Status:

COMPLETED

An Open Label Study of Levetiracetam Monotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy

Lead Sponsor:

UCB Japan Co. Ltd.

Conditions:

Epilepsy

Partial Onset Seizures

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Levetiracetam (LEV) used as monotherapy, with efficacy measured as 6-month seizure freedom at the last evaluated dose in the LEV 1000 mg/day to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject is male or female and aged ≥ 16 years at Visit 1
  • Subjects with newly or recently diagnosed Epilepsy having experienced unprovoked Partial Seizures (IA, IB, IC), that are classifiable according to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification of Epileptic Seizures
  • Subjects with at least 2 unprovoked seizures separated by a minimum of 48 hours in the year prior to Visit 1, of which, at least 1 unprovoked seizure occurred in the 3 months prior to Visit 1
  • Minimum body weight of 40 kg at Visit 1

Exclusion

  • Subject has a history or presence of seizure types other than partial (IA, IB, IC)
  • Subject has an experience of any type of brain surgery in the consecutive 2 years prior to Visit 1
  • Subject has a history or presence of known Pseudo-Seizures
  • Subject has been treated for Epilepsy with any Antiepileptic Drug (AED) within the 6 months prior to Visit 1. However, acute and sub-acute seizure treatments are accepted for a maximum use of 2 weeks, if the treatments are stopped for the week prior to Visit 1
  • Subject has a known clinically significant acute or chronic illness, such as but not restricted to: cardiac, renal, hepatic dysfunction, endocrinological, or psychiatric illness, and that may impair reliable participation in the study or necessitate the use of medication not allowed by the protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

71 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01506882

Start Date

December 1 2011

End Date

April 1 2015

Last Update

December 31 2015

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Aomori, Japan

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Asaka, Japan

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Daitō, Japan

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Fujisawa, Japan