Monotherapy With Levetiracetam or Carbamazepine in Patients Suffering From Epilepsy.

November 25, 2013 updated by: UCB Pharma

A Multicenter, Double-blind, Follow-up Trial Evaluating the Long-term Safety of Levetiracetam (1000 to 3000 mg/Day Oral b.i.d.) and Carbamazepine (400 to 1200 mg/Day Oral b.i.d.), Used as Monotherapy in Subjects (≥ 16 Years) Coming From the N01061 Trial.

A double-blind follow-up trial assessing the long term safety of Levetiracetam as per adverse events reporting, physical and neurological examination and vital signs

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

250

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy.
  • Subjects having experienced in the past unprovoked partial seizures (IA, IB, IC with clear focal origin), or generalized tonic-clonic seizures (without clear focal origin), that are classifiable according to the International Classification of Epileptic Seizures
  • Subjects coming from the N01061 monotherapy trial and for whom double-blind continuation of investigational product is beneficial.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Need for an additional AED.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Around 2 years of Safety assessment of levetiracetam via Adverse Events reporting, physical and neurological examination and vital signs

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

UCB Pharma

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 26, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 25, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • N01093

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