Evaluate the Efficacy of BGG492 as Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Refractory Partial Onset Seizures

NCT ID: NCT01167335

Last Updated: 2012-05-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study will assess the efficacy of BGG492 as adjunctive treatment in patients with refractory partial onset seizures

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

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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BGG492

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BGG492

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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BGG492

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Outpatients ≥ 50 kg (110 lb) of weight
* A diagnosis of epilepsy (≥ 2 years prior to screening) with partial seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures
* Uncontrolled partial seizures despite having been treated with at least two different AEDs within the last 2 years prior to screening.
* Treated with a stable dose of 1-2 AEDs
* At least 4 partial seizures during the 4-week baseline period and at least 4 partial seizures during the 4 weeks prior to the baseline period.
* No 28-day seizure-free period during the 8 weeks preceding randomization
* Positive biomarker screening

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of only non-motor simple partial seizures
* History of psychogenic seizures
* Absences, myoclonic seizures e.g. in the context of primary generalized epilepsy;
* Previous history of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
* Status epilepticus or seizure clusters, according to the judgement of the investigator, occurring within 52 weeks prior to randomization
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

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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University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Epilepsy Care Specialists, S.C.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Salzburg, , Austria

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Vienna, , Austria

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Novartis Investigational Site

Vienna, , Austria

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Novartis Investigative Site

Duffel, , Belgium

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Novartis Investigative Site

Ottignies, , Belgium

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Novartis Investigative Site

Sofia, , Bulgaria

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Novartis Investigative Site

Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada

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Novartis Investigative Site

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Novartis Investigative Site

Tallinn, , Estonia

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Novartis Investigative Site

Tartu, , Estonia

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Novartis Investigative Site

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Novartis Investigative Site

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Novartis Investigative Site

Dehli, New Delhi, India

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Novartis Investigative Site

Jaipur, , India

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Novartis Investigative Site

Riga, , Latvia

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Novartis Investigative Site

Riga, , Latvia

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Novartis Investigative Site

Kaunas, , Lithuania

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Novartis Investigative Site

Bucharest, , Romania

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Novartis Investigative Site

Bucharest, , Romania

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Estonia India Latvia Lithuania Romania Spain

Other Identifiers

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2010-018766-23

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CBGG492A2211

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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