Status:

COMPLETED

An add-on Study of E2007 in Patients With Refractory Partial Seizures Uncontrolled With Other Anti-epileptic Drugs (AEDs)

Lead Sponsor:

Eisai Co., Ltd.

Conditions:

Refractory Partial Seizures

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-64 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the maximum tolerated dose of E2007 in Japanese patients with refractory partial seizures which are uncontrolled with other anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). Thirty ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Male or female aged between 20 and 64 years old.
  • Patients diagnosed with partial seizure (including secondarily generalized seizure).
  • Patients who have at least 3 counts of partial seizures during the previous 4 weeks prior to observation start and no seizure-free for 21 days during 8 weeks before the treatment start based on medical records. Simple partial seizure without motor signs will not be counted.
  • Patients who have been treated for at least 12 weeks but confirmed to be uncontrolled with more than one standard AED for 2 years.
  • Patients treated with stable doses of up to three AEDs. Only one cytochrome
  • P450 (CYP) 3A4 inducer shown below will be allowed for concomitant use:
  • Carbamazepine
  • Phenytoin
  • Phenobarbital
  • Primidone
  • Patients on stable dose of anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, or mood stabilizers from before 8 weeks.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Patients with present or a history of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
  • Patients with present generalized seizures (e.g., absence, myoclonic).
  • Patients with a history of status epilepticus within 1 year.
  • Patients with seizure clusters where individual seizure cannot be counted within 8 weeks.
  • Patients with a history of psychogenic seizure.
  • Patients who underwent surgical operation for epilepsy within 2 years.
  • Patients using rescue benzodiazepines at least twice in a 4-week duration within 8 weeks (if 1 or 2 doses over 24-hour period considered one-time rescue).
  • Patients whose alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) at enrollment in observation period exceeds 1.5-fold the upper limit of normal (ULN), but those whose ALT or AST are constantly higher than ULN, they can enroll if ALT or AST remain in 3-fold the ULN.
  • Patients with significant active hematological disease; white blood cell (WBC) count \</=2500/uL or neutrophil count \</=1000 uL.
  • Patients on anti-psychotics or who have psychotic disorder and/or psychotic disorder(s) or unstable recurrent affective disorder(s) with a history of suicidal attempt within 2 years.
  • Patients who operate heavy equipment or drive should not be recruited into the study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00849212

    Start Date

    April 1 2009

    End Date

    November 1 2009

    Last Update

    February 7 2013

    Active Locations (9)

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    Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

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    Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

    3

    Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

    4

    Sendai, Miyagi, Japan