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OnabotulinumtoxinA

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Facial Rhytides | Monoclonal antibody | Dermatology |AbbVie Inc.|Last Updated: May 5, 2026

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLED
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment787

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Clinical trial landscape

OnabotulinumtoxinA · 12 trials · 11 indications

Phase 3 9Phase 2 3
NCT06794866A Study to Assess Adverse Events and Effectiveness of OnabotulinumtoxinA Intramuscular Injections for the Change of Moderate to Severe Forehead Lines in Adult ParticipantsForehead Lines
COMPLETED150 Analytics
NCT05134649A Study To Assess the Safety of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX) Intramuscular Injection in Adult Participants With Platysma ProminencePlatysma Prominence
COMPLETED292 Analytics
NCT04994535A Study To Assess the Safety and Effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX) Intramuscular Injection in Adult Participants With Platysma ProminencePlatysma Prominence
COMPLETED426 Analytics
NCT04949399A Study To Assess the Safety and Effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX) Intramuscular Injection in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Platysma ProminencePlatysma Prominence
COMPLETED408 Analytics
NCT02261493A Safety and Efficacy Study of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Upper Facial RhytidesFacial Rhytides
COMPLETED787 Analytics
NCT02261467A Safety and Efficacy Study of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Forehead and Glabellar Facial RhytidesForehead Rhytides
COMPLETED421 Analytics
NCT01189747Safety and Efficacy Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Crow's Feet LinesLateral Canthus Rhytides
COMPLETED446 Analytics
NCT00910520Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Patients With Idiopathic Overactive Bladder With Urinary IncontinenceOveractive Bladder
COMPLETED548 Analytics
NCT00910845Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Patients With Idiopathic Overactive Bladder With Urinary IncontinenceOveractive Bladder
COMPLETED557 Analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study to Assess Adverse Events and Effectiveness of OnabotulinumtoxinA Intramuscular Injections for the Change of Moderate to Severe Forehead Lines in Adult Participants
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A Study To Assess the Safety of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX) Intramuscular Injection in Adult Participants With Platysma Prominence
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A Study To Assess the Safety and Effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX) Intramuscular Injection in Adult Participants With Platysma Prominence
Platysma ProminenceUnlock trial analytics
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A Study To Assess the Safety and Effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX) Intramuscular Injection in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Platysma Prominence
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A Safety and Efficacy Study of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Upper Facial Rhytides
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A Safety and Efficacy Study of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Forehead and Glabellar Facial Rhytides
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Safety and Efficacy Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Crow's Feet Lines
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Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Patients With Idiopathic Overactive Bladder With Urinary Incontinence
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Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Patients With Idiopathic Overactive Bladder With Urinary Incontinence
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Percentage of Participants who Achieve 'None' or 'Mild' on Facial Wrinkle Scale with Asian Photonumeric Guide (FWS-A) According to the Investigator Assessment of Forehead Lines (FHL) Severity at Maximum Contraction
Day 30

The investigator assesses FHL severity using the FWS-A scale ranging from none to severe.

Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)
Up to approximately 12 months

Description: An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation in which a participant is administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

Number of Participants With Adverse Events
371 days (from enrollment in the lead-in study M21-309 through end of study M21-323)

An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a casual relationship with this treatment.

Composite Achievement of Grade 1 or 2 (Minimal or Mild) and at Least a 2-Grade Improvement From Baseline Based on Both Investigator's Assessment Using C-APPS and Participant's Self-Assessment Using P-APPS, at Maximum Contraction at Day 14
Day 14

The Clinician Allergan Platysma Prominence Scale (C-APPS) evaluates platysma prominence severity and is a static measurement encompassing the investigator's visual examination of the platysma muscle at maximum contraction, ranging from 1 - Minimal to 5- Extreme. The Participant Allergan Platysma Prominence Scale (P-APPS) evaluates platysma prominence severity and is a single-item measure that is accompanied by a 5-grade photonumeric scale for participants to self-assess the severity of their platysma prominence at maximum contraction, ranging from 1 - Minimal to 5 - Extreme.

Achievement of at Least a 2-grade Improvement From Baseline Based on the Investigator's Assessment Using C-APPS at Maximum Contraction at Day 14
Day 14

The C-APPS evaluates platysma prominence severity and is a static measurement encompassing the investigator's visual examination of the platysma muscle at maximum contraction, ranging from 1 - Minimal to 5- Extreme.

Achievement of at Least a 2-grade Improvement From Baseline Based on the Participant's Self-Assessment Using P-APPS at Maximum Contraction at Day 14
Day 14

The P-APPS evaluates platysma prominence severity and is a single-item measure that is accompanied by a 5-grade photonumeric scale for participants to self-assess the severity of their platysma prominence at maximum contraction, ranging from 1 - Minimal to 5 - Extreme.

