Therapeutic Management and Use of Resources and Costs of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Spain

Registration Number
NCT06632730
Lead Sponsor
Novartis
Brief Summary

An observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study. Real-world data were obtained from medical records of Spanish public hospitals (9 hospitals).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cost per Year of Use of Resources for Medical VisitsUp to 12 months

Medical visits included:

* Primary care

* Pediatric neurology

* Rehabilitation physician

* Traumatologist

* Nutritionist

* Pulmonologist

* Cardiologist

* Physical therapist

* Nursing staff

* Phoniatrist

* Speech therapist

* Rehabilitation sessions

* Other specialists

* Total medical visits

* Hospital emergency room visits
...

Costs per Year of Use of Resources for Medical TestsUp to 12 months

Medical tests included:

* Blood count

* Vitamin D test

* Blood creatine kinase test

* Electromyogram

* Brain magnetic resonance imaging

* Muscle magnetic resonance imaging

* Bone densitometry

* Nocturnal polysomnography

* Muscle biopsy

* Nerve conduction velocity study

* Blood amino acid test

* DNA test to confirm diagnosis
...

Cost per Year of Use of Resources for TreatmentUp to 12 months

Treatments included:

* Nusinersen (loading and maintenance dose)

* Total Nusinersen

* Risdiplam

* Onasemnogene abeparvovec

* Total treatments for SMA

* Palivizumab

* Influenza vaccine

* Meningococcal vaccine

* High protein shakes

* Total adjuvant treatments

* Total treatments

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients per Sociodemographic CategoryBaseline

Sociodemographics included:

* Biological sex

* Dead patients

* Growth percentiles for growth charts (3%, 4-15%, 16-50%, 51-85%, 86-97%, greater than 97%)

* Patient's cohabitants (father, mother, both parents, brother(s), sister(s), other relatives)

* Patient's caregiver (father, mother, both parents, brother(s), sister(s), other relatives)
...

Sociodemographic: AgeBaseline

* Age at the time of data collection

* Age of onset of SMA symptoms

* Age at clinical diagnosis of SMA

* Age of death

Sociodemographic: WeightBaseline
Sociodemographic: HeightBaseline
Sociodemographic: Body mass index (BMI)Baseline
Number of Patients per Clinical Characteristic CategoryBaseline

Clinical characteristics included:

* Anti-adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) antibody titer test

* Neonatal screening for SMA together with other screening tests

* Prenatal or perinatal SMA diagnosis

* Ventilatory support

* Patient with scoliosis

* Patient with scoliosis surgery

* Patients with a chair for scoliosis
...

Clinical Characteristic: Age From Which Information Was AvailableBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Time From Onset of Symptoms to DiagnosisBaseline

Time intervals included:

* Less than 1 month

* 1 to 3 months

* 4 to 6 months

* 7 to 18 months

* More than 18 months

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) CodeBaseline

ICD codes included:

* ICD-9 335.1: Spinal muscular atrophy

* ICD-9: 335.1: Spinal muscular amyotrophy, unspecified

* ICD-9 335.11: Kugelberg-Welander disease

* ICD-10 G12.1: Other hereditary spinal muscular atrophies

* ICD-10 G12.25: Progressive spinal muscular atrophy

* ICD-10 G12.8: Other spinal muscular atrophies and related syndromes
...

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Diagnosis of Muscle AtrophyBaseline

Diagnosis types included:

* Clinical suspicion and subsequent patient referral for genetic confirmation

* Genetic diagnosis

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of MutationBaseline

Mutations included:

* Biallelic deletion of exons

* Biallelic deletion of exon 7

* Biallelic deletion of exons 7 and 8

* Compound heterozygous mutation

* Point mutation and deletion of exons 7 and 8

* Biallelic point mutation

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Survival of Motor Neuron 2 (SMN2) Gene Copy NumberBaseline

SMN2 copy numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and greater than 4.

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by SMA-associated ComorbiditiesBaseline

SMA-associated comorbidities included:

* Chronic lung disease

* Swallowing impairment

* Malnutrition

* Hypoxic encephalopathy

* Relapsing obstructive bronchial syndrome

* Recurrent pneumonia

* Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

* Epilepsy

* Hip dysplasia

* Obesity

* Respiratory compromise

* Thorax deformity

* Scoliosis

* Other

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Family History of SMABaseline

Family history categories included:

* Yes

* No

* Mother

* Father

* Both parents

* Brothers and sisters

* Other

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Ventilatory SupportBaseline

Types of ventilatory support included:

* Invasive (hospital and outpatient)

* Non-invasive (hospital and outpatient)

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Reason of Ventilatory Support RegimenBaseline

Reasons of ventilatory support included:

* Preventive intent

* Therapeutic intent

Clinical Characteristic: Duration of Ventilatory SupportBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients With Nutritional SupplementationBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Administration of Nutritional SupplementationBaseline

Types of administration included:

* By mouth

* Through a feeding tube

* Both (mouth and feeding tube)

* Through gastrostomy

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Nutritional Supplementation Received by MouthBaseline

Types of nutritional supplementation included liquid thickeners (corn starch and Nutilis Clear thickener, neutral taste, Nutricia) and nutrition supplements (Resource shakes, High protein shakes, Ensure Junior drink, Infatrini, Pediasure Complete, RESOURCE C, Vitamin D, Fortini high protein shakes, protein shakes, Pediasure, Resource with fiber, Resource pro...

