S.K.A.T.E.: Safety of Keppra as Adjunctive Therapy in Epilepsy

NCT ID: NCT00630968

Last Updated: 2013-11-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

1541 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-08-31

Study Completion Date

2004-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purposes of the study were to obtain further information about the optimal dose and the efficacy of Keppra in daily clinical practice, and to confirm the favorable safety and tolerability profiles of the drug observed during clinical development.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy

Keywords

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Levetiracetam Keppra

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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Levetiracetam (Keppra)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Partial onset seizures, whether or not secondarily generalized;
* at least 1 partial seizure and no more than 14 partial seizures per month as measured by historic baseline;
* using 1, but no more than 2 concomitant marketed antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) at the time of study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of known pseudoseizures within the last year;
* presence or history of allergy to the components of Keppra (levetiracetam, lactose, cornstarch, and excipients) or other pyrrolidine derivatives;
* on felbamate with less than 18 months exposure;
* on vigabatrin, but visual field had not been assessed as per recommendation of the manufacturer, i.e., every 6 months;
* uncountable seizures (clusters) or history of convulsive status epilepticus within the last 5 years.
Minimum 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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UCB

Principal Investigators

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UCB Clinical Trial Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

References

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Steinhoff BJ, Somerville ER, Van Paesschen W, Ryvlin P, Schelstraete I. The SKATE study: an open-label community-based study of levetiracetam as add-on therapy for adults with uncontrolled partial epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2007 Aug;76(1):6-14. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.06.002. Epub 2007 Aug 6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17681453 (View on PubMed)

Somerville ER, McLaughlin DB, Robinson MK, Berkovic SF. Adjunctive therapy of uncontrolled partial seizures with levetiracetam in Australian patients. Epilepsy Behav. 2007 Nov;11(3):338-42. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.06.005. Epub 2007 Sep 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17851135 (View on PubMed)

Genton P, Sadzot B, Fejerman N, Peltola J, Despland PA, Steinhoff B, Rektor I, Wroe S, Maubrey MC, Vandervelden C, van Hammee G, Schlit AF, van Paesschen W. Levetiracetam in a broad population of patients with refractory epilepsy: interim results of the international SKATE trial. Acta Neurol Scand. 2006 Jun;113(6):387-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00647.x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16674605 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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N01031

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id