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A Double-blind, Randomized Conversion to Monotherapy Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Brivaracetam in Subjects (≥ 16 to 75 Years Old) With Partial Onset Seizures

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Epilepsy
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00698581
Lead Sponsor
UCB Pharma
Brief Summary

Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the main treatment for epilepsy; however, only a limited number of AEDs are approved for use as monotherapy. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Brivaracetam (BRV) in the conversion of partial onset seizure patients from combination treatment to monotherapy

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
88
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects from 16 to 75 years, both inclusive
  • Well-characterized focal epilepsy or epileptic syndrome
  • Subjects having at least 2 but not exceeding 40 partial onset seizures, whether or not secondarily generalized per 4 weeks during the 8-week Baseline Period
  • Subjects on a stable dose of at least 1 but no more than 2 concomitant Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) with the second AED ≤ 50 % of the minimum recommended maintenance dose
Exclusion Criteria
  • Seizure type IA non-motor as only seizure type
  • History or presence of seizures occurring too frequently or indistinctly separated to be reliably counted during the 6 months preceding Visit 1 or during Baseline
  • Other serious uncontrolled disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Brivaracetam 100 mgBrivaracetam100 mg/day
Brivaracetam 50 mgBrivaracetam50 mg/day
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Cumulative Exit Rate at 112 Days After the Beginning of the Baseline Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Tapering PhaseFrom Week 1 up to Week 17

The cumulative exit rate was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and was based on the duration between start of the Evaluation Period (EP) and the earliest date the first exit criterion was met for each subject. Subjects completing the EP without meeting an exit criterion were censored on Day 112. The primary comparison was BRV 50 mg/day vs a historical control. The upper limit of the 2-sided 95 % Confidence Interval for the estimate was compared to the historical lower bound estimate of 0.722.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Number of Patient Withdrawal Due to Adverse Events (AEs) During the Course of the StudyBaseline through Re-conversion (approximately 31 weeks)
The Number of Patients Reporting at Least One Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During the Course of the StudyBaseline through Re-conversion (approximately 31 weeks)
The Number of Patients Reporting at Least One Serious Adverse Event (SAE) During the Course of the StudyBaseline through Re-conversion (approximately 31 weeks)
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