Open-Label Study to Assess Lacosamide Safety as Add-on Therapy for Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures in Subjects With Epilepsy

NCT ID: NCT01118949

Last Updated: 2018-07-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

49 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose is to assess the safety of Lacosamide in subjects with uncontrolled Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic (PGTC) seizures with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy.

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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Lacosamide

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lacosamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Lacosamide is supplied as 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, and 200 mg tablets. Subjects will begin a Dose-Titration Phase of Lacosamide at 100 mg/day (50 mg bid, approx. 12 hours apart, once in the morning and once in the evening) for 1 week. Three (3) weekly increases will follow until the subject reaches a dosage of 200 mg/day, 300 mg/day, or 400 mg/day, as deemed clinically appropriate. The final titration will be followed by a 6-week Maintenance Phase. Subjects who complete the Maintenance Phase have the opportunity to enroll in an open-label extension study; those who do not enroll will begin a 3-week End-of-Study Phase when Lacosamide will be tapered off gradually at a recommended rate of 200 mg/day/week.

Interventions

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Lacosamide

Lacosamide is supplied as 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, and 200 mg tablets. Subjects will begin a Dose-Titration Phase of Lacosamide at 100 mg/day (50 mg bid, approx. 12 hours apart, once in the morning and once in the evening) for 1 week. Three (3) weekly increases will follow until the subject reaches a dosage of 200 mg/day, 300 mg/day, or 400 mg/day, as deemed clinically appropriate. The final titration will be followed by a 6-week Maintenance Phase. Subjects who complete the Maintenance Phase have the opportunity to enroll in an open-label extension study; those who do not enroll will begin a 3-week End-of-Study Phase when Lacosamide will be tapered off gradually at a recommended rate of 200 mg/day/week.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Vimpat®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject has a diagnosis of uncontrolled epilepsy with primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures and idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Diagnosis should have been established by an electroencephalogram (EEG) with generalized spike-wave discharges within 5 years of the screening visit
* Subject has ≥1 PGTC seizure within the 12 weeks prior to the screening visit
* Subject has a stable dose regimen of 1 to 3 marketed antiepileptic drug(s) (AEDs) with or without additional concurrent stable Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS). The VNS must have been in place for at least 6 months prior to study entry with constant settings for at least 28 days prior to the screening visit and during the Baseline Phase. Benzodiazepines will be counted as an AED

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject has a history of partial-onset seizures or EEG findings consistent with partial onset seizures
* Subject has a history of status epilepticus within the 5-year Period prior to Visit 1
* Subject has a current or previous diagnosis of pseudoseizures, conversion disorders, or other non-epileptic ictal events
* Subject has any medical or psychiatric condition
* Subject has any history of alcohol or drug abuse
* Subject is currently taking felbamate
* Subject has ever taken vigabatrin and has no visual fields examination report available or if results of the examination are abnormal
* Subject is on a ketogenic diet
* Subject has a known sodium channelopathy
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.

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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Alabaster, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Rome, Georgia, United States

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Boise, Idaho, United States

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Scarborough, Maine, United States

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Renton, Washington, United States

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Wechsler RT, Yates SL, Messenheimer J, Leroy R, Beller C, Doty P. Lacosamide for uncontrolled primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures: An open-label pilot study with 59-week extension. Epilepsy Res. 2017 Feb;130:13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.12.015. Epub 2016 Dec 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28086164 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2014-004379-22

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SP0961

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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