase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HCl
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders1/115/133/111/214/17
DizzinessNervous system disorders3/113/132/112/212/17
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders0/110/133/113/213/17
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/113/133/110/210/17
HeadacheNervous system disorders2/113/131/111/211/17
Vessel puncture site haematomaGeneral disorders2/110/130/110/210/17
SomnolenceNervous system disorders1/112/131/111/212/17
Muscle twitchingMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/112/130/110/212/17
BradycardiaCardiac disorders0/110/131/113/211/17
HypotensionVascular disorders0/110/131/112/211/17

Baseline characteristics

Bupivacaine HCI was the same dose, same surgical procedure, same protocol assessments and same sites in Phase 1b and Phase 2, so the Arms are combined given the data provides a larger sample size providing more representative assessment of the 2 doses.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HClTotal
<=18 years000000
Between 18 and 65 years111011191768
>=65 years030205
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HClTotal
Mean48.6 ± 14.3553.1 ± 12.8951.6 ± 11.2547.0 ± 12.5053.3 ± 6.4450.5 ± 11.57
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HClTotal
Female81311191364
Male300249
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HClTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000101
Asian000112
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000000
Black or African American004329
White11127161460
More than one race010001
Unknown or Not Reported000000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Phase 1b: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 1b: HTX-034 High DosePhase 2: HTX-034 Low DosePhase 2: HTX-034 High DosePhases 1b/2: Bupivacaine HClTotal
United States111311211773
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Study locations

4 sites
  • Arizona Research Center
    Phoenix, Arizona 85053, United States
  • First Surgical Hospital
    Bellaire, Texas 77401, United States
  • Endeavor Clinical Trials, LLC
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • JBR Clinical Research
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84017, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from May 2020 to primary completion in Jul 2021, 14 months.

Results were first posted in Jun 2026, 4 years 10 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 18, 2020
First posted
May 21, 2020
StartActual
May 8, 2020
Primary completionActual
Jul 15, 2021
CompletionActual
Jul 15, 2021
Results first posted
Jun 9, 2026
Last update
Jun 9, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 9, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04398329
Lead sponsor
Heron Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 21, 2020
Start date
May 8, 2020
Primary completion
Jul 15, 2021
Completion
Jul 15, 2021
Results posted
Jun 9, 2026
Last update
Jun 9, 2026

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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