Hormonal and Lipid Levels in Male Subjects After a Switch From Carbamazepine to Lacosamide

NCT ID: NCT01375374

Last Updated: 2017-08-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

11 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the trial is to investigate whether changes in lipids and hormonal parameters can be observed in blood when Carbamazepine treatment is replaced with Lacosamide treatment, while Levetiracetam treatment remains unchanged.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy, Partial

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

commercial 50 mg (pinkish) and 100 mg (yellow) tablets

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lacosamide

Intervention Type DRUG

4-Week Titration Period: start dose Lacosamide (LCM) is 100 mg/day - up-titration of 100 mg/week LCM 8-Week Maintenance Period: dose can change first 4 weeks with 100 mg/week, must remain between 300 mg/day and 600 mg/day. Dose must remain stable last 4 weeks.

Levetiracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Levetiracetam (LEV) is taken at a stable dose 30 days before study entry and is ≥ 1000 mg/day at the first visit. The LEV dose may not be changed at any time.

Interventions

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Lacosamide

4-Week Titration Period: start dose Lacosamide (LCM) is 100 mg/day - up-titration of 100 mg/week LCM 8-Week Maintenance Period: dose can change first 4 weeks with 100 mg/week, must remain between 300 mg/day and 600 mg/day. Dose must remain stable last 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Levetiracetam

Levetiracetam (LEV) is taken at a stable dose 30 days before study entry and is ≥ 1000 mg/day at the first visit. The LEV dose may not be changed at any time.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Vimpat Keppra

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male subject with diagnosis of Epilepsy with Partial-Onset Seizures
* Subject only taking Levetiracetam in combination with Carbamazepine as adjunctive treatment for Epilepsy

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject is taking another Anti-Epileptic Drug (AED) than Carbamazepine (CBZ) and Levetiracetam (LEV)
* Subject is taking lipid lowering agents
* Subject is taking enzyme inducers
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Cares

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Locations

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11

Innsbruck, , Austria

Site Status

12

Salzburg, , Austria

Site Status

2

Bielefeld, , Germany

Site Status

1

Bonn, , Germany

Site Status

5

Erlangen, , Germany

Site Status

22

Alcorcón, , Spain

Site Status

20

Santiago de Compostela, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Germany Spain

References

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Elger CE, Rademacher M, Brandt C, Elmoufti S, Dedeken P, Eckhardt K, Tennigkeit F, De Backer M. Changes in hormone and lipid levels in male patients with focal seizures when switched from carbamazepine to lacosamide as adjunctive treatment to levetiracetam: A small phase IIIb, prospective, multicenter, open-label trial. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Sep;62:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.023. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27423106 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2010-022534-84

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SP0978

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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