IncobotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of lower-limb spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A phase 3 study

Florian Heinen*, Petr Kanovský, A. Sebastian Schroeder, Henry G. Chambers, Edward Dabrowski, Thorin L. Geister, Angelika Hanschmann, Francisco J. Martinez-Torres, Irena Pulte, Marta Banach, Deborah Gaebler-Spira

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Investigate the efficacy and safety of multipattern incobotulinumtoxinA injections in children/adolescents with lower-limb cerebral palsy (CP)-related spasticity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)183-197
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Funding

Florian Heinen has received speaker’s honoraria from Allergan plc, Desitin, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Merz Pharmaceuticals, and Novartis and unrestricted educational grants from Allergan and Merz Pharmaceuticals. Petr Kanˇovský has received speaker’s honoraria from Desitin, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Merz Pharmaceuticals, and Medtronic. A. Sebastian Schroeder has received speaker’s honoraria from and participated in advisory boards for Allergan plc, Ipsen Biopharmaceu-ticals, and Merz Pharmaceuticals. Henry G. Chambers serves as a consultant for Orthopediatrics Corp and Allergan Corporation. Edward Dabrowski has participated in an advisory board and speaker bureau for Ipsen Bio-pharmaceuticals. Thorin L. Geister is an employee of Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH. Angelika Hanschmann is an employee of Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH. Francisco J. Martinez-Torres is a former employee of Merz North America LLC. Irena Pulte is an employee of Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH. Marta Banach has served as a consultant and speaker and participated in an advisory board for Merz Pharmaceuticals and has served as a speaker for Allergan, Ipsen, and Kedrion. Deborah Gaebler-Spira has served as a consultant for Teva and Kashiva. The authors wish to thank all study subjects and investigators. They would like to acknowledge Hanna Dersch and Annette Lehn for statistical support and Amy Rothman Schonfeld and Caroline Spencer (Rx Communications, Mold, UK) for medical writing assistance with the preparation of this manuscript, funded by Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH. This study was supported by Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Keywords

  • Botulinum toxin
  • all movement disorders
  • all paediatric
  • cerebral palsy
  • incobotulinum
  • spasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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