Safety, Efficacy, and Frequency of Administration of VNX001 in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS)

Last updated: March 24, 2025
Sponsor: Vaneltix Pharma, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Urinary Tract Infections

Gynecological Infections

Urinary Incontinence

Treatment

VNX001

Clinical Study ID

NCT06394830
VNX001-110
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is an open-label study that will enroll participants with Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS).

The study will assess PRN (as needed) dosing of up to 6 intravesical (via catheter) doses of VNX001 (study drug) to treat acute instances of moderate to severe bladder pain over a 14-day period. The main aim of the study is to tally the number of doses and assess pain before and after doses. The study will review the safety and tolerability of VNX001.

Participants will need to attend up to seven (7) clinic visits (1 for screening and up to 6 visits for VNX001 dosing) or at least one (1) clinic visit (for a combined screening/dosing visit) and 5 telephone visits over the course of 14 days. Participants will also be asked complete a diary or telephone call each day of the study, in order to record bladder pain, urinary urgency, side effects, and medications taken.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Enrolled and completed Study VNX001-111 (i.e., at any site that is concurrentlyconducting the VNX001-111 study, a subject must have previously enrolled andcompleted Study VNX001-111 to be eligible for entry into the VNX001-110 study) andmeet all other inclusion/exclusion criteria.

  2. Be able and willing to give a signed informed consent and to follow studyinstructions.

  3. Be male or female, ≥ 18 years of age.

  4. Have a history of IC/BPS for at least 9 months prior to the study, either treated (e.g. Elmiron®, RIMSO-50®), or untreated.

  5. Have received a cystoscopy in association with their diagnosis of IC/BPS within 1year of screening.

  6. Have a score of ≥ 14 and ≤ 30 on the PUF questionnaire, completed at screening.

  7. Have an episode of acute bladder pain of moderate to severe intensity with a minimumscore of 4 on the 11-point bladder pain NRS at time of screening and 15 minutes postvoid immediately prior to study drug administration.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. For females, have a positive pregnancy test at screening or be pregnant orlactating. Note: Females considered to be of child-bearing potential must commit to using aconsistent and medically acceptable method of birth control for the duration of thestudy: hormonal (i.e., oral, transdermal patch, implant, or injection) on a stabledose for at least 3 months prior to screening; double barrier (i.e., condom withspermicide or diaphragm with spermicide) consistently for at least 2 weeks prior toscreening; and intrauterine device for at least 3 months prior to screening; or onlyhave a partner who has been vasectomized for at least 6 months prior to screening orexclusively has same-sex partners. Female participants who are abstinent fromheterosexual intercourse as part of their usual lifestyle will also be eligible forparticipation. Females considered to be of non-childbearing potential include: Atleast 1 year postmenopausal; surgically sterile (tubal ligation, bilateraloophorectomy, salpingectomy, of hysterectomy); congenitally sterile; diagnosed asinfertile and not undergoing treatment to reverse infertility.

  2. Males who are sexually active with females and are not willing to commit to anacceptable method of birth control for the duration of the study.

  3. Postmenopausal women who, if taking hormone replacement therapy, have not beenstabilized on a regimen of hormone replacement therapy within 3 months of screening.

  4. Have a known hypersensitivity to heparin or lidocaine.

  5. Have used any local anesthetic by any route (other than intravesical instillation)within 48-hours prior to study drug administration, or used a lidocaine patch orlidocaine containing topical compounds within 14 days prior to study drugadministration.

  6. Have used a tricyclic antidepressant, or a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogue (gabapentin or pregabalin), unless taking a stable dose of the medication for ≥ 3weeks. The stable dose of gabapentin may not exceed 1,200 mg per day, and the stabledose of pregabalin may not exceed 150 mg per day.

  7. Have used prohibited drugs as determined by self-report, positive urine drug screen,or in the opinion of the investigator be under the influence of drugs affectingmentation precluding their ability to follow the study protocol or bias studyresults.

  8. Have a known abnormal laboratory test value that, in the investigator's judgement,is clinically significant.

  9. Have a neurogenic bladder or other disorder that, in the opinion of theinvestigator, may cause neurogenic bladder (including Parkinson's disease, multiplesclerosis, epilepsy, myasthenia gravis, movement disorders, spinal cord damage).

  10. Have pain or a pain disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make itdifficult to discriminate pelvic pain of bladder origin from the other pain.

  11. Have any of the following central nervous system (CNS) conditions that in theopinion of the investigator would impact the subject's study participation due totheir ability to follow the study protocol or bias study results, severe diagnosed:major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, general anxietydisorder, attention deficit disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or other majorCNS disorder.

  12. Have history of arrhythmias, conduction disturbances, or cardiac disease, or anycoexisting medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may besignificant or interfere with study procedures or interpretation of study results.

  13. Had bladder instillation therapy within 14 days prior to study entry.

  14. Had an in-office cystoscopy within 7 days prior to study drug administration.

  15. Had dilatation (hydrodistension) of bladder within 3 months of study entry.

  16. Evidence or suspected presence of cancer detected during cystoscopy.

  17. Has received any investigational drug or device within 30 days prior to screening.

  18. Is currently enrolled in another investigational drug or device study.

  19. Is unwilling or unable to abide by the requirements of the study.

  20. Have an actively bleeding lesion or area in the bladder as detected by dipstickurinalysis and investigator assessment, immediately prior to randomization (Section 9.5.1.6). If the investigator determines that active bleeding is not occurring andthat it is safe for the subject, the subject may continue in the study.

  21. Have a history of coagulopathy or taking anticoagulants.

  22. Are taking any of the following medications:

  • Phenytoin

  • Carbamazepine

  • St. John's Wort

  • Phenobarbital

  • Rifampin

  1. Have had any of the following:
  • Bacterial cystitis within 30 days as demonstrated by a positive urine culture (≥ 105 bacteria per mL)

  • History of pelvic irradiation or radiation cystitis

  • History or presence of uterine, cervical, pelvic, rectal, ovarian, or vaginalcancer

  • History of benign or malignant bladder tumors

  • Current chemotherapy

  • History or presence of tuberculous cystitis

  • History or presence of chemical cystitis, including that due tocyclophosphamide

  • History or presence of urinary schistosomiasis

  • Bladder or ureteral calculi

  • Clinically significant infectious vaginitis

  • Currently uncontrolled genital herpes

  • History or presence of urethral diverticulum

  • Presence of bladder fistulae

  • History of ketamine use

Study Design

Total Participants: 50
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: VNX001
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
December 13, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • Arizona Urology Specialists

    Tucson, Arizona 85715
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Valley Urology, Inc.

    Fresno, California 93710
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Prestige Medical Group

    Tustin, California 92780
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Georgia Urology

    Cartersville, Georgia 30120
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oregon Urology Institute

    Springfield, Oregon 97477
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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