Trial Outcomes & Findings for Botulinum Toxin to Improve Cosmesis of Primary Cleft Lip Repair (NCT NCT02247193)

NCT ID: NCT02247193

Last Updated: 2021-11-03

Results Overview

The Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) assesses color match to surrounding skin, skin texture, contour, and distortion, and total MSS score ranges from 4 to 14, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by three blinded plastic surgeons, who evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. The median of the three surgeon scores per participant was first calculated, and then the median all medians was calculated per arm.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6 months

Results posted on

2021-11-03

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Overall Study
STARTED
15
15
Overall Study
Number Who Underwent Cleft Lip Repair Surgery
15
15
Overall Study
Number Who Received Botox or Placebo
15
15
Overall Study
Number Who Completed the 6-month Follow up
15
15
Overall Study
Number Who Completed the 12-month Follow up
15
15
Overall Study
COMPLETED
15
15
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Botulinum Toxin to Improve Cosmesis of Primary Cleft Lip Repair

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=15 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=15 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Total
n=30 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
129.53 days
STANDARD_DEVIATION 27.27 • n=93 Participants
135.67 days
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.41 • n=4 Participants
132.6 days
STANDARD_DEVIATION 22.7 • n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
n=93 Participants
5 Participants
n=4 Participants
14 Participants
n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants
n=93 Participants
10 Participants
n=4 Participants
16 Participants
n=27 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
1 Participants
n=93 Participants
1 Participants
n=4 Participants
2 Participants
n=27 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
8 Participants
n=93 Participants
6 Participants
n=4 Participants
14 Participants
n=27 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
6 Participants
n=93 Participants
8 Participants
n=4 Participants
14 Participants
n=27 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
15 Participants
n=93 Participants
15 Participants
n=4 Participants
30 Participants
n=27 Participants
Number of Participants with Syndromic Cleft Lip
1 Participants
n=93 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
1 Participants
n=27 Participants
Number of Participants with Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding (PNAM)
10 Participants
n=93 Participants
12 Participants
n=4 Participants
22 Participants
n=27 Participants
Number of Participants with Complete Cleft Lip
13 Participants
n=93 Participants
13 Participants
n=4 Participants
26 Participants
n=27 Participants
Number of Participants with Unilateral Cleft Lip
14 Participants
n=93 Participants
15 Participants
n=4 Participants
29 Participants
n=27 Participants
Number of Participants with Cleft Palate
13 Participants
n=93 Participants
13 Participants
n=4 Participants
26 Participants
n=27 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Population: Only 9 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 11 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) assesses color match to surrounding skin, skin texture, contour, and distortion, and total MSS score ranges from 4 to 14, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by three blinded plastic surgeons, who evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. The median of the three surgeon scores per participant was first calculated, and then the median all medians was calculated per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=9 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=11 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) Rated by Blinded Plastic Surgeons
7 score on a scale
Interval 7.0 to 10.0
9 score on a scale
Interval 8.0 to 10.0

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 months

Population: Only 9 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 11 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) assesses color match to surrounding skin, skin texture, contour, and distortion, and total MSS score ranges from 4 to 14, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by three blinded plastic surgeons, who evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. The median of the three surgeon scores per participant was first calculated, and then the median all medians was calculated per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=9 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=11 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) Rated by Blinded Plastic Surgeons
7 score on a scale
Interval 6.5 to 7.0
9 score on a scale
Interval 6.5 to 9.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Population: Only 9 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 11 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) assesses surface appearance, scar height, and color mismatch, and total MSRS score ranges from 3 to 12, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by three blinded plastic surgeons, who evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. The median of the three surgeon scores per participant was first calculated, and then the median all medians was calculated per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=9 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=11 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) Rated by Blinded Plastic Surgeons
7 score on a scale
Interval 6.0 to 8.0
8 score on a scale
Interval 6.0 to 8.0

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 months

Population: Only 9 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 11 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) assesses surface appearance, scar height, and color mismatch, and total MSRS score ranges from 3 to 12, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by three blinded plastic surgeons, who evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. The median of the three surgeon scores per participant was first calculated, and then the median all medians was calculated per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=9 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=11 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) Rated by Blinded Plastic Surgeons
6 score on a scale
Interval 6.0 to 7.0
7 score on a scale
Interval 6.5 to 7.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Population: Only 9 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 11 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) assesses color match to surrounding skin, skin texture, contour, and distortion, and total MSS score ranges from 4 to 14, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by crowdsourced raters via Amazon Mechanical Turk. The crowdsourced raters evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. 100 unique responses were elicited per participant. The mean of all crowdsourced ratings for each arm is reported per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=9 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=11 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) Rated by Crowdsourced Raters
7.40 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.74
8.29 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.47

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 months

Population: Only 8 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 12 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) assesses color match to surrounding skin, skin texture, contour, and distortion, and total MSS score ranges from 4 to 14, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by crowdsourced raters via Amazon Mechanical Turk. The crowdsourced raters evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. 100 unique responses were elicited per participant. The mean of all crowdsourced ratings for each arm is reported per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=8 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=12 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Manchester Scar Scale (MSS) Rated by Crowdsourced Raters
7.48 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.78
7.72 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.64

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Population: Only 9 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 11 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) assesses surface appearance, scar height, and color mismatch, and total MSRS score ranges from 3 to 12, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by crowdsourced raters via Amazon Mechanical Turk. The crowdsourced raters evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. 100 unique responses were elicited per participant. The mean of all crowdsourced ratings for each arm is reported per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=9 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=11 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) Rated by Crowdsourced Raters
5.96 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.74
6.74 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 months

Population: Only 8 in the Botulinum Toxin arm and 12 in the Saline arm were analyzed for this outcome measure.

The Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) assesses surface appearance, scar height, and color mismatch, and total MSRS score ranges from 3 to 12, with a higher score indicating worse scarring. Scars were analyzed by crowdsourced raters via Amazon Mechanical Turk. The crowdsourced raters evaluated frontal and basal photographs of participants. 100 unique responses were elicited per participant. The mean of all crowdsourced ratings for each arm is reported per arm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Botulinum Toxin
n=8 Participants
Injection of botulinum toxin into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Botulinum Toxin Type A: Injection of botulinum toxin at the time of surgery at cleft lip repair site. Botulinum toxin will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Saline
n=12 Participants
Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Normal Saline Injection: Injection of normal saline into cleft lip at time of surgical repair. Saline will be injected intraoperatively at 4 standardized sites in the cleft lip during surgical repair.
Hypertrophic Scarring (HTS) as Assessed by Score on the Modified Scar Rating Scale (MSRS) Rated by Crowdsourced Raters
6.01 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.75
6.19 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.69

Adverse Events

Botulinum Toxin

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Saline

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Matthew R. Greives, MD

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Phone: 713-500-7275

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place