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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2019-001385-16
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:BACTstudy
    National Competent Authority:Norway - NOMA
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Completed
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2019-09-26
    Trial results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedNorway - NOMA
    A.2EudraCT number2019-001385-16
    A.3Full title of the trial
    Botulinum toxin A in frequent and chronic tension-type headache. A double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over trial
    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    Botulinum toxin A in frequent and chronic tension-type headache. A double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over trial
    A.3.2Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available
    BACT
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberBACTstudy
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan No
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorClinic for Medicine and rehabilitation, Nord-Trondelag Trust (HNT)
    B.1.3.4CountryNorway
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportClinic for Medicine and rehabilitation, Nord-Trondelag Trust (HNT)
    B.4.2CountryNorway
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisationClinic for Medicine and rehabilitation, Nord-Trondelag Trust (HNT)
    B.5.2Functional name of contact pointPrincipal invest. Kristina Devik
    B.5.3 Address:
    B.5.3.1Street AddressHavikvegen 8
    B.5.3.2Town/ cityNamsos
    B.5.3.3Post code7800
    B.5.3.4CountryNorway
    B.5.4Telephone number4798833255
    B.5.6E-mailkristina.devik@helse-nordtrondelag.no
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name Botox
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderAllergan
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationNorway
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product nameBotox
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Powder for solution for injection
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPIntramuscular use
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin No
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Yes
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    D.8 Placebo: 1
    D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
    D.8.3Pharmaceutical form of the placeboSolution for injection
    D.8.4Route of administration of the placeboIntramuscular use
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    Frequent and chronic tension-type headache
    E.1.1.1Medical condition in easily understood language
    Frequent and chronic tension-type headache
    E.1.1.2Therapeutic area Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    The mainmobjective of the trial is to evaluate effect of botulinum toxin in a cohort of patients with 8 or more days of tension type headache per month.
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    - To identify predictors for effect of the medication in responders versus non-responders
    - To increase awareness of TTH and its socioeconomic implications
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    1. Men or women aged 18 to 75 years with frequent or chronic tension type headache according to ICHD-3 with 8 or more headache days per month.
    2. Headache history of minimum one year.
    3. Previously failed treatment with intolerable side-effects to or contra-indications to at least one TTH prophylactic drug.
    4. Subject agrees to maintain current preventive headache medication regimens (no change in type, frequency, or dose) during the whole study period.
    5. In case of women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) they have to be using highly effective contraception. Such methods include: combined (oestrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal or transdermal); progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable or implantable); intrauterine device (IUD); intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS); bilateral tubal occlusion; vasectomised partner; sexual abstinence. This group of patients should not be using other drugs that might interact and reduce the efficacy of the used anticonceptive drug. WOCBP is defined as fertile women, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile. Permanent sterilisation methods include: hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. A postmenopausal state is defined as no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. Ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study. WOCBP will have to agree to take a pregnancy test before the injection with the study drug.
    6. Signed informed consent.

    Exclusion criteria:
    1. Patients with migraine with more than 1 migraine day per month.
    2. Patients with other forms of primary or secondary headaches; including medication overuse headache (MOH).
    3. Change in type, dosage or dose frequency of preventive headache or sleep medications < 1 months prior to inclusion.
    4. Previous exposure at any time to any botulinum toxin serotype.
    5. Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planned pregnancy.
    6. Inadequate contraceptive use. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who do not use highly effective contraception (HEC) will be excluded.
    7. Patients with diseases that are contraindications for use of BoNT-A (Myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, other diseases interfering with neuromuscular function) or allergy to BoNT-A, or treatment with drugs affecting the neuromuscular junction;
    8. Subject currently has an active local infection at the sites of injection based on present symptoms.
    9. Subject has been diagnosed with any major infectious processes such as osteomyelitis, or primary or secondary malignancies involving the face that have been active or required treatment in the past 6 months.
    10. Serious psychiatric disease that may affect study in opinion of study investigator.
    11. Other severe chronical pain conditions.
    12. Abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs.
    13. Participating in another trial that might affect the current study.
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    1. Patients with migraine with more than 1 migraine day per month.
    2. Patients with other forms of primary or secondary headaches; including medication overuse headache (MOH).
    3. Change in type, dosage or dose frequency of preventive headache or sleep medications < 1 months prior to inclusion.
    4. Previous exposure at any time to any botulinum toxin serotype.
    5. Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planned pregnancy.
    6. Inadequate contraceptive use. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who do not use highly effective contraception (HEC) will be excluded.
    7. Patients with diseases that are contraindications for use of BoNT-A (Myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, other diseases interfering with neuromuscular function) or allergy to BoNT-A, or treatment with drugs affecting the neuromuscular junction;
    8. Subject currently has an active local infection at the sites of injection based on present symptoms.
    9. Subject has been diagnosed with any major infectious processes such as osteomyelitis, or primary or secondary malignancies involving the face that have been active or required treatment in the past 6 months.
    10. Serious psychiatric disease that may affect study in opinion of study investigator.
    11. Other severe chronical pain conditions.
    12. Abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs.
    13. Participating in another trial that might affect the current study.
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Number of headache days per month:
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    After unblinding at study end
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    - Headache severity measured by VAS: pain intensity and severity score from 0 to 10.
    - Duration of headache per day: in hours.
    - Number of days of symptomatic therapy with pain-killers per month.
    - Quality of life measures (EQ-5D-5L)
    - Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I).
    E.5.2.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    After unblinding at study end
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis Yes
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety Yes
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic No
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Yes
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) No
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open No
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind Yes
    E.8.1.5Parallel group No
    E.8.1.6Cross over Yes
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo Yes
    E.8.2.3Other No
    E.8.2.4Number of treatment arms in the trial2
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA No
    E.8.7Trial 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
    LVLS
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years2
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months2
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days21
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 55
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.1.3.1Number of subjects for this age range: 5
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations Yes
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception Information not present in EudraCT
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Yes
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state60
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    None
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2019-11-22
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2019-05-29
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusCompleted
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