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CompletedNCT00234507Updated Jul 29, 2019

Study of a Single Administration of 3 Doses of Dysport® for the Treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm

A Phase 2 interventional study of Botulinum toxin type A in Blepharospasm, sponsored by Ipsen. Completed at 14 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-29.

Sponsored by Ipsen · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 3 doses of Dysport® with placebo by assessing functional disability in blepharospasm.

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Conditions studied

  • Blepharospasm

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In context

Blepharospasm

42 studies on the registry are indexed under Blepharospasm; 1 is open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 120 is above the median of 40 across 28 interventional studies indexed under Blepharospasm.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • patients with a confirmed diagnosis of bilateral benign essential blepharospasm, and having symptoms of such for at least 6 months prior to the baseline visit
  • naïve patients to botulinum toxin type A treatment, or patients who had received a single treatment of botulinum toxin type A, or those who had demonstrated a satisfactory response, in the investigator's opinion, to the last 2 injections of botulinum toxin type A with a minimum of 12 weeks since the last injection and where a further injection at full dosage was now indicated
  • patients with a minimum score of 8 on the BDS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with either neuroleptic-induced blepharospasm, isolated levator dysfunction or apraxia
  • previous surgical, chemical and thermal myectomy or neurectomy
  • any condition where intramuscular injection is
  • ophthalmolgical infection
  • myasthenia gravis or other disorders of the neuromuscular junction
  • prescription of antispastic, muscle relaxants or medications affecting neuromuscular junction transmission, or medication where the dose or choice of medication has not been constant for the last 30 days
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Contraindication

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
120 participants (actual)

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The functional disability as measured by the percentage of normal activity (PNA) derived from the Blepharospasm Disability Scale (BDS) at 4 weeks post-treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of involuntary movements (FIM) and severity of oculo-facial spasm (measured by the Severity Rating Scale [SRS]) at 4 weeks post-treatment.

  2. PNA, FIM and SRS at 8, 12 and 16 weeks post-treatment.

  3. Severity of global impairment due to blepharospasm as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks post-treatment.

  4. Change from baseline in BDS, FIM, severity of oculo-facial spasm and in severity of global impairment due to blepharospasm (measured by VAS) at 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks post treatment.

  5. Percentage of patients withdrawn from the study due to lack of efficacy at each assessment point.

  6. Patient assessment of benefit and need for re-treatment, evaluated at the end of the study.

  7. Investigator assessment of benefit and need for re-treatment, evaluated at the end of the study.

  8. To compare the safety of each of the 3 doses of Dysport with placebo in terms of adverse event incidence, vital signs and physical examinations.

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Study locations

14 sites
  • Banner Health Research Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85006, United States
  • Neurological Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85013, United States
  • The Parkinson's and Movement Disorder Institute
    Fountain Valley, California 92708, United States
  • UCLA/Jules Stein Eye Institute
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
  • McKnight Brain Institute
    Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
  • Plastic Eye Surgery Association
    Pensacola, Florida 32504, United States
  • Rush Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
  • Kellogg Eye Center
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, United States
  • Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina 27705, United States
  • Ophthlamic Surgeons and Consultants of Ohio, Inc
    Columbus, Ohio 43215, United States
  • Wills Eye Hospital
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Center for Facial Appearances
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84102, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 29, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00234507
Lead sponsor
Ipsen
First posted
Oct 7, 2005
Start date
Jan 2003
Primary completion
May 25, 2004
Completion
May 25, 2004
Last update
Jul 29, 2019

Study contacts

Ipsen Study Director
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