A Double-blind Confirmatory Trial of Levetiracetam in Epilepsy Patients With Partial Onset Seizures

• Conditions: Epilepsies Partial; MedDRA version: 17.1Level: PTClassification code 10015037Term: EpilepsySystem Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders; Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]

• Registration Number: EUCTR2014-004333-57-Outside-EU/EEA
• Lead Sponsor: CB Japan Co., Ltd.

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 16 February 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: A
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 352

Inclusion Criteria

- Subjects aged from 16 to 65 years at the acquisition of informed consent to the trial participation
- Seizure type: subjects with epileptic seizures which were diagnosed as partial seizures more than 2 years ago according to Clinical and electroencephalographic classification of epileptic seizures (1981)” defined by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and confirmed with an EEG that has been performed within 1 year before Screening or at the Screening Visit
- Subjects whose previous therapy before screening involved at least two standard anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for partial seizures, and in whom it can be confirmed that the doses met the daily dose specified for the treatment of epilepsy in the package insert and that the therapy has been continued for at least 3 months
- Frequency of epileptic seizures: subjects experiencing partial seizures at least 12 times in 12 weeks during the Baseline Period (Week -12 to Week 0) and at least twice in every 4 weeks

Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range: 12
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 340
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 0

Exclusion Criteria

- Subjects who were diagnosed with status epilepticus within 3 months before screening
- Subjects with no partial seizures of which frequency was measured during the Baseline Period
- Subjects who underwent surgery for epilepsy within 2 years before Screening or who were scheduled to undergo brain surgery during the study period and within 4 weeks after the completion of this study
- Subjects with a history of oral treatment with Levetiracetam (LEV)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified