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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre |
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Information provided by: | Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00819065 |
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness between two commercial formulations of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of spasticity through the Ashworth scale.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Spasticity |
Drug: Botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Lanzhou Drug: Botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Allergan |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial Comparing Two Commercial Formulations of Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Treatment of Spasticity |
Estimated Enrollment: | 56 |
Study Start Date: | February 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | November 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1-BTA Lanzhou/Allergan: Active Comparator
Patients randomly allocated to this arm will receive botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Lanzhou at allocation and after twelve weeks will receive the same drug from laboratory Allergan.
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Drug: Botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Lanzhou
Patients will receive botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Lanzhou either at time of allocation (arm BTA Lanzhou/Allergan) or three months later (arm BTA Allergan/Lanzhou), so that all patients will receive both drugs in a crossover model. Application will be performed according to standard protocol and respecting parameters of the patients former sessions (if there were any), by a trained investigator, unaware of the kind of TBA in use. Standard dilution will be employed, within the usual dose and application spots (for patients already in treatment) or standard (for patients yet to start treatment). Identical dose will be used, with 2ml of saline solution 0,9% dilution for each 100units, thus, there will be no difference for the patient or investigator concerning the applicated volume.
Drug: Botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Allergan
Patients will receive botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Allergan either at time of allocation (arm BTA Allergan / Lanzhou) or three months later (arm BTA Lanzhou /Allergan), so that all patients will receive both drugs in a crossover model. Application will be performed according to standard protocol and respecting parameters of the patients former sessions (if there were any), by a trained investigator, unaware of the kind of BTA in use. Standard dilution will be employed, within the usual dose and application spots (for patients already in treatment) or standard (for patients yet to start treatment). Identical dose will be used, with 2ml of saline solution 0,9% dilution for each 100units, thus, there will be no difference for the patient or investigator concerning the applicated volume.
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2. BTA Allergan/Lanzhou: Active Comparator
Patients randomly allocated to this arm will receive botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Allergan at allocation and after twelve weeks will receive the same drug from laboratory Lanzhou.
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Drug: Botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Lanzhou
Patients will receive botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Lanzhou either at time of allocation (arm BTA Lanzhou/Allergan) or three months later (arm BTA Allergan/Lanzhou), so that all patients will receive both drugs in a crossover model. Application will be performed according to standard protocol and respecting parameters of the patients former sessions (if there were any), by a trained investigator, unaware of the kind of TBA in use. Standard dilution will be employed, within the usual dose and application spots (for patients already in treatment) or standard (for patients yet to start treatment). Identical dose will be used, with 2ml of saline solution 0,9% dilution for each 100units, thus, there will be no difference for the patient or investigator concerning the applicated volume.
Drug: Botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Allergan
Patients will receive botulinum toxin type A from laboratory Allergan either at time of allocation (arm BTA Allergan / Lanzhou) or three months later (arm BTA Lanzhou /Allergan), so that all patients will receive both drugs in a crossover model. Application will be performed according to standard protocol and respecting parameters of the patients former sessions (if there were any), by a trained investigator, unaware of the kind of BTA in use. Standard dilution will be employed, within the usual dose and application spots (for patients already in treatment) or standard (for patients yet to start treatment). Identical dose will be used, with 2ml of saline solution 0,9% dilution for each 100units, thus, there will be no difference for the patient or investigator concerning the applicated volume.
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Botulinum toxin type A has been used clinically in spasticity treatment for over a decade. There are, nowadays, three commercial formulations of BTA, wich, though the same type of toxin, are different biological products that differ about storage, dilution and dosage. The units of one toxin are exclusive of that product, and an international standard-unit lacks. Each kind of BTA has been through validation and safety studies, but there are very few comparative studies between them. Thus, the purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy between two commercial formulations of BTA in the treatment of spasticity. We will also evaluate the safety, adverse effects and cost of each formulation. Will be included in this study patients currently in treatment with BTA/with indication for BTA treatment for spasticity, who must not have any contraindications for the drug, at the Spasticity outpatient clinic of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. All patients included must agree to participate in the study by signing an informed consent form.Patients will be randomized into two groups of 28 individuals each (total of 56 patients) and will receive BTA from laboratory Allergan and Lanzhou, one at time of allocation and the other three months after, in a crossover model. These drugs are both approved by ANVISA for the treatment of spasticity and provided by the national public health system (SUS). Application will be performed by a trained investigator, unaware of the kind of BTA in use. Standard dilutions of both toxins will be employed, within the usual dose and application spots (for patients already in treatment) or standard (for patients yet to start treatment). Identical dose will be used, with 2ml of saline solution 0,9% dilution for each 100units, thus, there will be no difference for the patient or investigator concerning the applicated volume, assuring appropriate masking. Follow-up visits will be performed after four, twelve, sixteen and twenty-four weeks, by investigator unaware of the kind of BTA in use. The modified Ashworth Scale will be applied at every visit by three medical investigators isolatedly, duly trained and blinded to the intervention. Life quality will be assessed at time of allocation, four and twelve weeks after, using WHOQOL-Bref, YQOL-R and Children's Life Quality Assessment Questionnaire, respecting the age of the patient. Functional capability will also be evaluated, through the Functional Independence Measure Scale (FIM) for adults and PEDI scale for children, at the same time frames as the life quality assessment instruments. The primary end-point consists on the maximum degree of effect assessed through passive measurement of muscular tonus and quantified by the modified Ashworth Scale. Secondary end-points are presence, kind and duration of adverse effects of each treatment and perception of improvement of symptoms by the patient himself or caregiver. Statistical analysis will be performed using the SPSS package for Windows and descriptive analysis will be provided by absolute and relative frequencies and average±standard deviation for quantitative variables and percentages for qualitative ones. The T of Student or Mann-Whitney tests will be used for independent samples, and chi-square and Fischer's exact tests will be performed when necessary. Significance level will be 5%.There will be no additional risk for the patients, since the drugs involved in this trial have already been tested individually for efficacy and safety and are currently being used in medical practice for the treatment of these conditions. The Public Health State Secretariat will be responsible for providing the drugs, according to routine pharmaceutical assistance, and there will be no additional cost for the hospital nor health system.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Contact: Paulo D Picon | 55 51 2101 8752 | paulopicon@gmail.com |
Contact: Fábio C Guarany | 55 51 3217 2390 | fguarany@hotmail.com |
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul | |
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre | |
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Principal Investigator: | Paulo D Picon | Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre |
Study Chair: | Fábio C Guarany | Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre |
Study Director: | Liciane S Costa | Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre |
Responsible Party: | Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre ( Paulo Dornelles Picon ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 06336 |
Study First Received: | January 7, 2009 |
Last Updated: | January 7, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00819065 |
Health Authority: | Brazil: Ethics Committee |
Botulinum toxin A Spasticity Randomized Clinical Trial |
Signs and Symptoms Muscle Spasticity Botulinum Toxins Muscular Diseases |
Musculoskeletal Diseases Muscle Hypertonia Neurologic Manifestations Botulinum Toxin Type A |
Neuromuscular Manifestations Anti-Dyskinesia Agents Therapeutic Uses Physiological Effects of Drugs Nervous System Diseases |
Neuromuscular Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Central Nervous System Agents Pharmacologic Actions |