Brivaracetam as add-on Treatment in Adolescents and Adults Suffering From Epilepsy

NCT ID: NCT00504881

Last Updated: 2018-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

480 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will compare the safety and efficacy of Brivaracetam at flexible dose with Placebo in subjects suffering from Epilepsy.

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

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 DRUG

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, of Placebo in a double-blinded way for the 16-week Treatment Period

Brivaracetam

A flexible dose of Brivaracetam tablets, administered twice a day, starting with a dose of 20 mg/day and could increase to 50 mg/day, 100 mg/day or 150 mg/day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brivaracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, Brivaracetam 20 mg/day or Brivaracetam 50 mg/day or Brivaracetam 100 mg/day or Brivaracetam 150 mg/day, in a double-blinded way for the 16-week Treatment 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 16-week Treatment Period

Intervention Type DRUG

Brivaracetam

Daily oral dose of two equal intakes, morning and evening, Brivaracetam 20 mg/day or Brivaracetam 50 mg/day or Brivaracetam 100 mg/day or Brivaracetam 150 mg/day, in a double-blinded way for the 16-week Treatment Period

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects were aged from 16 to 70 years, inclusive. Subjects under 18 years of age were only included where legally permitted and ethically accepted
* Subjects had well-characterized localization-related Epilepsy or generalized Epilepsy according to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification
* For subjects suffering from localization-related Epilepsy: subjects had at least 2 Partial-Onset Seizures (POSs) whether or not secondarily generalized per month during the 3 months preceding Visit 1 according to the ILAE classification
* For subjects suffering from localization-related Epilepsy: subjects had at least 4 Partial-Onset Seizures (POSs) whether or not secondarily generalized during the 4-week Baseline Period according to the ILAE classification
* For subjects suffering from generalized Epilepsy: subjects had at least 2 Type II-seizure days per month during the 3 months preceding Visit 1 according to the ILAE classification
* For subjects suffering from generalized Epilepsy: subjects had at least 4 Type II-seizure days during the 4 week Baseline Period according to the ILAE classification
* Subjects were uncontrolled while treated by 1 to 3 permitted concomitant Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs). Vagal nerve stimulation was allowed and was not counted as a concomitant AED

Exclusion Criteria

* For subjects who suffered from localization-related Epilepsy: history or presence of Seizures occurring only in clusters (too frequently or indistinctly separated to be reliably counted) before Visit 2 or occurring only as Type IA non-motor
* Subjects with a history or presence of Status Epilepticus during the year preceding Visit 1 or during Baseline
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma SA

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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Graz, , Austria

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Innsbrick, , Austria

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Linz, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Bruges, , Belgium

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Godinne, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Montignies-sur-Sambre, , Belgium

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Beroun, , Czechia

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Brno, , Czechia

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Ostrava Trebovice, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Zlín, , Czechia

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bernau, , Germany

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Bielefeld, , Germany

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Erlangen, , Germany

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Göttingen, , Germany

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Jena, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

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Bangalore, , India

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Hyderabad, , India

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Mumbai, , India

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New Delhi, , India

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Pune Maharashtra, , India

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Tirupati, , India

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Bari, , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Pavia, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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Siena, , Italy

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Bergen, , Norway

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Fredrikstad, , Norway

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Oslo, , Norway

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Sandvika, , Norway

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Trondheim, , Norway

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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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Yaroslavi, , Russia

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Singapore, , Singapore

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Cape Town, , South Africa

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George, , South Africa

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Johannesburg, , South Africa

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Tygeberg, , South Africa

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Gwangju, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Umeå, , Sweden

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Taichung, , Taiwan

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Tainan City, , Taiwan

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Taoyuan Hsien, , Taiwan

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Donetsk, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Lviv, , Ukraine

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Odesa, , Ukraine

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Uzhhorod, , Ukraine

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Countries

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Austria Belgium Czechia Germany Hong Kong India Italy Norway Russia Singapore South Africa South Korea Sweden Taiwan Ukraine

References

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Kwan P, Trinka E, Van Paesschen W, Rektor I, Johnson ME, Lu S. Adjunctive brivaracetam for uncontrolled focal and generalized epilepsies: results of a phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, flexible-dose trial. Epilepsia. 2014 Jan;55(1):38-46. doi: 10.1111/epi.12391. Epub 2013 Oct 3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24116853 (View on PubMed)

Mukuria C, Young T, Keetharuth A, Borghs S, Brazier J. Sensitivity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-3L in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures: an analysis of Phase III trials of adjunctive brivaracetam. Qual Life Res. 2017 Mar;26(3):749-759. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1483-3. Epub 2016 Dec 21.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28004320 (View on PubMed)

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)

Other Identifiers

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2006-006346-34

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

N01254

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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