Botox Injection for Lower Extremity Lengthening and Deformity Correction Surgery

NCT00412035 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 125

Last updated 2014-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this six site multi-center study is to determine if BTX-A can alleviate the post-operative pain and improve the functional and quality of life outcomes of children with limb length discrepancy or angular deformity undergoing limb lengthening or deformity correction.

Conditions

  • Unequal Length of Limbs; Congenital
  • Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital

Interventions

DRUG

Botulinum toxin A injection

10 units per kilo to maximum of 400 units

DRUG

saline injection

10 units per kilo to maximum of 400 units

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shriners Hospitals for Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reggie Hamdy, MD · Shriners Hospital for Children-Canadian Unit, Montreal, Quebec

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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