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Growth DisordersECOS FRANCT01291394

To Assess the Level of Adherence of Subjects Receiving SAIZEN® Via Easypod™ in France

An observational study of Growth Disorders, run by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a National, Multicentre, Observational Registry to study adherence and long term outcomes of therapy in paediatric subjects using Easypod™ electromechanical device for growth hormone treatment from hospitals in France and to assess the level of adherence of subjects receiving SAIZEN® via Easypod™. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Growth Disorders
What is being tested?
Easypod™
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
223 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
31 Jan 2011to 31 Dec 2015
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 2 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: Subjects who are taking SAIZEN® for a pediatric registered indications using the Easypod™ electromechanical device.

Who may be able to join

  • Administered Saizen® via the Easypod™ electromechanical device according to pediatric registered indications (Growth Hormone Deficiency, Small for Gestational Age, Turner-Syndrome or prepubertal children with Chronic Renal Failure).
  • Naïve subjects or already treated with Saizen and Easypod for maximum 1 year
  • Male and Female between 2 - 18 years of age, or over 18 without fusion of growth plates
  • Parent's or guardian's (or subject if over 18 without fusion of growth plates) written agreement, given before entering data into the study, with the understanding that the subject or parent/guardian may withdraw agreement at any time without prejudice to future medical care.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects taking Saizen® in whom growth plates have fused (i.e. taking growth hormone for it's metabolic effects)
  • Contra-indications to Saizen® as defined in the French Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)
  • Use of an investigational drug or participation in an interventional clinical study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Contact Merck KGaA

    Communication Center

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About this study

Official title: Easypod Connect: A National, Multicentre, Observational Registry to Study Adherence and Long Term Outcomes of Therapy in Paediatric Subjects Using Easypod™ Electromechanical Device for Growth Hormone Treatment

This is a National, Multicentre, Observational Registry to study adherence and long term outcomes of therapy in paediatric subjects using Easypod™ electromechanical device for growth hormone treatment from hospitals in France and to assess the level of adherence of subjects receiving SAIZEN® via Easypod™.

Read the detailed description

Subjects will be enrolled in this observational, multi-center study to assess adherence and treatment outcomes. Parents will provide their written agreement to upload their child's data in the study electronic CRF.

Easypod™ is an electromechanical device that delivers growth hormone and also records injections' date and time. Adherence data will be primarily derived from injections recorded in the Easypod™ device combined with physician data entry of outcome measures (i.e. height \& weight). This will allow the establishment of adherence profiles and evaluate the link with subsequent clinical outcomes.

Since this is an observational study, there will be no study-specific clinical interventions and subjects will be treated according to the clinical and laboratory findings as routinely evaluated by the physician. Auxological and laboratory data will be reported prospectively throughout the duration of the study. At baseline, available data can be recorded retrospectively from the subjects' medical file and Easypod™ device Data will be collected retrospectively and prospectively. This will allow the establishment of adherence profiles and subsequent clinical outcomes. Collected data will be also analyzed in a multinational pooled analysis of comparable national studies.

Primary Objective:

  • To assess the level of adherence of subjects receiving Saizen® via Easypod™

Secondary Objectives:

  • To describe the impact of adherence on clinical outcomes for subject receiving Saizen® via Easypod™
  • To identify adherence subject profiling
  • To asses the Impact of adherence on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) ranges/levels
Being tested
Easypod™
Keywords
Growth disorders, Saizen, Easypod, Growth hormone, Pediatric subject
Medical subject headings
Growth Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Easypod™Device

    Also called Somatotropin

    Saizen (Somatotropin) as per Summary of Product Characteristics administered by Easypod™

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mean percent of recorded adherence

    Measured: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Correlation of adherence and growth outcome (change in height velocity (HV), change in HV-Standard Deviation Score (HV-SDS), change in height-Standard Deviation Score) after each year of Saizen® treatment with Easypod™

    Measured: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

  2. Subject adherence profile

    Subject adherence profile based on age, gender, indication, self-injection or not, time on treatment, administration regimen (6 or 7 days/ week), combination of pituitary hormone deficiencies, previous and/or concomitant treatments, socio-economic data

    Measured: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

  3. Correlation of adherence with IGF-1 levels/ranges

    Measured: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Feb 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study start31 Jan 2011
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2015
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
223 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01291394
Sponsor's protocol ID
EMR 200104-515
Acronym
ECOS FRA
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
31 Jan 2011
Last updated
26 Dec 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Koledova, E. et al. (2017) Analysis of results from the global, 5-year Easypod™ Connect Observational Study (ECOS) study in children with growth disorders. 10th International Meeting for Pediatric Endocrinology; 2017 Sep 14-17; Washington, DC.

  • Wit, JM. et al. (2017) Effect of adherence on the 2-year growth response to growth hormone treatment in prepubertal children with idiopathic isolated growth hormone deficiency participating in the EasypodTM Connect Observational Study (ECOS). 10th International Meeting of Paediatric Endocrinology; 2017 Sep 14-17; Washington, DC.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Growth Disorders, run by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mean percent of recorded adherence (time frame: At least 6 months and up to 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01291394, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Dec 2017.

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