Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of TRI476 (Oxcarbazepine) in Children With Inadequately Controlled Partial Onset Seizures

NCT ID: NCT00975715

Last Updated: 2014-07-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

99 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to provide short term efficacy and safety data of TRI476 in children with inadequately-controlled partial seizures. Patients will be randomized into either drug treatment or placebo group at 1:1 ratio, and receive their respective treatment for 8 weeks. The purpose of study is to confirm that TRI476 as adjunctive therapy is effective and safe.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Partial Onset Seizures

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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TRI476

Participants received TRI476 based on body weight with titration up to the maintenance dose, in addition to their traditional antiepileptics dosage.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TRI476

Intervention Type DRUG

TRI476 oral suspension doses, based on body weight twice daily

Benzodiazepines

Intervention Type DRUG

Benzodiazepines could be used as needed as rescue medication during the duration of the study.

Placebo

Participants received placebo to TRI476 without any adjustment to the dosing regimen, in addition to their traditional antiepileptics dosage.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo to TRI476

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo oral suspension, taken twice daily

Benzodiazepines

Intervention Type DRUG

Benzodiazepines could be used as needed as rescue medication during the duration of the study.

Interventions

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TRI476

TRI476 oral suspension doses, based on body weight twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to TRI476

Placebo oral suspension, taken twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines could be used as needed as rescue medication during the duration of the study.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female outpatients, aged 4 to 14 years (inclusive), with a minimum body weight of 15 kg.
* A diagnosis of partial onset seizures, which include the seizure subtypes of simple, complex, and secondarily generalized seizures (based on the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification, as modified in 1981).

Exclusion Criteria

* A document history of generalized status epileptics in the past 6 months.
* Seizures having a metabolic, neoplastic, or active infectious origin.
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan

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Ohbu, Aichi-ken, Japan

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Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

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Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

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Gifu, Gifu, Japan

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Kameda-gun, Hokkaido, Japan

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Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan

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Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

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Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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Kōshi, Kumamoto, Japan

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Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan

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Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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Yufu, Oita Prefecture, Japan

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Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, Japan

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Okayama, Okayama-ken, Japan

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Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan

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Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama, Japan

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Saitama, Saitama, Japan

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Moriyama-shi, Shiga, Japan

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Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

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Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan

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Chūō, Yamanashi, Japan

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Countries

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Japan

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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CTRI476B1301

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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