Achievement of at Least a 2-grade Improvement From Baseline Based on the Participant's Self- Assessment Using P-APPS at Maximum Contraction at Day 14
Day 14

The P-APPS evaluates platysma prominence severity and is a single-item measure that is accompanied by a 5-grade photonumeric scale for participants to self-assess the severity of their platysma prominence at maximum contraction, ranging from 1 - Minimal to 5 - Extreme.

Percentage of Subjects With ≥2-Grade Improvement From Baseline on Both the Investigator's and Subject's Facial Wrinkle Scale (FWS) Ratings of Forehead Line Severity at Maximum Eyebrow Elevation
Baseline, Day 30

The Investigator and subject each assessed the severity of the subject's forehead lines at maximum eyebrow elevation using the 4-grade FWS, where 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe. The percentage of subjects with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline assessed by both the Investigator and the subject are reported.

Percentage of Responders Based on Composite Facial Wrinkle Scale Assessment of Crow's Feet Line Severity at Maximum Smile
Baseline, Day 30

The composite facial wrinkle scale assessment is based on both the Investigator and Subject Facial Wrinkle scales at Day 30. The Investigator assessed the severity of the patient's Crow's Feet Lines at maximum smile using the 4-point Facial Wrinkle Scale: 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate or 3=severe and the patient assessed the severity of their Crow's Feet Lines at maximum smile using the same 4-point Facial Wrinkle Scale. A responder is defined as a participant with a ≥ 2-grade improvement from Baseline.

Change From Baseline in Number of Daily Episodes of Urinary Incontinence
Baseline, Week 12

A urinary incontinence episode is defined as an incident of involuntary loss of urine as recorded in a patient bladder diary during the 3 days before the Baseline and Week 12 study visits. A negative number change from baseline indicates a reduction in incontinence episodes (improvement).

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Masseter Muscle Prominence Scale (MMPS) Grade ≤ 3 at Day 90 as Assessed by the Investigator
Day 90

The investigator assessed the severity of the participant's masseter muscle prominence (MMP) using the MMPS 5-point scale where: 1=minimal (best), 2=mild, 3=moderate, 4=marked, and 5=very marked (worst). The percentage of participants where the investigator selected 1=minimal, 2=mild, or 3=moderate are reported.

Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)
First dose (Day 1) to the End of Study (Up to Day 180)

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study intervention. A TEAE is an AE that occurs or worsens after receiving study drug.

Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure
Baseline (Day 1) to the End of Study (Up to Day 180)
Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure
Baseline (Day 1) to the End of Study (Up to Day 180)
Change From Baseline in Respiratory Rate
Baseline (Day 1) to the End of Study (Up to Day 180)

Respiratory rate is calculated as number of breaths (inhalation and exhalation) in one minute.

Change From Baseline in Pulse Rate
Baseline (Day 1) to the End of Study (Up to Day 180) ]

Pulse rate measures the number of times your heart beats per minute.

Change From Baseline in the 7-Day Average Daily Pain Score Using an 11-Point Scale
Baseline, Week 8

Participants recorded the pain in their knee during the previous 24 hours in a daily diary where: 0=no pain to 10= worst pain possible. The daily pain scores over 7-days were averaged. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.

Baseline Values for the Clinic 10-Item Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score
Baseline

The MADRS is a 10-item scale completed by clinic personnel that assesses the subject's symptoms of depression. Each question is answered on a 7-point scale ranging from no symptoms to worst possible symptoms. The total score is summed for all responses and ranges from 0 to 60. A negative change from baseline indicates an improvement in symptoms and a positive change from baseline indicates a worsening.

Change From Baseline Values in the Clinic 10-Item Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score
Week 6

The MADRS is a 10-item scale completed by clinic personnel that assesses the subject's symptoms of depression. Each question is answered on a 7-point scale ranging from no symptoms to worst possible symptoms. The total score is summed for all responses and ranges from 0 to 60. A negative change from baseline indicates an improvement in symptoms and a positive change from baseline indicates a worsening.

