E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Cryptorchidism |
Kryptorkisme |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Testicles that are not placed in the scrotum |
Testikler som ikke er på plads i pungen |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Male diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems [C12] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10056600 |
E.1.2 | Term | Cryptorchidism |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004850 |
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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 |
The project aims to improve the fertility potential for patients operated in early infancy for bilateral cryptorchidism but still having a high risk of infertility due to an underlying endocrinopathy. Furthermore, the aim of the study is to show that this selected group of bilateral cryptorchid boys with high risk of infertility, despite early surgery for undescended testes, will benefit from adjuvant postoperative hormone therapy and in case of treatment failure to rescue germ cells by cryopreservation, while germ cells are still present in the undescended testes. |
Projektet sigter mod at forbedre fertilitetspotentialet hos patienter, der opereres i den tidlige spædbarn for bilateral kryptorchidisme, men som stadig har en høj risiko for infertilitet på grund af en underliggende endokrinopati. Endvidere er formålet med undersøgelsen at vise, at denne udvalgte gruppe af bilaterale cryptorchid-drenge med stor risiko for infertilitet, på trods af tidlig kirurgi for ubesværede testikler, vil drage fordel af adjuvans postoperativ hormonbehandling og i tilfælde af behandlingssvigt med at redde kimceller ved kryopræservering , mens kimceller stadig er til stede i de uanfægtede testikler. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Bilateral cryptorchidism in 52 boys from 6 to 36 months of age at time of surgery. The germ cell number per tubular transverse section in testicular biopsies should be mean 0.2 to 0.5 and PLAP (placental alkaline phosphatase) positive germ cells should be present. The estimation of germ cell count is performed according to a method from our laboratory previously published . Serum levels of FSH and LH must not be increased above normal range . |
Bilateral kryptorchidisme hos 52 drenge fra 6 til 36 måneders alder på operationstidspunktet. Kimcelleantallet pr. Rørformet tværsnit i testikulære biopsier skal være middel 0,2 til 0,5, og PLAP (placental alkalisk phosphatase) positive kimceller skal være til stede. Skøn over antallet af kimceller udføres efter en metode fra vores tidligere publicerede laboratorium . Serumniveauer af FSH og LH må ikke øges over det normale område . |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Another significant abnormality or earlier inguinal operation.
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Anden betydelig abnormalitet eller tidligere operation i lysken |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Evaluation: The effect of gonadotropin therapy is estimated by evaluation of the testis histopathology, estimation of the number of germ cells per tubular transverse section, presence of adult dark spermatogonia and hormone profile by 9 - 12 months of follow-up. Success criteria include the normalization of the germ cell number with significant increase in the kryptocur® group compared to the placebo group, presence of adult dark spermatogonia and normal serum inhibin- B. |
9 - 12 måneder efter primær-operationen tilbydes både hormonbehandlede og placebogruppen, ny hormonprofil, ny vævsprøve og nedfrysning af testikelvæv med henblik på eventuel senere fertilitetsbehandling (behandling af forplantningsevnen hvis hormonbehandlingen har været utilstrækkelig). Der foretages blindet evaluering af kønscelle status og hormonstatus. Herefter brydes koden og patienter der har fået placebo tilbydes aktiv behandling. Evaluering: Resultatet af hormon-behandlingen bedømmes ud fra evaluering af vævsundersøgelsen af testiklerne (stenene) og hormonprofilen ved 9-12 måneders efterundersøgelse. Success kriterier indbefatter normalisering af vævsprøverne og hormonprofilen. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
When all data are available after last subject has completed the study, it will befinalized. Expected end of 2024 |
Når alle data er tilgængelige efter sidste subject har afsluttet undersøgelsen, vil de blive finaliseret. Forventet slutning af 2024 |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
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 | 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) | 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 | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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.8.5 | 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 | No |
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.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |