Evaluating Long Term Safety of Lacosamide (LCM) to Carbamazepine Controlled-release (CBZ-CR); Initial Monotherapy in Epilepsy Subjects 16 Years and Older

NCT ID: NCT01465997

Last Updated: 2018-07-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

551 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2017-01-31

Brief Summary

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Compare safety of Lacosamide (LCM) to Carbamazepine Controlled-Release (CBZ-CR) as monotherapy in newly or recently newly diagnosed subjects with primary safety variables including spontaneous reports of Adverse Events (AEs), withdrawal of subjects due to AEs, reporting of Serious AEs (SAEs).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Epilepsy Monotherapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Lacosamide

50 and 100 mg tablets of Lacosamide given as 100 mg/day, 200 mg/day, 300 mg/day, 400 mg/day, 500 mg/day or 600 mg/day throughout the Treatment Period (Maximum 3.5 Years)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lacosamide

Intervention Type DRUG

50 and 100 mg tablets of Lacosamide given as 100 mg/day, 200 mg/day, 300 mg/day, 400 mg/day, 500 mg/day or 600 mg/day throughout the Treatment Period (Maximum 3.5 Years)

Carbamazepine-Controlled Release (CBZ-CR)

200 mg tablets of Carbamazepine-CR given as 200 mg/day, 400 mg/day, 600 mg/day, 800 mg/day, 1000 mg/day or 1200 mg/day throughout the Treatment Period (Maximum of 3.5 Years)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Carbamazepine-Controlled Release (CBZ-CR)

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg tablets of Carbamazepine-CR given as 200 mg/day, 400 mg/day, 600 mg/day, 800 mg/day, 1000 mg/day or 1200 mg/day throughout the Treatment Period (Maximum 3.5 Years)

Interventions

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Lacosamide

50 and 100 mg tablets of Lacosamide given as 100 mg/day, 200 mg/day, 300 mg/day, 400 mg/day, 500 mg/day or 600 mg/day throughout the Treatment Period (Maximum 3.5 Years)

Intervention Type DRUG

Carbamazepine-Controlled Release (CBZ-CR)

200 mg tablets of Carbamazepine-CR given as 200 mg/day, 400 mg/day, 600 mg/day, 800 mg/day, 1000 mg/day or 1200 mg/day throughout the Treatment Period (Maximum 3.5 Years)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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VIMPAT film-coated tablets Tegretol® Retard Tablets 200 mg

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject/legal representative is considered reliable and capable of adhering to the protocol
* Subject has remained seizure free and completed the Maintenance Phase of the SP0993; or subject has experienced 1 or more seizures on the first or second target dose during the SP0993 Maintenance Phase
* Subject is expected to benefit from participation in SP0994 in the opinion of the investigator

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject is receiving any investigational drugs or using any experimental devices in addition to LCM or CBZ-CR
* Subject experienced a seizure at the third target dose during the Evaluation Phase or Maintenance Phase of the SP0993 study
* Subject is taking benzodiazepines for a non-epilepsy indication
* Subject meets a withdrawal criterion from the previous study SP0993
* Subject is experiencing an ongoing SAE from the previous study SP0993
* Subject has a lifetime history of suicide attempt (including an active attempt, interrupted attempt, or aborted attempt), or has suicidal ideation in the past 6 months as indicated by a positive response (Yes) to either Question 4 or Question 5 of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at Screening. Or subject has a positive response (Yes) to either Question 4 or Question 5 of the C-SSRS at Screening in the "Since Last Visit" version
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eden Sarl

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

UCB BIOSCIENCES GmbH

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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Alabaster, Alabama, United States

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799

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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777

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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789

Panama City, Florida, United States

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776

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

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873

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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794

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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881

Mansfield, Texas, United States

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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104

Chatswood, , Australia

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105

Clayton, , Australia

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East Gosford, , Australia

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Fitzroy, , Australia

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Heidelberg, , Australia

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Herston, , Australia

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Randwick, , Australia

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Bruges, , Belgium

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Bruges, , Belgium

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Hasselt, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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805

