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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03876444
Other study ID # MethylpredIV
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2/Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date April 1, 2019
Est. completion date October 31, 2022

Study information

Verified date November 2019
Source Lady Hardinge Medical College
Contact Dipti Kapoor, MD
Phone 91-9818426830
Email diptikumar81@yahoo.co.in
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Infantile Spasms (IS) are classically refractory to the usual antiepileptic drugs and often pose a therapeutic challenge. Since, there is associated significant morbidity, much effort has been directed over the past years to evaluate the role of various anticonvulsants in the management of IS. High dose oral prednisolone has been shown to cause early cessation of spasms and resolution of hypsarrythmia on Electroencephalogram. Recently, role of intravenous methylprednislone pulse therapy has been explored as one of the therapeutic modality in IS, in order to avoid the development of side-effects associated with prolonged oral steroid therapy and maintain long-term efficacy.However, there are no studies comparing iv methylprednisolone pulse therapy with high dose oral prednisolone..


Description:

Multiple studies have subsequently used higher dose of prednisolone in infantile spasms at the weight based dosing of 4-8 mg/kg/day with a maximum dose of 60mg/day. The results have shown high rates of clinical and elecroencephalographic remission with lower relapse rates.However, a major concern related to corticosteroids, especially in infants and children, is the possible development of side effects. The most frequent ones are excessive weight gain, hyperphagia, water retention with edema, cushingoid appearance, hypertension, behavioral disturbances, increased infection susceptibility, leukopenia, electrolyte disturbances, hyperglycemia, glycosuria, impaired glucose tolerance, frank diabetes and sleep disorders. Furthermore, long-term side effects such as hypothalamus-pituitary axis suppression, psychosis, osteoporosis, nephrocalcinosis, brain atrophy, cataracts and, in children, growth retardation, have also been reported.

Recently, role of intravenous methylprednislone pulse therapy has been explored as one of the therapeutic modality in IS, in order to avoid the development of side-effects associated with prolonged oral steroid therapy and maintain long-term efficacy. There have been few studies on use of iv pulse methylprednisolone in IS with small sample size, showing to a rapid improvement in EEG & cessation of spasm in majority of the infants without significant adverse effects.

Emerging evidence suggests that intravenous pulse methylprednisolone might have superior efficacy and better safety profile when compared to high dose oral prednisolone in treatment of IS.

Hence, present study aims at comparing intravenous pulse methylprednisolone versus oral prednisolone in an open label, RCT for treatment of children with IS.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 128
Est. completion date October 31, 2022
Est. primary completion date April 30, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 4 Months to 30 Months
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

Newly diagnosed patients aged 4 - 30 months with epileptic spasms in clusters with electroencephalographic evidence of hypsarrhythmia or its variants with or without developmental delay -

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children with recognized progressive neurological illness will be excluded.

2. Children with chronic renal, pulmonary, cardiac or hepatic dysfunction

3. Severe malnutrition (weight for length and height for less than 3 SD for mean as per WHO growth charts)

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Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Intravenous Methylprednisolone
Intravenous Methylprednisolone will be used in the intervention group
Oral Pednisolone
Oral Prednisolone will be used in the Control Group

Locations

Country Name City State
India Lady Hardinge Medical College New Delhi Delhi

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Suvasini Sharma

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Proportion of children who achieved spasm freedom as per parental reports in both the groups The proportion of children who achieve spasm freedom defined as no witnessed spasms on and between day 14 and day 42 as per parental reports will be evaluated in the both the groups 6 weeks
Secondary Number of days after initiation of trial treatment on which spasms were not seen and after which response was maintained until 6 weeks (day 42) of treatment in both the groups Number of days after initiation of trial treatment on which spasms were not seen and after which response was maintained until 6 weeks (day 42) of treatment in both the groups 6 weeks
Secondary Proportion of children who achieve resolution of hypsarrhythmia on electro encephalogram at 2 weeks (in all cases) and at 6 weeks (for cases with sustained clinical response) in both the groups. Proportion of children who achieve resolution of hypsarrhythmia on electro encephalogram at 2 weeks (in all cases) and at 6 weeks (for cases with sustained clinical response) in both the groups. 6 weeks
Secondary Description and proportion of the adverse effects of methylprednisolone in the experimental group Description and proportion of the adverse effects of methylprednisolone in the experimental group 6 weeks
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