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Trial reportJournal of patient-reported outcomes2026

Assessing signs and impacts of achondroplasia: psychometric evaluation of the Achondroplasia Child Experience Measures.

Meryl Brod, Lori McLeod, Alden Smith

Registry-linked trialAbstract readMulticenter StudyObservational StudyClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Journal of patient-reported outcomes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04085523 (ACcomplisH), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT04085523 phase2completednot on this map

ACcomplisH: A Phase 2, Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Dose Escalation Trial Evaluating Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Subcutaneous Doses of TransCon CNP Administered Once Weekly for 52 Weeks in Prepubertal Children With Achondroplasia Followed by an Open-Label Extension Period

TypeinterventionalSponsorAscendis Pharma A/SRan2020 to 2024Enrolled57ConditionsAchondroplasiaArmsTransCon CNP, Placebo for TransCon CNP
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3 authors.

Meryl BrodThe Brod Group, Mill Valley, USA. mbrod@thebrodgroup.net.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-5838
Lori McLeodRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, USA.
Alden SmithAscendis Pharma, LLC, Palo Alto, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAchondroplasia, although rare, is the most common genetic form of skeletal dysplasia and is associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations and complications throughout the body. This study evaluated the psychometric measurement properties of the Achondroplasia Child Experience Measures (ACEMs), which were previously conceptually developed as condition-specific, observer-reported outcome measures to assess the signs (ACEM-OSM) and impacts (ACEM-Impact) of achondroplasia in children aged 2 to < 12 years. METHODOLOGY: Data for the psychometric evaluation were from a non-interventional, observational study (N = 200 (impacts) and N = 148 (signs)) and a phase 2, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose escalation interventional trial (N = 57) of navepegritide (TransCon CNP) administered once weekly. The larger observational study sample size allowed for evaluation of distributional properties, test-retest reliability, and construct validity. Trial data was analyzed to confirm reliability and validity findings and evaluate responsiveness.

resultsFactor analysis and qualitative results identified six domains for the ACEM-Impact and one domain for the ACEM-OSM. The psychometric properties of both measures were found to be acceptable for reliability and validity for the intended use. An 8-item ACEM-OSM and a 25-item ACEM-Impact were finalized.

conclusionsThe ACEMs are reliable and valid measures of the signs and impacts of achondroplasia on children. Incorporation of these measures in clinical and research settings can aid in assessing new treatments and improve our understanding of the experience of those living with achondroplasia.

trial registrationNational Institutes of Health Clinicaltrials.gov (ID NCT04085523) and European Union Drug Regulating Authorities Clinical Trials database (EudraCT 2019-002754-22).

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AchondroplasiaPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresChildChild, PreschoolDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsAchondroplasiaCaregiversChildPsychometricsSurveys and questionnaires

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PMID42319555
PMCPMC13534396

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