Trial Outcomes & Findings for Monotherapy With Levetiracetam in Patients Suffering From Epilepsy. (NCT NCT00150813)

NCT ID: NCT00150813

Last Updated: 2018-11-21

Results Overview

An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence (eg, noxious or pathological changes) in a subject or clinical investigation subject compared with pre-existing conditions, that occurs during any period of a clinical trial. An AE is defined as being independent of assumption of any causality (eg, to study or concomitant medication, primary or concomitant disease, or study design).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

66 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

From the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks

Results posted on

2018-11-21

Participant Flow

The study started to enroll patients in August 2005 and concluded in May 2007.

Participant Flow refers to the Intention-to-Treat (ITT) Set.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Levetiracetam
Subjects received open-label Levetiracetam.
Overall Study
STARTED
66
Overall Study
COMPLETED
48
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
18

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Levetiracetam
Subjects received open-label Levetiracetam.
Overall Study
Adverse Event
1
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
1
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
5
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
5
Overall Study
Remission
3
Overall Study
Planned pregancy
1
Overall Study
Switch to commercially available LEV
2

Baseline Characteristics

Monotherapy With Levetiracetam in Patients Suffering From Epilepsy.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Levetiracetam
n=66 Participants
Subjects received open-label Levetiracetam.
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
56 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
41.39 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.27 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
31 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
35 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: From the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks

Population: Safety Set

An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence (eg, noxious or pathological changes) in a subject or clinical investigation subject compared with pre-existing conditions, that occurs during any period of a clinical trial. An AE is defined as being independent of assumption of any causality (eg, to study or concomitant medication, primary or concomitant disease, or study design).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Levetiracetam
n=66 Participants
Subjects received open-label Levetiracetam.
Percentage Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events
27.3 percentage of participants

Adverse Events

Levetiracetam

Serious events: 4 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Levetiracetam
n=66 participants at risk
Subjects received open-label Levetiracetam.
Nervous system disorders
Encephalopathy
1.5%
1/66 • Adverse events were collected from the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks.
Nervous system disorders
Polyneuropathy
1.5%
1/66 • Adverse events were collected from the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks.
Nervous system disorders
Epilepsy
1.5%
1/66 • Adverse events were collected from the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks.
Nervous system disorders
Completed suicide
1.5%
1/66 • Adverse events were collected from the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks.

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

UCB

Cares

Phone: +1844 599

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: GT60