Clinical Trial Results:
The use of intraoperative methadone in children undergoing minor open urological surgery
Summary
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EudraCT number |
2020-002945-41 |
Trial protocol |
DK |
Global end of trial date |
22 Jan 2024
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Results information
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Results version number |
v1(current) |
This version publication date |
31 Oct 2024
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First version publication date |
31 Oct 2024
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Other versions |
Trial Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Trial identification
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Sponsor protocol code |
78464317
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Additional study identifiers
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ISRCTN number |
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US NCT number |
NCT04680286 | ||
WHO universal trial number (UTN) |
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Sponsors
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Sponsor organisation name |
Aarhus University Hospital
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Sponsor organisation address |
Palle Juul-Jensens Blvd. 99, Aarhus, Denmark, 8200
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Public contact |
Camilla Gaarsdal Uhrbrand , Aarhus University Hospital , 0045 23956082, camgaa@rm.dk
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Scientific contact |
Lone Nikolajsen, Aarhus University Hospital , lone.nikolajsen@clin.au.dk
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Paediatric regulatory details
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Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP) |
No
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Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Results analysis stage
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Analysis stage |
Final
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Date of interim/final analysis |
14 Mar 2024
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Is this the analysis of the primary completion data? |
Yes
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Primary completion date |
22 Jan 2024
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Global end of trial reached? |
Yes
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Global end of trial date |
22 Jan 2024
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Was the trial ended prematurely? |
Yes
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General information about the trial
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Main objective of the trial |
To investigate the effect of a single dose of intraoperative methadone on postoperative opioid requirements and pain intensity among children with undescended testes undergoing outpatient orchiopexy.
1) Administration of opioids in the PACU(yes/no)
2) The number of children with a pain intensity of 5 or higher on the FLACC scale within the first 3 h after laryngeal mask airway removal (yes/no).
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Protection of trial subjects |
Children were treated with our standard of care and the intervention was an addition to this. In this way children were not put in an increased risk of pain.
Intervention was during anesthesia and did not distress the children.
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Background therapy |
Anesthesia, surgery and postoperative pain management were aligned in both groups: Anesthesia was induced with either propofol (3–5 mg/kg) or sevoflurane (5%–8%). Before or immediately following induction, a peripheral venous catheter was inserted, and fentanyl (1–2 μg/kg) and dexamethasone (0.2 mg/kg) were administered. In relation to induction of anesthesia, children received intravenous acetaminophen (50 mg/kg/day) and naproxen suppository (5 mg/kg/day). All children had a laryngeal mask airway. Anesthesia was maintained with remifentanil (20–50 μg/kg/h) and propofol (5–10 mg/kg/h) and no additional fentanyl was administered during anesthesia. Standard monitoring included electrocardiography, capnography, and pulse oximetry. Upon closure of the skin, local infiltration analgesia with bupivacaine 2.5 mg/mL (0.5–1 mL/kg) was administered by the surgeon. In brief, surgery was carried out through inguinal access, where the undescended testicle was moved from the inguinal region to the scrotum and fixed there. In the PACU, fentanyl (0.5–1 μ g/kg) was always the first choice for pain treatment. If several doses of fentanyl were inadequate, intravenous morphine (0.05 mg/kg) could be used. Before discharge, parents received oral and written information along with a written plan for at-home pain management. This plan consisted of acetaminophen (50 mg/kg/day three to four daily doses), naproxen (5 mg/kg/day twice daily) around the clock for the first 2 days and rescue morphine (0.2 mg/kg) reserved for breakthrough pain. | ||
Evidence for comparator |
The comparator was placebo (saline). | ||
Actual start date of recruitment |
28 Dec 2020
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Long term follow-up planned |
No
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Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement? |
Yes
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Population of trial subjects
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Number of subjects enrolled per country |
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Denmark: 68
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Worldwide total number of subjects |
68
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EEA total number of subjects |
68
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Number of subjects enrolled per age group |
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In utero |
0
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Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk |
0
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Newborns (0-27 days) |
0
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Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) |
35
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Children (2-11 years) |
33
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Adolescents (12-17 years) |
0
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Adults (18-64 years) |
0
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From 65 to 84 years |
0
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85 years and over |
0
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Recruitment
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Recruitment details |
Children recruited were all planned for surgery at Aarhus University Hospital from December 2020 until January 2024. Parents were informed at a preoperative anesthesia assesment, and both parents had to consent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-assignment
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Screening details |
147 children were screened for inclusion. 9 declined to participate. 43 met exclusion criterias (i.e.: multiple procedures planned, born premature, parents not speaking danish). In 27 cases the hospital pharmacy could not deliver/the surgery was cancelled. After inclusion of 68 children: 4 had a fever on operation day, and 4 for other reasons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period 1
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Period 1 title |
Overall Trial (overall period)
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Is this the baseline period? |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation method |
Randomised - controlled
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Blinding used |
Double blind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roles blinded |
Subject, Investigator, Monitor, Data analyst, Carer, Assessor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blinding implementation details |
The medicine was prepared by the hospital pharmacy.
Children, parents, hospital personnel (anesthetist, surgeon, post anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses), and investigators were blinded to the randomization. The manuscript, along with its conclusion, was written before the data were unblinded
through retrieval of an A- and B- list.
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Arms
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Are arms mutually exclusive |
Yes
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Arm title
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Intervention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
0.1 mg/kg methadone intraoperatively. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Experimental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Methadone
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Concentrate for solution for injection/infusion
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Routes of administration |
Intravenous use
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Dosage and administration details |
0.1 mg/kg administered after insertion of laryngeal mask airway.
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Arm title
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Placebo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Saline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Placebo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Saline
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
NatriumChlorid
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Concentrate and solvent for solution for injection/infusion
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Routes of administration |
Intravenous use
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Dosage and administration details |
Volume corresponding to that of the experimental. Administered after insertion og laryngeal mask airway.
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Baseline characteristics reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
Intervention
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Reporting group description |
0.1 mg/kg methadone intraoperatively. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Placebo
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Reporting group description |
Saline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End points reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
Intervention
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Reporting group description |
0.1 mg/kg methadone intraoperatively. | ||
Reporting group title |
Placebo
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Reporting group description |
Saline |
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End point title |
Opioid administration in the PACU | |||||||||
End point description |
Did patients receive opioids during their PACU stay (yes/no).
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
PACU
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Statistical analysis title |
primary | |||||||||
Comparison groups |
Intervention v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
60
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other | |||||||||
P-value |
= 0.037 | |||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | |||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (net) | |||||||||
Point estimate |
0.24
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Confidence interval |
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95% | |||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
0.16 | |||||||||
upper limit |
0.49 |
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End point title |
FLACC ≥ 5 in the PACU | |||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
PACU
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Statistical analysis title |
primary | |||||||||
Comparison groups |
Placebo v Intervention
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
60
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other | |||||||||
P-value |
= 0.179 | |||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | |||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | |||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.15
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Confidence interval |
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level |
95% | |||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-0.36 | |||||||||
upper limit |
0.06 |
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End point title |
Time from surgery end to removal of the laryngeal mask airway | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Surgery date
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Time to readiness to discharge from PACU | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
PACU
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Episodes of desaturation | |||||||||
End point description |
Defined as a saturation below 90% not overcome by simple actions.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
PACU
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Awakenings on the first night | |||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
The night between the day of operation and the first day following.
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Awake due to pain | |||||||||
End point description |
Assesed by parents, how many children woke up due to pain
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
At home
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
At-home pain intensities | |||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
At home (36 hours).
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Attachments |
Untitled (Filename: Figure2..png) |
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Anesthesia duration | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Other pre-specified
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End point timeframe |
Surgery date
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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End point title |
Surgery duration | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Other pre-specified
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End point timeframe |
Surgery date
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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Adverse events information
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Timeframe for reporting adverse events |
From start of anesthesia and 4 days following.
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Assessment type |
Systematic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
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Dictionary name |
LMST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary version |
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Reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
Intervention
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Reporting group description |
0.1 mg/kg methadone intraoperatively. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Placebo
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Reporting group description |
Saline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Substantial protocol amendments (globally) |
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Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No | |||
Interruptions (globally) |
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Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No | |||
Limitations and caveats |
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Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data. | |||
The inclusion of children was challenged by the COVID-19 pan- demic, which extended the trial period and introduced the risk of change in clinical practice over time. However, the study protocol was strictly followed throughout the trial period. | |||
Online references |
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39306760 |