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A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Effects and Mechanism of Action of Dysport®, Botox® and Xeomin® in the Extensor Digitorum Brevis Model in Healthy Adult Male Participants

A Phase I, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Single-centre Comparative Study to Evaluate the Pharmacodynamic Profile of Dysport®, Botox®, and Xeomin® in the Extensor Digitorum Brevis (EDB) Model in Healthy Adult Male Participants

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04970407
Enrollment
45
Registered
2021-07-21
Start date
2021-07-06
Completion date
2022-06-08
Last updated
2025-02-19

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Conditions

Healthy Participants

Brief summary

Study aimed at comparing the pharmacodynamic profile (including duration of action) of three commercialized toxins by measuring the action potential of the injected muscle (extensor digitorum brevis)

Interventions

BIOLOGICALBotulinum toxin type A

Intramuscular Injection, concentration 300 units (U)

Sponsors

Ipsen
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participant must be between18 to 65 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent * Participants who are overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, vital signs and cardiac monitoring * A body mass index (BMI) within the range 18 and 30 kg/m2 (inclusive).

Exclusion criteria

* Any medical condition that may put the participant at risk with exposure to BoNT, including diagnosed myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or any other disease that might interfere with neuromuscular function * Previous treatment with botulinum toxin (BoNT) (any serotype) during the past 6 months * Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the Dysport/ Botox/ Xeomin formulation (which includes human serum albumin, lactose, sucrose) or allergy to cow's milk protein * Use of agents that could interfere with neuromuscular transmission, including calcium channel blockers, penicillamine, aminoglycosides, lincosamides, polymixins, magnesium sulphate, anticholinesterases, succinylcholine and quinidine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline in Adjusted Mean (AM) Percentage (%) of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 28Baseline (Day 1) and Week 28The CMAP procedure was performed on the injected foot by a neurophysiologist. Percentage relative to baseline was calculated as (value at Week 28 \[mean of the 3 measurements\]/baseline value) multiplied by (\*) 100. The adjusted mean was obtained from a mixed-effects model for repeated measures (MMRM) model with Fisher scoring. Baseline was defined as the last non-missing measurement taken prior to study drug administration. Baseline value used for this analysis was the average of 6 measurements, the 3 measurements at screening and the 3 measurements at baseline.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeAt Weeks 28 and 40The recovery was considered to be reached for all the visits occurring after the time to recovery, that is (i.e.) the first visit for which CMAP total amplitude returned to at least 85% of the baseline value. Percentage of participants with recovery of CMAP total amplitude was analyzed at Weeks 28 and 40.
Time to Onset of Action of Study InterventionFrom Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 40Time to onset of action was defined as the first timepoint when EDB CMAP total amplitude was less or equal to 85% of the baseline value.
Change From Baseline in AM % of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 40Baseline (Day 1) and Week 40The CMAP procedure was performed on the injected foot by a neurophysiologist. It was measured as percentage relative to baseline defined as CMAP at the corresponding visit (mean of the 3 measurements)/CMAP at baseline (mean of the 6 measurements)\*100. The adjusted mean was obtained from a MMRM model with Fisher scoring. Baseline was defined as the last non-missing measurement taken prior to study drug administration. Baseline value used for this analysis was the average of 6 measurements, the 3 measurements at screening and the 3 measurements at baseline.
Percentage of Maximal Inhibition (Maximal Effect) of CMAP Total AmplitudeUp to Week 40Maximal inhibition was defined as the maximal measured inhibition of CMAP total amplitude of stimulated EDB.
Number of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeAt Weeks 1, 4, 8 and 20Time to maximal effect was defined on an individual basis as the time between baseline and the timepoint of maximal inhibition of CMAP amplitude of stimulated EDB. Participants with maximal effect of CMAP total amplitude were reported.
Duration of ResponseFrom Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 40Duration of response was calculated as time to recovery of CMAP total amplitude - time to onset. Time to recovery was defined as the first timepoint where EDB CMAP total amplitude returned to at least 85% of the baseline value.

