Open-label, Pharmacokinetic, Safety and Efficacy Study of Adjunctive Brivaracetam in Children With Epilepsy.

NCT ID: NCT00422422

Last Updated: 2018-07-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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Initial study in children with epilepsy to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of adjunctive treatment with brivaracetam, and to develop dosing adaptations for future studies.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Brivaracetam

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brivaracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral solution

Evaluation period (3 weeks up-titration):

For subjects ≥8 years:

* \~0.4 mg/kg bid for Week 1
* \~0.8 mg/kg bid for Week 2
* \~1.6 mg/kg bid for Week 3

For subjects \<8 years:

* \~0.5 mg/kg bid for Week 1
* \~1.0 mg/kg bid for Week 2
* \~2.0 mg/kg bid for Week 3

Down-titration period (up to 2 weeks):

For subjects ≥8 years:

* \~0.8 mg/kg bid for Week 4
* \~0.4 mg/kg bid for Week 5

For subjects \<8 years:

* \~1.0 mg/kg bid for Week 4
* \~0.5 mg/kg bid for Week 5

Interventions

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Brivaracetam

Oral solution

Evaluation period (3 weeks up-titration):

For subjects ≥8 years:

* \~0.4 mg/kg bid for Week 1
* \~0.8 mg/kg bid for Week 2
* \~1.6 mg/kg bid for Week 3

For subjects \<8 years:

* \~0.5 mg/kg bid for Week 1
* \~1.0 mg/kg bid for Week 2
* \~2.0 mg/kg bid for Week 3

Down-titration period (up to 2 weeks):

For subjects ≥8 years:

* \~0.8 mg/kg bid for Week 4
* \~0.4 mg/kg bid for Week 5

For subjects \<8 years:

* \~1.0 mg/kg bid for Week 4
* \~0.5 mg/kg bid for Week 5

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of epilepsy
* Subject having at least 1 seizure (any type) during the 3 weeks before first visit
* Stable dosing of 1-3 concomitant antiepileptic drugs

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or nursing females
* Concomitant use of Levetiracetam
* Epilepsy secondary to a Progressive cerebral disease/tumor or other neurodegenerative disease
* History of status epilepticus
* Clinically significant acute or chronic illness, underlying disease or medication condition
* History of suicide attempt
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Month

Maximum Eligible Age

16 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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108

Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States

Site Status

110

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

103

Wellington, Florida, United States

Site Status

106

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

101

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

113

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

105

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

104

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

107

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

114

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

109

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

117

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

202

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

203

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

201

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

502

Hradec Králové, , Czechia

Site Status

504

Ostrava Porubo, , Czechia

Site Status

501

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

602

Aguascalientes, , Mexico

Site Status

611

Chihuahua City, , Mexico

Site Status

609

Ciuliacan, , Mexico

Site Status

603

Guadalajara, , Mexico

Site Status

604

Mexico City, , Mexico

Site Status

610

Monterrey, , Mexico

Site Status

607

San Luis Potosí City, , Mexico

Site Status

404

Bialystok, , Poland

Site Status

403

Gdansk, , Poland

Site Status

406

Kielce, , Poland

Site Status

402

Krakow, , Poland

Site Status

401

Poznan, , Poland

Site Status

408

Rzeszów, , Poland

Site Status

407

Szczecin, , Poland

Site Status

405

Wroclaw, , Poland

Site Status

309

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

306

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

301

Palma de Mallorca, , Spain

Site Status

304

Santander, , Spain

Site Status

308

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

303

Zaragoza, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Belgium Czechia Mexico Poland Spain

Other Identifiers

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2006-006536-22

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

N01263

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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