A Canadian, Multi-centre, Observational Registry to Study Adherence and Long Term Outcomes of Therapy in Pediatric Subjects Using SAIZEN® Via Easypod™ Auto-injector for Growth Hormone Treatment

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany205 enrolled

Overview

This is a Canadian, Multicentre, Observational Registry to study Adherence and Long Term Outcomes of Therapy in paediatric subjects using Easypod™ electromechanical device for growth hormone treatment from hospital and to assess the level of adherence of subject receiving SAIZEN® via Easypod™ .

Subjects will be enrolled in a multicenter, longitudinal observational registry. Parents/subjects will provide their Informed Consent/assent to upload their data for populationbased analyses and optionally to adhere to a patient adherence support program designed to improve their adherence and, ultimately, clinical outcomes. Adherence data will be primarily derived from the Easypod™ device combined with physician data entry of outcome measures. Data will be collected retrospectively and prospectively. This will allow the establishment of adherence profiles and explore the hypothesis that patient adherence support programs improve adherence and subsequent clinical outcomes. Collected data will be also analyzed in a multinational pooled analysis of comparable national studies. Primary Objective: \- To assess the level of adherence of subjects prescribed SAIZEN® via easypod™ Secondary Objectives: * To describe the impact of adherence on clinical outcomes for subject prescribed SAIZEN via easypod™ * To identify adherence subject profiling

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

205

Conditions

Growth Disorders

Interventions

Easypod™DEVICE

Saizen (Somatotropin) administered by easypod™ as defined in SAIZEN® Canadian Product Monograph

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Prescribed SAIZEN® via the easypod™ auto-injector (SAIZEN® Health Canadian approved indications: Growth Hormone Insufficiency or Deficiency, Turner's Syndrome, Chronic Renal Failure, Small for Gestational Age * Under 18 years of age, or over 18 without fusion of growth plates * Parent's or legal guardian's written informed consent, given before entering data into the registry, with the understanding that the subject or parent/legal guardian may withdraw consent at any time without prejudice to future medical care. If the child is old enough to read and write, a separate assent form will be given as defined by Health Canada regulations. Adult consent is defined at 18+ in the province of Quebec, 16+ in the remainder of Canada. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects taking growth hormone in whom growth plates have fused (i.e. for taking growth hormone for its metabolic effects) * Contra-indications to SAIZEN® as defined in SAIZEN® Canadian Product Monograph. * Use of an investigational drug or participation in another interventional clinical study

Locations (9)

Merck Serono Research Site

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Merck Serono Research Site

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Merck Serono Research Site

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Merck Serono Research Site

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean percent of adherence by subject over a period of time

Adherence will be defined as 86 percent adherent at one year based on prescribed therapy.

Time frame: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

Secondary Outcomes

Correlation of adherence and growth outcome after each year of SAIZEN® treatment with easypod™

Correlation of adherence and growth outcome (height velocity (HV), height velocity-standard deviation score (HV-SDS), height, change in height (height SDS) after each year of SAIZEN® treatment with easypod™

Time frame: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

Subject adherence profile based on age, gender, indication, self-injection or not, time on treatment

Time frame: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

Impact of patient adherence support programme on adherence and outcomes for subjects using easypod™

Time frame: At least 6 months and up to 5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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