Conversion to Monotherapy Study With Keppra XR for Partial Seizures

NCT ID: NCT00419094

Last Updated: 2014-09-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

228 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-08-31

Study Completion Date

2009-09-30

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of two doses of Keppra XR compared with a historical control as the placebo, in the monotherapy treatment of partial onset seizures.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Keppra XR 1000 mg/day

1000 mg/day once daily for 18 weeks (administered as two levetiracetam XR tablets and two placebo tablets once daily)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Keppra XR

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as two 500 mg tablets (1000 mg) and two placebo tablets once daily for 18 weeks

Keppra XR 2000 mg/day

2000 mg/day once daily for 18 weeks (administered as four levetiracetam XR tablets once daily)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Keppra XR

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as four 500 mg tablets (2000 mg) once daily for 18 weeks

Interventions

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Keppra XR

Administered as two 500 mg tablets (1000 mg) and two placebo tablets once daily for 18 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Keppra XR

Administered as four 500 mg tablets (2000 mg) once daily for 18 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female subjects 12 to 75 years of age.
* Subjects must have inadequately controlled partial onset epilepsy.
* Subjects must be experiencing 2 to 40 seizures per 4-week period while being maintained on one or two standard AED(s)

Exclusion Criteria

* A history of status epilepticus in the 6 months preceding randomization.
* Significant medical, psychiatric or neurological illness.
* Intake of benzodiazepines on more than an occasional basis
* History of previous treatment with levetiracetam or sensitivity to levetiracetam.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 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

Locations

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Dothan, Alabama, United States

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Northport, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Bakersfield, California, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Suwanee, Georgia, United States

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Winfield, Illinois, United States

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Witchita, Kansas, United States

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Camden, New Jersey, United States

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Buffalo, New York, United States

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Cedarhurst, New York, United States

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Toledo, Ohio, United States

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Bend, Oregon, United States

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Monaca, Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Aguascalientes, , Mexico

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Distrio Federal, , Mexico

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Guadalajara, , Mexico

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Guadalajara Jalisco, , Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Monterrey, , Mexico

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Bialystok, , Poland

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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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Poznan, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Kalingrad, , Russia

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Kazan', , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Samara, , Russia

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Yaroslavl, , Russia

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Countries

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United States Mexico Poland Russia

References

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Chung S, Ceja H, Gawlowicz J, Avakyan G, McShea C, Schiemann J, Lu S. Levetiracetam extended release conversion to monotherapy for the treatment of patients with partial-onset seizures: a double-blind, randomised, multicentre, historical control study. Epilepsy Res. 2012 Aug;101(1-2):92-102. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.03.007. Epub 2012 Apr 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22516508 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2007-000897-21

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

N01280

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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