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The Treatment of Glabellar Frown Lines

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Merz Pharmaceuticals

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 4

Conditions

Glabellar Frown Lines

Treatments

Drug: IncobotulinumtoxinA
Drug: OnabotulinumtoxinA

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT02096081
MUS 60201_4096_1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to show that two FDA-approved botulinum toxin drugs called Xeomin® and Botox® can reduce the severity of vertical lines (wrinkles) that appear between the eyebrows (glabellar frown lines).

Full description

This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group clinical study to investigate the equivalence of incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin®) to onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox®) in the treatment of glabellar frown lines.

Enrollment

250 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Outpatient females 18 to 50 years of age
  • Moderate to severe glabellar frown lines

Exclusion criteria

  • Glabellar Frown Lines at rest rating 3 on the 4-point Facial Wrinkle Scale
  • Previous treatment with botulinum toxin
  • Previous treatment with biodegradable fillers in glabellar area within last 12 months
  • Any severe or uncontrolled systemic disease, malignant tumor, or medical history of HIV infection
  • Known hypersensitivity to incobotulinumtoxinA or onabotulinumtoxinA or to any of their excipients
  • Intake of any of the forbidden concomitant medication or other agents that might interfere with neuromuscular function or might interfere with the action of botulinum toxin type within 14 days prior to injection

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

250 participants in 2 patient groups

IncobotulinumtoxinA
Experimental group
Description:
20U injection: equal aliquots of 0.1 mL (4U) to 5 injection points
Treatment:
Drug: IncobotulinumtoxinA
OnabotulinumtoxinA
Active Comparator group
Description:
20U injection: equal aliquots of 0.1 mL (4U) to 5 injection points
Treatment:
Drug: OnabotulinumtoxinA

Trial contacts and locations

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