E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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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 |
Is treating spasticity using a combination of BoNTA and standardised physiotherapy, as soon as signs of abnormal muscle activity are observed, more effective in facilitating the recovery of arm function following stroke than standardised physiotherapy alone? |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Is treating spasticity using a combination of BoNTA and standardised physiotherapy, as soon as signs of abnormal muscle activity are observed, more effective in preventing secondary complications of stiffness, contractures and pain than standardised physiotherapy alone? Does such treatment also reduce burden of care and improve quality of life compared to standardised physiotherapy alone? Is the early detection and treatment of upper limb spasticity with BoNTA and standardised physiotherapy more cost effective than standardised physiotherapy alone? |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Over 18 years of age. • Patients with stroke due to a primary cerebral haemorrhage/infarction, subarachnoid haemorrhage producing an upper motor syndrome affecting one body side which results in a hemiplegia. • Capable of providing informed consent directly or indirectly, or, consent obtainable from next of kin or legal representative. • No useful arm function (i.e. less than or equal to 2 on the grasp subsection of the Action Research Arm Test) at onset of spasticity. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Significant musculoskeletal conditions that affected upper limb function prior to the stroke. • Unconscious or moribund during the screening period. • Recovery of useful arm function (a score of 3 or more in the grasp section of the Action Research Arm Test) prior to injections. • Patients with contraindications to electrical stimulation including active implants (e.g. cardiac assist devices), metal implants at site of stimulation, scar tissue/cancerous tissue at site of stimulation, uncontrolled epilepsy, deep vein thrombosis in limb / muscle being stimulated and pregnancy (or planned pregnancy). • Previous Upper motor neurone syndrome or hypertonicity due to multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury or other neurological disorder. • Patients with a known hypersensitivity to any botulinum toxin or to any of the excipients of BOTOX® (i.e. Human serum albumin) • Patients with myasthenia gravis or Eaton Lambert Syndrome or other neuromuscular junction or myopathic disorder • Patients with infection at the proposed injection site(s) • Patients who are pregnant or may become pregnant at the time of the proposed injections and for the duration of the study. • Current treatment with any anti-spasticity agent or previous injection with BOTOX |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Arm function measured using the Action Research Arm Test at 3 months post injection and 6 months post stroke. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Information not present in EudraCT |
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 | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
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 | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
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 | No |
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 | No |
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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The last assessment by the Study Physiotherapist 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 | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |