Open Label, Zonegran (Zonisamide) In Partial Onset Seizures

NCT ID: NCT00215592

Last Updated: 2016-01-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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To determine the efficacy and safety of adjunctive open label Zonegran treatment in patients with refractory partial seizures.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Zonegran

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female patients aged 18-75.
2. Able and willing to give written informed consent in accordance with the ICH GCP Guidelines.
3. Female subjects of childbearing potential must not be pregnant (as confirmed by negative serum βHCG at screening and negative urine pregnancy test at baseline/during the study), must not be lactating and must use a medically acceptable form of contraception during the study and for at least 1 month after discontinuation of study drug. Medically acceptable contraception as defined here is the oral contraceptive pill, surgical sterilization or hormonal intrauterine device in place for at least 3 months. Women who are less than 2 years post-menopausal are considered to be of childbearing potential.
4. Focal epilepsy, with simple and/or complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalized seizures as defined by the ILAE criteria.
5. Patients with a minimum of 4 partial seizures in the 8 weeks preceding the baseline visit as adequately recorded using a seizure diary card.
6. Patients should be receiving at least 1 but no more than 2 other AEDs as concomitant medication, and the dosage should be stable for at least 8 weeks before the baseline visit.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of status epilepticus within the last 5 years.
2. Patients with known significantly impaired renal function and/or severe hepatic impairment to the extent that the protocol dose titration schedule cannot be followed. Note Investigators should consult included SmPC as a guide.
3. Patients suffering from clinically significant psychiatric illness, psychological or behavioral problems which could interfere with study participation.
4. Patients with a history (within the last 12 months) of alcohol or drug abuse or dependency.
5. Patient suffering from any CNS progressive disease that may confound study interpretation, any active CNS infection, demyelinating disease or degenerative neurological disease.
6. Patients with a significant drug sensitivity or significant allergic reaction to any drug including sulfonamides.
7. Subjects considered by the Investigator to be an unsuitable candidate for receiving Zonegran or considered unlikely to comply with the protocol.
8. Any patient contraindicated for Zonegran treatment as per attached SmPC.
9. Any patient who is pregnant and/or lactating.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eisai Limited

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dr. Tone Bjaaland

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Eisai Limited

Locations

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Universitatsklinikum fur Neurologie

Innsbruck, , Austria

Site Status

Danish Epilepsy Center

Dianalund, , Denmark

Site Status

The Epilepsy Clinic

Glostrup Municipality, , Denmark

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Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy

Annecy, , France

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CH Germon et Gauthier

Béthune, , France

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Hopital Pellegrin Tripode

Bordeaux, , France

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Hopital Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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Hopital General

Dijon, , France

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Hopital Victor Jousselin

Dreux, , France

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Cabinet de neurologie

Gap, , France

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Hopital de la Timone Adultes

Marseille, , France

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Groupe hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere

Paris, , France

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Hopital de Font Pre

Toulon, , France

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CHU Bretonneau

Tours, , France

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Universitatsklinikum Campus Virchow-Klinikum Wedding

Berlin, , Germany

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Epilepsieklinik Tabor

Bernau B. Berlin, , Germany

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Universitat Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany

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Epilepsiezentrum Kork

Kehl-Kork, , Germany

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Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH

Leipzig, , Germany

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Klinik die Weissenau

Revensburg, , Germany

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Ospedale Riuniti di Bergamo

Bergamo, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Policlinico di Catania

Catania, , Italy

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Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta di Milano

Milan, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo

Milan, , Italy

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Universita di Parma

Parma, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melancrino-Morelli

Reggio Calabria, , Italy

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Universita degli studi La Sapienza

Roma, , Italy

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Universita degli Studi La Sapienza

Roma, , Italy

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Nevrologisk avdelning, 10 etasje

Lillehammer, , Norway

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Sandvika Neurologpraksis

Sandvika, , Norway

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Avd. for nevrologi og klinisk nevrofysiologi

Trondheim, , Norway

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University Hospital of Wales

Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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University Hospital of North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary

Stoke-on-Trent, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Denmark France Germany Italy Norway United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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2005-001982-33

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

E2090-E044-401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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