Early Pharmacological Treatment of Acute Spasticity After Spinal Cord Injury
NCT ID: NCT06564714
Last Updated: 2024-08-21
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
PHASE4
55 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-12-31
2029-06-30
Brief Summary
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The main questions it aims to answer are :
1. Assess the safety of early baclofen treatment during acute care after SCI.
2. Compare the neurofunctional outcomes between the early baclofen group and the control group up to 6 months after tSCI, in terms of mobility, global functional independence, neurological recovery, pain and spasticity.
The early baclofen group will receive oral administration of baclofen as soon as any sign of acute spasticity is observed. The dose is started initially at 5 mg three times a day and is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response, i.e. when spasticity is no longer problematic. The control group however will receive the "usual routine care" at our institution as per which baclofen is initiated by the attending physician (i.e. physiatrist or spine surgeon) only when acute spasticity becomes severe and problematic.
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Detailed Description
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Traditionally, the clinical impact of spasticity has been mostly recognized during the subacute and chronic phases after SCI. Based upon the current management paradigm, the great majority of individuals with spasticity will receive pharmaceutical treatment for spasticity only during the rehabilitation period weeks or months after the injury when the clinical manifestations become severe and problematic. The investigators have challenged this long-held belief by proposing their paradigm shift towards early recognition and treatment of spasticity during the acute within the first month after SCI, after showing that about half of individuals will develop clinical signs of early spasticity during the acute hospitalization, and that acute spasticity is associated with poor long-term outcomes.
In particular, the investigators found that long-term mobility is significantly decreased in individuals presenting acute spasticity within the first month after the SCI. Our preliminary data suggest that prompt pharmacological treatment with baclofen - an anti-spasmodic medication - during the acute hospitalization improves neurological recovery in the presence of acute spasticity. Based on these preliminary findings, the overarching hypothesis of this study is that long-term neurofunctional outcomes are improved by early detection of acute spasticity and immediate treatment with oral baclofen.
Our team of experienced clinician-scientists specialized in SCI care therefore propose a single-site pilot randomized clinical trial including 55 patients admitted for a traumatic SCI (tSCI), in order to evaluate the safety and neurofunctional benefits of early baclofen treatment (i.e. as soon as any signs of spasticity are observed within the first month after the injury) during the acute hospitalization.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Participants will be randomized into the early baclofen treatment or control group using computer-generated random treatment assignment.
Study Groups
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Early Baclofen treatment group
Oral baclofen will be started as soon as any sign of acute spasticity consisting of spasms, velocity-dependent hypertonia and/or clonus is observed. Oral baclofen will be initiated the same day as when signs of spasticity are first observed.
Dosage : oral administration of baclofen is started initially at 5 mg three times a day. The dose is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response,
Early baclofen Intervention
Baclofen is initiated as soon as any sign of acute spasticity.
5 mg three times a day and is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response, i.e. when spasticity is no longer problematic.
Control group
The control group will receive the "usual routine care" as per which baclofen is prescribed only when acute spasticity becomes severe and problematic.
In the presence of problematic spasticity, oral administration of baclofen is started initially at 5 mg three times a day. The dose is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response.
Usual routine care
Baclofen is initiated only when acute spasticity is deemed problematic.
5 mg three times a day and is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response.
Interventions
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Early baclofen Intervention
Baclofen is initiated as soon as any sign of acute spasticity.
5 mg three times a day and is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response, i.e. when spasticity is no longer problematic.
Usual routine care
Baclofen is initiated only when acute spasticity is deemed problematic.
5 mg three times a day and is increased every 7 days by 5 mg per intake (up to a maximum 80 mg total per day) until achieving an optimal response.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Blunt (non-penetrating) traumatic SCI
* AIS grade A to D
* NLI between C0 and L1
* Patient willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* AIS grade E upon admission
* Penetrating tSCI (from stab wound, gunshot injury, etc.)
* Cauda equina syndrome or NLI below L1
* Contraindication to oral baclofen use (needs clearance from attending physician and pharmacological consultant)
* Pre-existing neurological disorders (cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
* Major cognitive deficits precluding informed consent and/or assessments
* Unlikely to comply with scheduled visits (e.g. living in another country)
* Renal insufficiency
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Centre Integre Universitaire de Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord de l'ile de Montreal
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Andréane Richard-Denis
Principal investigator
Principal Investigators
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Andréane Richard-Denis, M.D., MSC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal-Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Locations
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CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal-Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Other Identifiers
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MP-32-2023-2550
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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