| Ampio Pharma announces results of the double-blind, multiple injection, vehicle controlled STRUT study at 20 weeks; primary endpoint that is required for FDA approval, WOMAC A pain score, improved by 64% from baseline to 20 weeks | There were no drug related serious adverse events reported during the 20 weeks of this trial.
- WOMAC A: The primary endpoint that is required for FDA approval, WOMAC A pain score, improved by 64% from baseline to 20 weeks. Ampion improved by -1.41 (0.81) compared to saline vehicle control which improved by -0.85 (0.64), p=0.0231.
- Responder Rate: Responder rate is defined as a change of at least 1 point in the WOMAC A pain subscale. Responder rate for Ampion was 79% compared to 47% of saline patients, p=0.0451.
- Data for the larger, multi-site STRIDE study (similar design to STRUT study) is expected in second quarter 2015.
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| Ampio Announces Top-Line Results of the Double-Blind Multiple Intra-Articular Injections (STRUT) Study of Ampion(TM) in Patients with Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee | ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AMPE) today announced results of the double-blind, multiple injection, vehicle controlled STRUT study (N=40) at 20 weeks.
The forty patient randomized (1:1) phase of the STRUT study was conducted to assure that multiple injections of Ampion(TM) were safe and effective. Each patient received three 4 mL intra-articular injections of Ampion(TM) or saline at baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks. There were no drug related serious adverse events reported during the 20 weeks of this trial; the top-line results are as follows:
-- WOMAC A: The primary endpoint that is required for FDA approval, WOMAC A pain score, improved by 64% from baseline to 20 weeks. Ampion(TM) improved by -1.41 (0.81) compared to saline vehicle control which improved by -0.85 (0.64), p=0.0231. -- Responder Rate: Responder rate is defined as a change of at least 1 point in the WOMAC A pain subscale. Responder rate for Ampion(TM) was 79% compared to 47% of saline patients, p=0.0451.
Detailed results of the STRUT study will be published in peer reviewed journals and presented at scientific conferences.
Data for the larger, multi-site STRIDE study (similar design to STRUT study) is expected in second quarter 2015.
About Ampio Pharmaceuticals:
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical trial stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of therapies to treat prevalent inflammatory conditions for which there are limited treatment options. We are developing compounds that decrease inflammation by (i) inhibiting specific pro-inflammatory compounds by affecting specific pathways at the protein expression and at the transcription level; (ii) activating specific phosphatase or depletion of the available phosphate needed for the inflammation process; and (iii) decreasing vascular permeability.
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