Study Comparing Short Term Efficacy of Dysport® and Dysport RU® to Placebo, and to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Dysport RU® of Subjects With Cervical Dystonia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01261611 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: December 16, 2010
Last Update Posted
: February 28, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cervical Dystonia | Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport RU®) Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®) Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 333 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Randomised, Double-blind and Open Label Phase, Active and Placebo Controlled Study Comparing the Short Term Efficacy of Two Formulations of Clostridium Botulinum Type A Toxin (Dysport® and Dysport RU®) to Placebo, and Assessing the Short and Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Dysport RU® Following Repeated Treatments of Subjects With Cervical Dystonia |
Study Start Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dysport RU
500U (1ml) administered as intramuscular injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 1 and 2. 250U (0.5ml), 500U (1ml) or 750U (1.5ml) administered as intramuscular injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 3. 250U (0.5ml), 500U (1ml), 750U (1.5ml) or 1000U (2ml) administered as intramuscular injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 4 and 5. |
Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport RU®)
I.M. (in the muscle) injection on day 1 of up to 5 treatment cycles.
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Active Comparator: Dysport
500U (1ml) injected as intramuscular injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 1.
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Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®)
I.M. injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 1.
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
1ml administered as, intramuscular injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 1.
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Drug: Placebo
I.M. injection on day 1 of treatment cycle 1.
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- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) total score following first treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity score following first treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) disability score following first treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) pain sub-scale score following first treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Subject Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for pain from Cervical Dystonia following first treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Subject Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for symptoms of Cervical Dystonia following first treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Proportion of treatment responders [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) total score for treatment cycles 2 to 5 [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity score for treatment cycles 2 to 5 [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) disability score for treatment cycles 2 to 5 [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) pain sub-scale score for treatment cycles 2 to 5 [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Subject Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for pain from Cervical Dystonia for treatment cycles 2 to 5 [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Change in Subject Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for symptoms of Cervical Dystonia for treatment cycles 2 to 5 [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]
- Proportion of treatment responders [ Time Frame: Treatment cycle Baseline and Week 4 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Dystonia with at least 18 months duration since onset.
- Previously untreated with Botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) or -B or a minimum of 14 weeks since the last injection.
- TWSTRS score at baseline of: Total score ≥ 30, Severity Sub-Scale score ≥ 15, Disability Sub-Scale score ≥ 3, Pain Sub-Scale score ≥ 2.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known hypersensitivity to Botulinum toxin (BTX) or related compounds or any component in the study drug formulation (including cow milk protein).
- Pure anterocollis or pure retrocollis.
- In apparent remission from Cervical Dystonia.
- Known clinically significant underlying swallowing or respiratory abnormality which might be exacerbated by BTX treatment.
- Previous poor response to BTX treatment or known presence of BTX neutralising antibodies.
- Previous phenol or alcohol injections into the neck muscles.
- Previous myotomy or denervation surgery involving the neck or shoulder region.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01261611

Study Director: | Ipsen Study Director | Ipsen |
Responsible Party: | Ipsen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01261611 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Y-52-52120-134 2010-019907-43 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | December 16, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 28, 2014 |
Last Verified: | February 2014 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dystonia Dystonic Disorders Torticollis Dyskinesias Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms Movement Disorders Central Nervous System Diseases abobotulinumtoxinA |
Botulinum Toxins, Type A onabotulinumtoxinA Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Cholinergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Neuromuscular Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents |