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. 2022 Nov 3;2022(11):CD013403. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013403.pub2

NCT02052141.

Study characteristics
Methods Design: randomised, single‐blind, cross‐over trial
Exclusions postrandomisation: none
Losses to follow‐up: none
Duration of study: after 12‐week baseline observation period, participants received C1‐INH 500 U or 1000 U, twice‐weekly, for 12 weeks before crossing over to alternate dose for 12 weeks
Unit of randomisation: participant
Participants Country: 10 sites in the US, EU, Mexico and Israel
Setting: outpatient
Number: children aged 6–11 years with Type I or II HAE. 12 children randomised and completed study. 5 to the C1‐INH‐nf 500/1000 IU treatment sequence and 7 to C1‐INH‐nf 1000/500 IU sequence
Age (mean): 10 (SD not reported) years
Sex: 5 boys (41.7%); 7 girls (58.3%)
Inclusion criteria: aged ≥ 6 to < 12 years with confirmed HAE type I or II diagnosis, functional C1‐INH level < 50% of normal, mean ≥ 1.0 (≥ 2.0 in Germany) attacks/month of moderate or severe intensity or requiring acute treatment.
Exclusion criteria: not provided.
Interventions C1‐INH‐nf 500 IU twice‐weekly
C1‐INH‐nf 1000 IU twice‐weekly
Treatment duration: 12 weeks then crossing over to other treatment
Outcomes Number of HAE attacks, attack severity, EuroQol 5‐dimensional descriptive system (youth version)
Funding Shire HGT, a Takeda company
Declarations of interest Quote: "Emel Aygören‐Pürsün has received honoraria, research funding, and/or travel grants from, and/or served as a consultant for, Adverum, BioCryst, CSL Behring, Pharming Technologies, KalVista Pharmaceuticals, and Shire. Daniel F. Soteres is a speaker and has participated in advisory boards for Shire. Sandra A. Nieto‐Martinez is a speaker for, has received honoraria from, and has participated in advisory boards for Shire, and has received travel grants from CSL Behring, Pharming Technologies, and Shire. Kraig W. Jacobson has participated in clinical trials for Shire. Dumitru Moldovan received research funding and travel grants from CSL Behring, Pharming Technologies, and Shire HGT and unrestricted educational grants from CSL Behring, Pharming Technologies, Shire HGT, and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum and served as a consultant for Pharming Technologies and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum. Inmaculada Martinez‐Saguer has received honoraria, research funding, and travel grants from BioCryst, CSL Behring, Pharming Technologies, and Shire and/or served as a consultant for these companies. Arthur Van Leerberghe, Yongqiang Tang, Peng Lu, and Moshe Vardi are fulltime employees of Shire, a Takeda company (Lexington, MA, USA). Jennifer Schranz was a full‐time employee of Shire, a Takeda company (Lexington, MA, USA), at the time of this study. Jim Christensen has indicated that he has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose."
Notes Funded by Shire HGT, but study performed externally.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of randomisation not stated.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of allocation concealment not stated.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) Low risk Quote: "Only patients and parents/caregivers were blinded to treatment sequence and dose."
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) High risk Staff and investigators were not blinded to allocation.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk All participants completed the study.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes in protocol were reported.
Other bias Low risk We identified no other sources of bias.