Paracetamol Oral Paediatric Suspension at 4.8% : Study of Acceptability and Safety.

July 18, 2008 updated by: Sanofi

Multicentre, Open, Non-Comparative Study of the Acceptability and Safety of Paracetamol Oral Paediatric Suspension at 4.8%.

Evaluate the acceptability over 24 hours of a new paracetamol formulation 4.8% paediatric oral suspension in children weighing between 3 and 26 kg including limits

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

48

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Paris, France
        • Sanofi-Aventis

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 8 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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Main criteria are listed hereafter :

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children of both sexes weighing between 3 and 26 kg including limits.
  • With a fever and/or painful episode justifying a paracetamol treatment for a minimum duration of 24 hours.
  • Likely to be followed throughout the entire study period in out-patient.
  • For whom the informed consent has been signed by the parents or legal guardian and by the child if old enough (see chapter 12.3).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presenting digestive disorders, vomiting.
  • Presenting a hypersensitivity to paracetamol or one of the ingredients of the study product
  • Presenting a hepatocellular failure.
  • Presenting a fructose intolerance.
  • Presenting a serious concomitant disease, such as cancer, immune deficiency or a serious renal, hepatic cardiac, neurological, psychiatric or metabolic disease.
  • Presenting a history of significant biological anomalies.
  • Treated with Kayexalate® (sodium polystyrene sulphonate)
  • Not covered by a social security regime.
  • Whose parents are incapable of understanding
  • Who cannot come back to the consultation for the final evaluation and/or submit to the study constraints.
  • Who participated in another clinical study in the 30 days prior to inclusion.
  • Is a relation of the investigator.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Acceptability data: Overall evaluation of the treatment by the child's parents or the minder, measured using a semi-quantitative scale with 4 levels (very acceptable, acceptable, indifferent, refusal), for 24 hours (4 evaluations at 6 hour intervals).
Safety data : Events reported by the child, parents or legal guardian during visit 2 ; events compiled in the child's diary ; events recorded by the investigator during Visit 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Acceptability data: Overall evaluation of the child (from 3 years), using a Hedonic Visual Scale during the last administration prior to Visit V2.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Monique COUDERC, Dr, Sanofi

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 12, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

February 13, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2008

Last Verified

July 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

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