Countries

United Kingdom

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This Phase I, randomized, double-blind study was conducted in healthy adult male participants at a single investigational site in United Kingdom between 06 Jul 2021 and 08 Jun 2022. The purpose of this study was to compare the duration of action on compound muscle action potential (CMAP) of the extensor digitorum brevis (EDB) muscle injected with either Dysport 40 units (U), Botox 16 U or Xeomin 16 U.

Pre-assignment details

This study consisted of a 14-day screening period, a double-blind period including treatment administration on Day 1, and follow-up period up to 40 weeks. A total of 45 male participants were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive treatment with Dysport 40 U, Botox 16 U or Xeomin 16 U respectively.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Dysport 40 U
Participants received a single IM injection of Dysport 40 U in the EDB muscle on Day 1.
15
Botox 16 U
Participants received a single IM injection of Botox 16 U in the EDB muscle on Day 1.
15
Xeomin 16 U
Participants received a single IM injection of Xeomin 16 U in the EDB muscle on Day 1.
15
Total45

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDysport 40 UBotox 16 UXeomin 16 UTotal
Age, Continuous36.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.3
35.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.3
34.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.9
35.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.3
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants15 Participants15 Participants45 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 150 / 150 / 15
other
Total, other adverse events
11 / 1510 / 1514 / 15
serious
Total, serious adverse events
10 / 152 / 155 / 15

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline in Adjusted Mean (AM) Percentage (%) of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 28

The CMAP procedure was performed on the injected foot by a neurophysiologist. Percentage relative to baseline was calculated as (value at Week 28 \[mean of the 3 measurements\]/baseline value) multiplied by (\*) 100. The adjusted mean was obtained from a mixed-effects model for repeated measures (MMRM) model with Fisher scoring. Baseline was defined as the last non-missing measurement taken prior to study drug administration. Baseline value used for this analysis was the average of 6 measurements, the 3 measurements at screening and the 3 measurements at baseline.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Week 28

Population: The Pharmacodynamic (PD) analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Dysport 40 UChange From Baseline in Adjusted Mean (AM) Percentage (%) of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 2873.62 % of AM of CMAP total amplitudeStandard Error 5.26
Botox 16 UChange From Baseline in Adjusted Mean (AM) Percentage (%) of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 2874.78 % of AM of CMAP total amplitudeStandard Error 5.26
Xeomin 16 UChange From Baseline in Adjusted Mean (AM) Percentage (%) of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 2884.23 % of AM of CMAP total amplitudeStandard Error 5.25
Comparison: The adjusted mean, standard error (SE) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the adjusted mean as well as difference in % relative to baseline and p-value were obtained from a MMRM with Fisher scoring with treatment, time (corresponding to all study visits when CMAP was measured), treatment by time interaction and baseline CMAP amplitude as factors and an unstructured variance covariance matrix.p-value: 0.876995% CI: [-16.25, 13.93]MMRM model
Comparison: The adjusted mean, SE and 95% CI of the adjusted mean as well as difference in % relative to baseline and p-value were obtained from a MMRM with Fisher scoring with treatment, time (corresponding to all study visits when CMAP was measured), treatment by time interaction and baseline CMAP amplitude as factors and an unstructured variance covariance matrix.p-value: 0.16295% CI: [-25.69, 4.47]MMRM model
Secondary

Change From Baseline in AM % of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 40

The CMAP procedure was performed on the injected foot by a neurophysiologist. It was measured as percentage relative to baseline defined as CMAP at the corresponding visit (mean of the 3 measurements)/CMAP at baseline (mean of the 6 measurements)\*100. The adjusted mean was obtained from a MMRM model with Fisher scoring. Baseline was defined as the last non-missing measurement taken prior to study drug administration. Baseline value used for this analysis was the average of 6 measurements, the 3 measurements at screening and the 3 measurements at baseline.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Week 40

