E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
post-operative nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
sickness after an operation in children |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10036901 |
E.1.2 | Term | Prophylaxis against postoperative nausea and vomiting |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004865 |
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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 IV amisulpride in the prevention of PONV (Prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting) in pediatric patients. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
-To determine a suitable dose of IV amisulpride for PONV prophylaxis in pediatric patients. -To assess the safety and tolerability of IV amisulpride in pediatric patients. -To characterize the pharmacokinetics of IV amisulpride in pediatric patients -Safety: The nature and frequency of adverse events and laboratory and ECG abnormalities -Key pharmacokinetics parameters |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1.Male or female patients aged from full-term birth to 17 years of age 2. Signed informed consent form and/or assent and willingness of patient and parents to participate in the trial 3. Patients undergoing non-emergency surgery under general anesthesia, involving at least one volatile inhalational anesthetic, planned to last at least 30 minutes from induction of anesthesia to removal of endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) risk score I-III 5. For females of child-bearing potential: ability and willingness to use a highly effective form of contraception (as defined in ICH M3 guidance, e.g., abstinence from sexual intercourse, surgical sterilization (of subject or partner), combined oral contraceptive pill, a double-barrier method of contraception such as either an intra-uterine device (IUD) or an occlusive cap with spermicide, in conjunction with partner’s use of a condom, or any other method or combination of methods with a failure rate generally considered to be <1% per year) between the date of screening and at least 48 hours after administration of study drug. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Patients scheduled to undergo transplant or CNS surgery 2. Patients scheduled to receive only a local anesthetic and/or regional neuraxial (intrathecal or epidural) block (without general anesthesia) or to receive general anesthesia involving total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol 3. Patients who, in the opinion of the Investigator, are expected to remain ventilated for a significant period after surgery 4. Patients who are expected to need a naso- or orogastric tube in situ after surgery is completed 5. Patients who are expected to receive systemic pre/peri-operative corticosteroid therapy other than as anti-emetic prophylaxis 6. Patients receiving amisulpride for any indication within the 2 weeks prior to randomization 7. Patients known to be allergic to amisulpride, ondansetron or dexamethasone, or any of the excipients of those drug products 8. Patients with a significant ongoing history of vestibular disease or dizziness 9. Patients being treated with regular anti-emetic therapy (dosed at least three times per week), which is still ongoing less than 1 week prior to screening 10. Patients being treated with levodopa 11. Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding Patients with congenital long QT syndrome 13. Patients with a tumor of the anterior pituitary 14. Patients who have received emetogenic anti-cancer chemotherapy in the previous 4 weeks 15. For patients < 1 year of age, history of gestation age less than 36 weeks or birth weight less than 2500 grams 16. Any other concurrent disease or illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator makes the patient unsuitable for the study 17. Patients who have previously participated in this study or who have participated in another interventional clinical study involving pharmacological therapy within the previous 28 days (or longer exclusion period, if required by national or local regulations) 18. Where local laws/regulations require: patients under legal protection |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Complete Response (absence of PONV), defined as no vomiting/retching and no use of anti-emetic rescue medication, during the first 24 hours after completion of surgery |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
First 24 hours after completion of surgery |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Efficacy: - Occurrence of post-operative vomiting/retching - Use of rescue medication - Occurrence and severity of post-operative nausea - Time to emergence of PONV - Time to emergence of vomiting/retching, significant nausea, and rescue medication, individually Different variables during different time ranges after the end of surgery (0-2 h, 2-6 h and 6-24 h) - The above variables in the sub-groups of patients who did and did not receive opioid analgesia Safety: The nature and frequency of adverse events and laboratory and ECG abnormalities Key pharmacokinetics parameters |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
First 24 hours after completion of surgery |
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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 | 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 | Yes |
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) | Yes |
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 | 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) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
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 | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 8 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Canada |
United States |
France |
Germany |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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 | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |