E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Central Precocious Puberty |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
The puberty process begins too soon because of a hormone in the child’s brain. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Body processes [G] - Biological Phenomena [G16] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 18.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10058084 |
E.1.2 | Term | Precocious puberty |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10014698 - Endocrine disorders |
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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 |
To evaluate the efficacy of triptorelin pamoate (embonate) 22.5 mg 6-month formulation IM in achieving LH suppression to prepubertal levels (defined as serum LH ≤ 5 IU/L 30 minutes after SC GnRH agonist stimulation [leuprolide acetate 20 μg/kg SC]) at Month 6 (Day 169) in children with CPP. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Safety and pharmacokinetics of triptorelin 22.5 mg 6-month formulation in 44 patients suffering from central precocious puberty. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Onset of development of sex characteristics before 8 and 9 years in girls and boys, respectively (breast development in girls or testicular enlargement in boys according to the Tanner method), and candidate to receive at least 12 months of GnRH agonist therapy after study entry. 2. Aged 2-8 years inclusive (i.e. < 9 years) for girls and 2-9 years inclusive (i.e. < 10 years) for boys at initiation of triptorelin treatment. 3. Initiation of triptorelin treatment at the latest 18 months after onset of the first signs of precocious puberty. 4. Difference (Δ) bone age (Greulich and Pyle method) - chronological age ≥ 1 year. 5. Pubertal-type LH response 30 minutes following a GnRH agonist stimulation test before treatment initiation (leuprolide acetate 20 μg/kg SC) ≥ 6 IU/L. 6. Clinical evidence of puberty, defined as Tanner Staging ≥ 2 for breast development for girls and testicular volume ≥ 4 mL (cc) for boys. 7. Informed consent signed by one parent or both parents (as per local requirements), by the liable parent or by the legal guardian (when applicable); assent signed by the child if ≥ 7 years.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Gonadotropin-independent (peripheral) precocious puberty: extra pituitary secretion of gonadotropins or gonadotropin-independent gonadal or adrenal sex steroid secretion. 2. Non-progressing isolated premature thelarche. 3. Presence of an unstable intracranial tumour or an intracranial tumour requiring neurosurgery or cerebral irradiation. Patients with hamartomas not requiring surgery are eligible. 4. Evidence of renal (creatinine > 2 x ULN) or hepatic impairment (bilirubin or ASAT > 3 x ULN). 5. Any other condition or chronic illness or treatment possibly interfering with growth or other study endpoints (e.g. chronic steroid use [except mild topical steroids], renal failure, diabetes, moderate to severe scoliosis, previously treated intracranial tumour). 6. Prior or current therapy with a GnRH agonist, medroxyprogesterone acetate, growth hormone or insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF 1). 7. Major medical or psychiatric illness that could interfere with study visits. 8. Diagnosis of short stature, i.e. > 2.25 SD below the mean height for age. 9. Positive pregnancy test. 10. Known hypersensibility to any of the test materials or related compounds. 11. Use of anticoagulants (heparin and coumarin derivatives).
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Percentage of children with LH suppression to prepubertal levels at Month 6 |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Percentage of children with LH, FSH, estradiol/testosterone suppression to prepubertal levels 2. Triptorelin serum levels 3. Percentage of children with adverse events 4. Change from baseline in growth 5. Change from baseline in sexual maturation
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
1. At months 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 2. At months 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 3. Within 12 months 4. Within 12 months 5. Within 12 months
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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 | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
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 | No |
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) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
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 | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
E.8.3 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
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E.8.4 | Will this trial be conducted at multiple sites globally? | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.3 | Specify the countries outside of the EEA in which trial sites are planned |
Chile |
Mexico |
United States |
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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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 12 |