Population: The PD analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Dysport 40 UChange From Baseline in AM % of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 4077.10 % of AM of CMAP total amplitudeStandard Error 5.09
Botox 16 UChange From Baseline in AM % of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 4081.83 % of AM of CMAP total amplitudeStandard Error 5.1
Xeomin 16 UChange From Baseline in AM % of CMAP Total Amplitude at Week 4092.01 % of AM of CMAP total amplitudeStandard Error 5.09
Secondary

Duration of Response

Duration of response was calculated as time to recovery of CMAP total amplitude - time to onset. Time to recovery was defined as the first timepoint where EDB CMAP total amplitude returned to at least 85% of the baseline value.

Time frame: From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 40

Population: The PD analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment. Only those participants who showed recovery before the end of the study were analyzed.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Dysport 40 UDuration of Response18.29 weeks
Botox 16 UDuration of Response10.86 weeks
Xeomin 16 UDuration of Response17.07 weeks
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total Amplitude

Time to maximal effect was defined on an individual basis as the time between baseline and the timepoint of maximal inhibition of CMAP amplitude of stimulated EDB. Participants with maximal effect of CMAP total amplitude were reported.

Time frame: At Weeks 1, 4, 8 and 20

Population: The PD analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Dysport 40 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 111 Participants
Dysport 40 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 42 Participants
Dysport 40 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 81 Participants
Dysport 40 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 201 Participants
Botox 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 200 Participants
Botox 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 113 Participants
Botox 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 81 Participants
Botox 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 41 Participants
Xeomin 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 200 Participants
Xeomin 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 44 Participants
Xeomin 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 80 Participants
Xeomin 16 UNumber of Participants Who Achieved Maximal Effect of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 111 Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Maximal Inhibition (Maximal Effect) of CMAP Total Amplitude

Maximal inhibition was defined as the maximal measured inhibition of CMAP total amplitude of stimulated EDB.

Time frame: Up to Week 40

Population: The PD analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Dysport 40 UPercentage of Maximal Inhibition (Maximal Effect) of CMAP Total Amplitude39.79 percentage of inhibition
Botox 16 UPercentage of Maximal Inhibition (Maximal Effect) of CMAP Total Amplitude38.55 percentage of inhibition
Xeomin 16 UPercentage of Maximal Inhibition (Maximal Effect) of CMAP Total Amplitude44.99 percentage of inhibition
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total Amplitude

The recovery was considered to be reached for all the visits occurring after the time to recovery, that is (i.e.) the first visit for which CMAP total amplitude returned to at least 85% of the baseline value. Percentage of participants with recovery of CMAP total amplitude was analyzed at Weeks 28 and 40.

Time frame: At Weeks 28 and 40

Population: The PD analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment. Only those participants who showed recovery at Weeks 28 and 40 were analyzed.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Dysport 40 UPercentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 2833.3 percentage of participants
Dysport 40 UPercentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 4033.3 percentage of participants
Botox 16 UPercentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 2826.7 percentage of participants
Botox 16 UPercentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 4033.3 percentage of participants
Xeomin 16 UPercentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 2853.3 percentage of participants
Xeomin 16 UPercentage of Participants With Recovery of CMAP Total AmplitudeWeek 4066.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Time to Onset of Action of Study Intervention

Time to onset of action was defined as the first timepoint when EDB CMAP total amplitude was less or equal to 85% of the baseline value.

Time frame: From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 40

Population: The PD analysis set consisted of all participants from the randomized set who received the appropriate dose of study treatment and had CMAP recorded for baseline and at least 1 post-baseline assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Dysport 40 UTime to Onset of Action of Study Intervention1.00 weeks
Botox 16 UTime to Onset of Action of Study Intervention1.00 weeks
Xeomin 16 UTime to Onset of Action of Study Intervention1.00 weeks

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026