A Study of Brivaracetam in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures

NCT ID: NCT00175929

Last Updated: 2015-04-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

157 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Study Completion Date

2006-03-31

Brief Summary

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This trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of brivaracetam (at doses of 50 and 150 mg/day in twice a day administration) as add on therapy in subjects with focal epilepsy

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy, Focal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Matching placebo tablets administered twice a day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of placebo in a double-blinded way for the 10-week Treatment Period (3 weeks up-titration followed by 7-week maintenance period)

Brivaracetam 50 mg/day

Brivaracetam 50 mg/day, 25 mg administered twice a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brivaracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of Brivaracetam 50 mg/day in a double-blinded way for the 10-week Treatment Period (3 weeks up-titration followed by 7-week maintenance period)

Brivaracetam 150 mg/day

Brivaracetam 150 mg/day, 75 mg administered twice a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brivaracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of Brivaracetam 150 mg/day in a double-blinded way for the 10-week Treatment Period (3 weeks up-titration followed by 7-week maintenance period)

Interventions

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Placebo

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of placebo in a double-blinded way for the 10-week Treatment Period (3 weeks up-titration followed by 7-week maintenance period)

Intervention Type OTHER

Brivaracetam

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of Brivaracetam 50 mg/day in a double-blinded way for the 10-week Treatment Period (3 weeks up-titration followed by 7-week maintenance period)

Intervention Type DRUG

Brivaracetam

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of Brivaracetam 150 mg/day in a double-blinded way for the 10-week Treatment Period (3 weeks up-titration followed by 7-week maintenance period)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Well-characterized focal epilepsy or epileptic syndrome according to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification
* Subjects with a history of partial onset seizures
* Subjects having at least 4 partial onset seizures during the Baseline period and at least 2 partial onset seizures per month during the 3 months preceding Visit 1
* Subjects being uncontrolled while treated by 1 or 2 concomitant Antiepileptic drug(s) AED(s) being stable
* Male/ female subjects from 16 to 65 years, both inclusive. Subjects under 18 years may only be included where legally permitted and ethically accepted

Exclusion Criteria

* Seizure type IA non-motor as only seizure type
* History or presence of seizures occurring only in clustered patterns
* History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
* Presence of any sign suggesting rapidly progressing brain disorder or brain tumor
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Clinical Trial Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Locations

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Bruges, , Belgium

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Duffel, , Belgium

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Edegem, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Beroun, , Czechia

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Brno, , Czechia

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České Budějovice, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Kuopio, , Finland

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Oys (Oulu), , Finland

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Tampere, , Finland

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Angers, , France

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Béthune, , France

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Dijon, , France

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Grenoble, , France

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Lille, , France

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Lyon, , France

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Marseille, , France

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Montpellier, , France

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Nancy, , France

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Paris, , France

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Rennes, , France

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Strasbourg, , France

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Tain-l'Hermitage, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bielefeld, , Germany

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Bonn, , Germany

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Chemnitz, , Germany

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Erlangen, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany

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Kehl, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Ulm, , Germany

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Heemstede, , Netherlands

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Heeze, , Netherlands

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Lublin, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Madrid, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Vigo, , Spain

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Bucks, , United Kingdom

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Cambridge, , United Kingdom

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Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Hartshill, , United Kingdom

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Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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Newcastle, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Belgium Czechia Finland France Germany Netherlands Poland Spain United Kingdom

References

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Bresnahan R, Panebianco M, Marson AG. Brivaracetam add-on therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Mar 14;3(3):CD011501. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011501.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35285519 (View on PubMed)

Ben-Menachem E, Baulac M, Hong SB, Cleveland JM, Reichel C, Schulz AL, Wagener G, Brandt C. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of brivaracetam as adjunctive therapy in patients with focal seizures, generalized onset seizures, or Unverricht-Lundborg disease: An open-label, long-term follow-up trial. Epilepsy Res. 2021 Feb;170:106526. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106526. Epub 2020 Dec 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33461041 (View on PubMed)

Brandt C, Klein P, Badalamenti V, Gasalla T, Whitesides J. Safety and tolerability of adjunctive brivaracetam in epilepsy: In-depth pooled analysis. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Feb;103(Pt A):106864. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106864. Epub 2020 Jan 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31937513 (View on PubMed)

Van Paesschen W, Hirsch E, Johnson M, Falter U, von Rosenstiel P. Efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive brivaracetam in adults with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures: a phase IIb, randomized, controlled trial. Epilepsia. 2013 Jan;54(1):89-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03598.x. Epub 2012 Jul 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22813235 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2004-001856-35

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

N01114

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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