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Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Keppra After Conversion to Mono-therapy in Subjects With Partial Epilepsy

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
UCB, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00630357
First received: February 27, 2008
Last updated: September 14, 2009
Last verified: September 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

A cohort of patients who became seizure-free during add-on treatment to one standard AED with Keppra in a previous trial (N01031) were followed to assess whether seizure freedom was maintained. Tolerability was documented.


Condition Intervention Phase
Epilepsy
 Drug: Levetiracetam (Keppra)
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase IV, Open-label, Multi-center Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Keppra® After Conversion to Mono-therapy in Adult Subjects With Partial Epilepsy

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Epilepsy Seizures
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by UCB, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Investigate seizure freedom with Keppra flexible dose.

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Tolerability and safety.

Enrollment: 14
Study Start Date: March 2003
Study Completion Date: July 2004
Primary Completion Date: July 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of epilepsy with partial seizures;
  • having completed the trial N01031 of Keppra as adjunctive therapy (SKATE);
  • seizure-free over the last 3 months prior to protocol Visit 1;
  • 1 concomitant marketed AED at the time of trial entry and throughout the previous trial N01031;
  • on the clinical judgment of the Investigator, progressive withdrawal of the concomitant AED and conversion to monotherapy with Keppra can be attempted.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of suicide attempt, current suicidal ideation, or other serious psychiatric disorders requiring or having required hospitalization or medication within the previous 5 years;
  • presence of known pseudoseizures within the last year;
  • presence or history of allergy to the components of Keppra (levetiracetam, lactose, cornstarch, and excipients) or other pyrrolidine derivatives;
  • felbamate with less than 18 months exposure;
  • vigabatrin, without visual field assessment as per recommendation of the manufacturer, i.e., every 6 months;
  • uncountable seizures (clusters) or history of convulsive status epilepticus within the last 5 years.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00630357

Sponsors and Collaborators
UCB, Inc.
Investigators
Study Director: UCB Clinical Trial Call Center +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Study Director, UCB
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00630357     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: N01037
Study First Received: February 27, 2008
Last Updated: September 14, 2009
Health Authority: Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration

Keywords provided by UCB, Inc.:
Levetiracetam
Keppra

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Epilepsy
Epilepsies, Partial
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Etiracetam
Piracetam
Anticonvulsants
 Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Nootropic Agents
Neuroprotective Agents
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs

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