Secondary Endpoints

Percentage of Participants who Achieved 'None' or 'Mild' on FWS-A According to the Participant Assessment of FHL Severity
Day 30
Percentage of Participants who Achieved at least 1-Grade Improvement from Baseline on FWS-A According to the Investigator Assessment of FHL Severity at Maximum Contraction
Day 30
Percentage of Participants who Achieved at least 1-Grade Improvement from Baseline on FWS-A According to the Investigator Assessment of FHL Severity at Rest
Day 30
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Group 1EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive onabotulinumtoxinA Dose A in both Period 1 and Period 2.
Group 2EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive onabotulinumtoxinA Dose B in both Period 1 and Period 2.
Group 3EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive placebo in Period 1 and onabotulinumtoxinA Dose A in Period 2.
Group 4EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive placebo in Period 1 and onabotulinumtoxinA Dose B in Period 2.
BOTOXEXPERIMENTALBOTOX (OnabotulinumtoxinA) will be injected into the platysma muscle for up to 3 Cycles during study M21-323
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo will be injected into the platysma muscle on Day 1
OnabotulinumtoxinA Dose AEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA Dose A injected into the protocol-specified areas on Day 1. Subjects will receive at least 1 and up to 3 treatments.
OnabotulinumtoxinA Dose BEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA Dose B injected into the protocol-specified areas on Day 1. Subjects will receive at least 1 and up to 3 treatments.
Placebo followed by OnabotulinumtoxinA Dose APLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo (normal saline) injected into the protocol-specified areas on Day 1. If the subject meets the re-treatment criteria, the subject will receive up to 2 treatments with onabotulinumtoxinA Dose A into the protocol-specified areas.
OnabotulinumtoxinAEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA injected into the protocol-specified areas on Day 1. Subjects will receive at least 1 and up to 3 treatments.
Placebo followed by OnabotulinumtoxinA in Period 2PLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo (normal saline) injected into the protocol-specified areas on Day 1. If the subject meets the re-treatment criteria in Period 2, the subject will receive up to 2 open-label treatments with onabotulinumtoxinA into the protocol-specified areas.
placebo (normal saline)PLACEBO_COMPARATORnormal saline injected into bilateral Crow's Feet Line areas on Day 1.
placebo/onabotulinumtoxinAOTHERPlacebo (normal saline) injected into the detrusor at Day 1, followed by an injection of onabotulinumtoxinA (botulinum toxin Type A) 100 U after a minimum of 12 weeks (if applicable).
BOTOX® 72UEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA (botulinum toxin Type A; BOTOX®) 72 units (U) total dose administered intramuscularly to the bilateral masseter muscles on Day 1.
BOTOX® 48UEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA (botulinum toxin Type A; BOTOX®) 48U total dose administered intramuscularly to the bilateral masseter muscles on Day 1.
OnabotulinumtoxinA 400 UEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA 400 U injection into the intra-articular space of the study knee on Day 1.
OnabotulinumtoxinA 200 UEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA 200 U injection into the intra-articular space of the study knee on Day 1.
Placebo for onabotulinumtoxinA 50 UPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo (normal saline) for onabotulinumtoxinA 50 U injected into protocol-specified areas on Day 1.
onabotulinumtoxinA 50 UEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA 50 U injected into protocol-specified areas on Day 1.
Placebo for onabotulinumtoxinA 30 UPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo (normal saline) for onabotulinumtoxinA 30 U injected into protocol-specified areas on Day 1.
onabotulinumtoxinA 30 UEXPERIMENTALOnabotulinumtoxinA 30 U injected into protocol-specified areas on Day 1.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
OnabotulinumtoxinADRUGIntramuscular Injections
PlaceboDRUGIntramuscular Injections
Normal SalineDRUGPlacebo (normal saline) injected into the protocol-specified areas on Day 1.
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to 65 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites15

Inclusion Criteria: * Forehead lines (FHL) of moderate or severe rating at maximum contraction as assessed by investigator using the Facial Wrinkle Scale with Asian Photonumeric Guide (FWS-A) at Day 1 prior to study treatment. * Glabellar lines (GL) of moderate or severe rating at maximum contracti...

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Frequently asked questions about OnabotulinumtoxinA

What is OnabotulinumtoxinA used for?

OnabotulinumtoxinA is used for forehead lines, neuropathic pain, osteoarthritis, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and forehead rhytides. It is being studied in clinical trials for these conditions, including lateral canthus rhytides (crow's feet lines) and urinary incontinence due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity in multiple sclerosis patients.

What does OnabotulinumtoxinA target?

OnabotulinumtoxinA is a monoclonal antibody that targets the neuromuscular junction. It works by blocking the release of acetylcholine from nerve endings, which temporarily paralyzes muscles. This mechanism is used to treat conditions like forehead lines and overactive bladder by reducing muscle activity.

Who makes OnabotulinumtoxinA?

OnabotulinumtoxinA is developed by AbbVie Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ABBV. AbbVie is conducting clinical trials to evaluate the drug's safety and efficacy across multiple indications.

What phase is OnabotulinumtoxinA in?

OnabotulinumtoxinA is in Phase 3 clinical development for some indications, with Phase 2 trials also completed. It is an investigational drug and has not been approved by the FDA for the studied indications. The clinical program includes four completed trials with a total enrollment of 1,126 participants.

What clinical trials is OnabotulinumtoxinA in?

OnabotulinumtoxinA has completed four clinical trials, including NCT01189747 for crow's feet lines, NCT01600716 for urinary incontinence in multiple sclerosis, NCT02230956 for knee osteoarthritis, and NCT03320850 for overactive bladder. All trials were randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled.

Is OnabotulinumtoxinA the same as BOTOX?

OnabotulinumtoxinA is the same as BOTOX. Clinical trials reference BOTOX in their titles, such as NCT02230956 for knee osteoarthritis and NCT03320850 for overactive bladder. The drug is being studied under the brand name BOTOX by AbbVie.