Recruiting
Phase 2

Allocetra

Sponsor:

Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd.

Code:

NCT07580716

Conditions

Primary Knee Osteoarthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 64+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Allocetra

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase IIb study to evaluate intra-articular (IA) injections of Allocetra in participants with moderate-to-severe age related symptomatic primary knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Conditions

Primary Knee Osteoarthritis

Study ID

NCT07580716

Start date

May 1, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Apr, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 64+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must meet all of the inclusion criteria listed below to be eligible for the study:

1. Age 64 years or above.
2. Diagnosis of primary femorotibial knee OA.
3. Radiographic evidence of knee OA defined as Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 2 or 3 in the index knee.
4. Participants who are intolerant to, or have failed to adequately respond to at least 2 OA therapies.
5. Index knee pain assessed during the screening period and following wash-out of pain medications.
6. Willingness to abstain from prohibited medications/treatments during the trial.
7. Women who are postmenopausal (≥12 months natural amenorrhea without alternative cause) or surgically sterilized (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy).
8. Male participants with partners of childbearing potential, who are not surgically sterile (vasectomy) for at least 6 months prior to randomization, must use condoms with spermicide in addition to their partner's contraception from randomization and for 90 days after last dose.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:

1. Severe or end-stage osteoarthritis of the index knee.
2. Clinically significant structural abnormalities or instability of the index knee.
3. Recent major injury, surgical procedure, or intra-articular treatment in the index knee.
4. Any known history of infection or tumor of the index knee, or active infection at the intended injection site.
5. Any known history of inflammatory arthropathy or crystal-deposition disease.
6. Any severe systemic cartilage, bone, or musculoskeletal disorder that may interfere with study outcomes.
7. Clinically significant widespread pain syndromes.
8. Immunosuppressive therapy, clinically significant immunodeficiency, or active infection.
9. Body Mass Index (BMI) >40 kg/m²
10. Use of medications that may interfere with pain assessment or study outcomes.
11. Known coagulopathy or use of anticoagulant/antiaggregant medication.
12. Significant uncontrolled systemic disease or clinically significant findings on screening laboratory tests or physical examination.

Study Design

Enrollment

270 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Allocetra

Three intra-articular injections of Allocetra at a selected dose, into the index knee.

placebo comparator: Placebo

Three intra-articular injections of placebo into the index knee.

Interventions

Allocetra

Allocetra is a cell-based therapy consisting of non-HLA-matched allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells, induced to an apoptotic stable state.

Placebo

The control used in this study will be placebo. Placebo solution containing all excipients except for the Allocetra cells.

Primary outcome measure

  • Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain score at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months. ]
  • Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) Function score at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months. ]
  • Primary Safety Endpoint [ Time Frame: Day 0 to 6 months. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Lital Weinfeld Bergman

lital@enlivex.com

Locations

Future Medical Research

Recruiting

Longwood, Florida, United States, 32750

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mayra Abreu, MD

South Florida Research Phase I-IV

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33166

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Eduardo Viera, MD

DelRicht Research @ Touro Medical Center

Recruiting

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70115

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Patrick Dennis, MD

Oakland Medical Research

Recruiting

Troy, Michigan, United States, 48085

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Jay Sandberg, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd.

Last update posted

Aug 26, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • Knee
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Allocetra

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. on 2026-08-26.