Knee osteoarthritis injection study halted early

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females between 40 and 80 years of age, inclusive, in general good health apart from their knee OA 2. Femorotibial OA by standard American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria; knee OA is not to be secondary to any rheumatologic conditions (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis). 3. Pain compatible with knee OA for at least 26 weeks prior to the Screening Visit 4. Negative drug test for amphetamine, buprenorphine, cocaine, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), propoxyphene, barbiturates, and benzodiazepine, unless any of these drugs are prescribed by a physician to treat a specific condition 5. Full understanding of the requirements of the study and willingness to comply with all study visits and assessments 6. Subjects must have read and understood the informed consent form (ICF), and must have signed and dated it prior to any study-related procedure being performed Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and women who are not post-menopausal (defined as 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause) or permanently surgically sterile (includes hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, and bilateral oophorectomy) who have a positive or indeterminate pregnancy test result at Screening and Day 1 2. Women who are not post-menopausal or permanently surgically sterile who are sexually active, and who are not willing to use birth control during the study period 3. Any surgery (e.g., arthroscopy) in either knee within 26 weeks prior to Day 1 4. Intra-articular (IA) injection into either knee with a therapeutic aim including, but not limited to, hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and stem cell therapies within 26 weeks prior to Day 1 or IA glucocorticoids within 12 weeks prior to Day 1 5. Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, constitutes a risk or contraindication for participation in the study or that could interfere with the study objectives, conduct, or evaluation 6. Any comorbid condition that could affect study endpoint assessments of the knee, including, but not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout or pseudogout, and fibromyalgia 7. Any contraindications for an IA injection in the knee(s) to be injected at Day 1 in the opinion of the Investigator