A Phase IV-Pharmacovigilance Study of Keppra Greece - S.K.A.T.E.: Safety of Keppra as Adjunctive Therapy in Epilepsy

November 14, 2013 updated by: UCB Pharma
Patients in community-based practices correspond to the 25% of patients who need a first add-on drug when not controlled by their standard monotherapy drug. This was a therapeutic use trial in which the population corresponds more closely to that seen in daily clinical practice.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

35

Phase

  • Phase 4

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 (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation with epilepsy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hypersensitivity to levetiracetam or other pyrrolidone derivatives or to any of the excipients.

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

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety and the tolerability of Keppra in a broad population of patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Obtain further information about optimal daily dose.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2003

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2004

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 27, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 6, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 15, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

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