Effect of Brivaracetam (BRV) on Nonpsychotic Behavioral Side Effects in Subjects Treated Previously With Levetiracetam (LEV)

NCT ID: NCT01653262

Last Updated: 2018-07-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

29 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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Trial N01395 is to evaluate the reduction of nonpsychotic behavioral side effects in subjects with Epilepsy who switched to BRV 200 mg/day after discontinuing LEV due to such side effects; as well as the efficacy, safety and tolerability of BRV. No statistical hypothesis testing will be performed.

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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Brivaracetam

The subjects will be treated with Brivaracetam (BRV) tablets 200 mg/day during 12 weeks: four 25 mg tablets, twice daily.

Based on the Investigator's judgement, at any time, the dose can be decreased to BRV 150 mg/day, 100 mg/day, or 50 mg/day. Flexible dosing, can be up- and down-titrated as needed.

At the end of the Treatment Period, the subject will either enter the N01372 long-term follow-up study or down-titrate during 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brivaracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Brivaracetam

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject with well-characterized Epilepsy according to the 1989 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification
* Subject with Epilepsy who the investigator expects will benefit from Levetiracetam (LEV) but for whom the investigator has decided to discontinue due to nonpsychotic behavioral side effects following the introduction of LEV
* Subject is currently receiving LEV at the recommended therapeutic dose (dose ranging from 1 g/day to 3 g/day)
* Subject currently treated with minimum 2 and maximum 3 Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) including LEV. Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is allowed and will be counted as a concomitant AED
* Female subjects without childbearing potential (postmenopausal for at least 2 years, bilateral oophorectomy or tubal ligation, complete hysterectomy) are eligible. Female subjects with childbearing potential are eligible if they use a medically accepted contraceptive method

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject has a lifetime history of suicide attempt (including an actual, interrupted or aborted attempt), or has had 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 Visit 1
* Subject whose seizures could not be reliably counted on a regular basis due to their fast and repetitive occurrence (clusters or flurries)
* Subject has history or presence of status epilepticus during the year preceding Visit 1 or during Baseline
* Subject has history or presence of known psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
* Subject has any clinical conditions (eg, bone marrow depression, chronic hepatic disease, and/or severe renal impairment) which impair reliable participation in the study or necessitate the use of medication not allowed by protocol
* Subject is pregnant or lactating
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma SA

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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103

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

108

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

109

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

106

Akron, Ohio, United States

Site Status

110

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

102

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

203

Amiens, , France

Site Status

201

Paris, , France

Site Status

303

Bernau, , Germany

Site Status

300

Kehl-Kork, , Germany

Site Status

502

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

603

Salford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States France Germany Spain United Kingdom

References

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Yates SL, Fakhoury T, Liang W, Eckhardt K, Borghs S, D'Souza J. An open-label, prospective, exploratory study of patients with epilepsy switching from levetiracetam to brivaracetam. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Nov;52(Pt A):165-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.09.005. Epub 2015 Sep 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26432008 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2011-005177-23

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

N01395

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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