Blagoevgrad, , Bulgaria

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807

Panagyurishte, , Bulgaria

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803

Pleven, , Bulgaria

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810

Rousse, , Bulgaria

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811

Sofia, , Bulgaria

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809

Veliko Tarnovo, , Bulgaria

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152

Greenfield Park, , Canada

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Halifax Nova Scotia, , Canada

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Hamilton, , Canada

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St. John's, , Canada

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Brno, , Czechia

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Ostrava - Vitkovice, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Zlín, , Czechia

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Helsinki, , Finland

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Kuopio, , Finland

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Nancy, , France

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Altenburg, , Germany

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Bad Neustadt an der Saale, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Göttingen, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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256

Marburg, , Germany

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259

Osnabrück, , Germany

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495

Ioannina, , Greece

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490

Thessalonikis, , Greece

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493

Thessalonikis, , Greece

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289

Balassagyarmat, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Győr, , Hungary

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285

Szeged, , Hungary

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Szekszárd, , Hungary

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Szombathely, , Hungary

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Bari, , Italy

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Modena, , Italy

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Padua, , Italy

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Prato, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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831

Asaka-shi, , Japan

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833

Hamamatsu, , Japan

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834

Kagoshima, , Japan

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844

Kamakura-shi, , Japan

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843

Miyazaki, , Japan

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835

Nagoya, , Japan

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837

Okayama, , Japan

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828

Saitama-shi, , Japan

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847

Sapporo, , Japan

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832

Shizuoka, , Japan

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751

Riga, , Latvia

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727

Alytus, , Lithuania

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Kaunas, , Lithuania

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Vilnius, , Lithuania

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547

San Luis Potosí City, , Mexico

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673

Manila, , Philippines

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Pasig, , Philippines

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Quezon City, , Philippines

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Lublin, , Poland

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Poznan, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Coimbra, , Portugal

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Lisbon, , Portugal

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Lisbon, , Portugal

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Porto, , Portugal

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Santa Maria da Feira, , Portugal

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Bucharest, , Romania

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Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

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570

Iași, , Romania

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579

Iași, , Romania

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571

Sibiu, , Romania

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Sibiu, , Romania

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Târgu Mureş, , Romania

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Kazan', , Russia

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Kazan', , Russia

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Kirov, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Nizhny Novgorod, , Russia

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Novosibirsk, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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386

Smolensk, , Russia

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Yaroslavl, , Russia

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594

Dolný Kubín, , Slovakia

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598

Dubnica nad Váhom, , Slovakia

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Hlohovec, , Slovakia

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600

Krompachy, , Slovakia

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Levoča, , Slovakia

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Tornaľa, , Slovakia

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Žilina, , Slovakia

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Busan, , South Korea

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Daegu, , South Korea

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Daejeon, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Badalona, , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Girona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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San Cristóbal de La Laguna, , Spain

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San Sebastián, , Spain

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Santiago de Compostela, , Spain

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Seville, , Spain

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Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Linköping, , Sweden

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Aarau, , Switzerland

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Biel, , Switzerland

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Lugano, , Switzerland

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699

Bangkok, , Thailand

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Bangkok, , Thailand

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Khon Kaen, , Thailand

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Chernihiv, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Luhansk, , Ukraine

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Odesa, , Ukraine

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Simferopol, , Ukraine

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472

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Stoke-on-Trent, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Bulgaria Canada Czechia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Mexico Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Ben-Menachem E, Dominguez J, Szasz J, Beller C, Howerton C, Jensen L, McClung C, Roebling R, Steiniger-Brach B. Long-term safety and tolerability of lacosamide monotherapy in patients with epilepsy: Results from a multicenter, open-label trial. Epilepsia Open. 2021 Sep;6(3):618-623. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12522. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34265173 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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2010-021238-74

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SP0994

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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