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Who Received Liquid Thickener and Nutritional Supplements by MouthBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Who Received Liquid Thickener and Nutritional Supplements Through a Feeding TubeBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Duration of Nutritional Supplementation Received by Mouth and Through a Feeding Tube or GastrostomyBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Number of Surgeries for Patients With ScoliosisBaseline
Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Surgery Received for ScoliosisBaseline

Types of surgeries included:

* Growing rods lengthening

* Dorsal/lumbar dorsal arthrodesis

* Growing rods

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Joint ContractureBaseline

Types of joint contractures included proximal and distal.

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Who Reached Each Motor Development MilestoneBaseline

Developmental Milestones:

* Sitting independently or with support

* Standing independently or with support

* Walking independently or with support

* Crawling with the elbows, belly crawl, or with hands and knees

Clinical Characteristic: Number of Patients Categorized by Relevant Surgical History in Addition to Scoliosis Surgery Related to SMA Categorized by Type of SurgeryBaseline

Surgeries included:

* Mouth surgery

* Tracheostomy

* Surgery for gastrostomy

* Tenotomy

* Other

Number of Scheduled and Unscheduled Healthcare Visits per Patient per YearUp to 12 months

Healthcare visits included:

* General

* Primary care

* Pediatric neurology

* Rehabilitation physician

* Traumatologist

* Nutritionist

* Pulmonology

* Cardiologist

* Physical therapy

* Nursing staff

* Phoniatrist

* Speech therapist

* Rehabilitation sessions

* Other experts

* Emergency Room

* Related to therapy

Total Number of Scheduled and Unscheduled Healthcare Visits per Patient per YearUp to 12 months
Number of Scheduled and Unscheduled SMA-related Medical VisitsUp to 12 months

SMA-related medical visits included:

* Primary care

* Pediatric neurology

* Rehabilitation physician

* Traumatologist

* Nutritionist

* Pulmonologist

* Cardiologist

* Physical therapist

* Nursing staff

* Phoniatrist

* Speech therapist

* Rehabilitation sessions

* Other specialists

Number of SMA-related Emergency Room VisitsUp to 12 months

SMA-related emergency room visits included outpatient and hospital visits.

Number of SMA-related HospitalizationsUp to 12 months

SMA-related hospitalizations included visits to day hospital, admissions to ward, intensive care unit admissions.

Number of Patients Categorized by Reason for HospitalizationUp to 12 months

Hospitalization included admission to ward. Reason for hospitalization included related to treatment and not related to treatment.

Number of Patients Categorized by Reason for Admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU)Up to 12 months

Reason for admission to ICU included related to treatment and not related to treatment.

Number of Patients With a Multidisciplinary Follow-upUp to 12 months
Number of Patients Categorized by Medical Areas Involved in Follow-upUp to 12 months

Medical areas included:

* Pulmonology

* Endocrinology/nutrition

* Physical therapy

* Rehabilitation

* Logopedics

* Thoracic surgery

* Orthopedics

* Other

Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Additional Tests NeededUp to 12 months

Additional tests included:

* Blood count

* Vitamin D test

* Blood creatine kinase test

* Electromyogram

* Brain magnetic resonance imaging

* Muscle magnetic resonance imaging

* Bone densitometry

* Nocturnal polysomnography

* Muscle biopsy

* Nerve conduction velocity study

* Blood amino acid test

* DNA test to confirm diagnosis

Number of Times Each Additional Test Was PerformedUp to 12 months

Additional tests included:

* Blood count

* Vitamin D

* Blood creatine kinase

* Electromyogram

* Brain magnetic resonance imaging

* Muscle magnetic resonance imaging

* Bone densitometry

* Nocturnal polysomnography

* Muscle biopsy

* Nerve conduction velocity study

* Blood amino acid test

* DNA test to confirm diagnosis

Total Additional TestsUp to 12 months
Number of Patients Categorized by Type of Treatment for SMAUp to 6 years and 4 months

Treatments included:

* Nusinersen

* Risdiplam

* Onasemnogene abeparvovec

* Palivizumab

* Influenza vaccine

* Meningococcal vaccine

* High protein shakes

Number of Nusinersen DosesUp to 6 years and 4 months

Nusinersen doses included loading and maintenance doses.

Risdiplam DoseUp to 6 years and 4 months

Risdiplam dose included starting dose and dose changes.

Palivizumab DoseUp to 6 years and 4 months
Number of High Protein Shakes per DayUp to 6 years and 4 months
Number of Months of Taking High Protein ShakesUp to 6 years and 4 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

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