E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Spastic Cerebral Palsy, GMFCS levels I-III |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
With this proposed research project we aim to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of multilevel botulinum-toxin type A injections in combination with a 12-week period of intensive functional physiotherapy exercises (BtA+iPT) and compare this with the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of only a 12-week period of intensive functional physiotherapy exercises (iPT) in young children with spastic Cerebral Palsy (4-12 years). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•Is combined BtA+iPT treatment more (cost-)effective than iPT treatment alone with respect to the in CP research commonly used Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and actually performed everyday activity levels as measured with ambulatory monitoring techniques? •Is combined BtA+iPT treatment more (cost-)effective than iPT treatment alone with respect to improving health related quality of life as measured with CHQ, DISABKIDS and HUI questionnaires? •Are there differences in the added value of the BtA component for the different levels of gross motor function (GMFCS, gross motor function classification system)? •What is the influence of prognostic factors and the choice of outcome on cost-effectiveness? |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Children with spastic Cerebral Palsy aged 4-12 years whose lower extremity is involved and who have been selected for treatment with multilevel botulinum toxin injections followed by intensive physiotherapy are eligible candidates. Spastic CP will be diagnosed according to the guidelines of the Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Only children classified as levels I-III with the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) will be included for the study because they are (household) ambulators. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
The children’s´ motor selectivity should be sufficient (to be measured by valid selectivity test), and they are excluded in case of surgery <12 months before the study and in case of BtA treatment <6 months preceding the study. Children will also be excluded when severe contractures are present, when they are cognitively unable to understand instructions, or when there is co-morbidity (e.g. visual disability, severe epilepsis) that affects their everyday functioning. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | |
E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Yes |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
intensive functional physical therapy |
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E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |