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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00216411




Registration number
NCT00216411
Ethics application status
Date submitted
13/09/2005
Date registered
22/09/2005
Date last updated
29/07/2019

Titles & IDs
Public title
Effects on Quality of Life Following Dysport Treatment in Post-stroke Spasticity of the Arm
Scientific title
A Prospective Phase IV, Multicentre, Placebo-controlled Study to Demonstrate Changes in the Quality of Life Following DYSPORT Intramuscular Injection in the Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity in Adult Post-Stroke Patients
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
A-9B-52120-097
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Cerebrovascular Accident 0 0
Muscle Spasticity 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Other muscular and skeletal disorders
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Haemorrhagic
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Ischaemic

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Experimental: Dysport -

Placebo comparator: Placebo -

Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in quality of life measured using the Assessment of Quality of Life questionnaire (12 question version).
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in muscle spasticity assessed on Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change in the Modified Motor Assessment Scale
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change in patient disability and carer burden rating scale total score
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Achievement of the patient identified functional outcome measures (Goal Attainment Scaling)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change in the degree of pain
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change in depression rating scale total score
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Global assessment of benefit
Timepoint [7] 0 0

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* The patient has suffered a stroke, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria, at least 6 months previously.
* The patient has a hemiparetic arm and meets minimum score requirements on the Modified Ashworth Scale.
* The patient has the cognitive and communication ability to participate in the study.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Patients who have received botulinum toxin treatment within the past 120 days.
* Contraindication to botulinum toxin treatment.
* Patients who are receiving oral anti-spasticity medication and who have had a change in dosage of this medication in the month prior to study entry.
* Patients who have previously been treated with phenol for their upper limb spasticity.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 4
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/11/2004
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
20/07/2006
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
96
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
St Josephs Hospital - Auburn
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - Camperdown
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Prince of Wales Hospital - Randwick
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Box Hill Hospital - Box Hill
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Caulfield General Medical Centre - Caulfield
Recruitment hospital [6] 0 0
Austin Health - Heidelberg
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2144 - Auburn
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2050 - Camperdown
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
2031 - Randwick
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3128 - Box Hill
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3162 - Caulfield
Recruitment postcode(s) [6] 0 0
3084 - Heidelberg

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Ipsen
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect on Quality of Life of two cycles of Dysport treatment on post-stroke spasticity of the upper limb. The effect of treatment on spasticity and function will also be measured.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00216411
Trial related presentations / publications
Turner-Stokes L, Baguley IJ, De Graaff S, Katrak P, Davies L, McCrory P, Hughes A. Goal attainment scaling in the evaluation of treatment of upper limb spasticity with botulinum toxin: a secondary analysis from a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. J Rehabil Med. 2010 Jan;42(1):81-9. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0474.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Ipsen Medical Director
Address 0 0
Ipsen
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00216411