A Study in Healthy Subjects to Determine the Effects When Alcohol is Administered With Perampanel
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01531920 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 13, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 13, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Central Nervous System | Drug: alcohol + placebo Drug: alcohol + perampanel Drug: perampanel + alcohol Drug: placebo + alcohol | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 59 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1 Study in Healthy Subjects to Determine the Safety, Tolerability, Psychomotor Function and Cognitive Effects of Perampanel When Administered With Alcohol |
Study Start Date : | May 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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alcohol + placebo
Part A alcohol + placebo
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Drug: alcohol + placebo
Part A alcohol + placebo |
alcohol + perampanel
Part A : alcohol + perampanel
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Drug: alcohol + perampanel
Part A: alcohol + perampanel |
perampanel + alcohol
Part B: perampanel + alcohol
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Drug: perampanel + alcohol
Part B: perampanel + alcohol |
placebo + alcohol
Part B: placebo + alcohol
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Drug: placebo + alcohol
Part B: placebo + alcohol |
- Part A: Changes on Psychomotor Performance (Continuous Tracking Test [CTT]), due to perampanel and alcohol combined and perampanel alone [ Time Frame: baseline to Part A Day 1 ]
- Part B: Changes on Psychomotor Performance (Continuous Tracking Test [CTT]) due to perampanel and alcohol combined and perampanel alone [ Time Frame: baseline to Part B Day 62 ]
- Part B:Changes in Cognitive Function due to perampanel and alcohol combined and perampanel alone [ Time Frame: baseline to Part B Day 62 ]
- Part B: Part B: Changes in driving performance (simulated) due to perampanel and alcohol combined and perampanel alone [ Time Frame: Part B Day 34 ]
- Part A: Incidence of AEs when perampanel is administered in combination with alcohol [ Time Frame: baseline to Part A Day 29 ]
- Part B: Incidence of AEs when perampanel is administered in combination with alcohol [ Time Frame: baseline to Part B Day 62 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion:
- Healthy male and female subjects
- Females agreed to use two medically acceptable methods of contraception, unless they were surgically sterile
- Aged 18-55 yrs, inclusive
- Achieved a Continuous Tracking Test (CTT )score increase of >1.5 pixels from pre-alcohol when dosed with alcohol during the Screening Period (Day minus 8 plus/minus 2 days)
- Had a current driving license and drove regularly (e.g., more than 1000 miles a year (Part B only)
Exclusion:
- Any history of significant alcohol abuse or psychiatric disease, requiring inpatient admission or prolonged treatment with psychotropic medication
- Unable to follow the instructions for the psychometric testing
- Intolerant to the driving simulator (Part B only)
- Unable to adhere to long periods of confinement (subjects who could not follow the instructions of the protocol, including the meals)
- Use of prescription drugs or over-the-counter (OTC) medications within 2 weeks prior to Screening (unless drug had a long half life [i.e., 5 x t 1/2>2 weeks]) with the exception of paracetamol (up to 4 g/day), which was allowed up to 12 hours prior to dosing
- Had taken any inhibitor of CYP450 within 2 weeks prior to the first dosing (e.g., grapefruit, grapefruit juice, grapefruit-containing beverages, or Seville orange products)
- Had taken St John's Wort or other dietary aids known to induce CYP3A4 within 4 weeks prior to dosing

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01531920
United Kingdom | |
Guildford, United Kingdom |
Principal Investigator: | Daryl Bendel | Surrey Clinical Research Centre |
Responsible Party: | Eisai Limited |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01531920 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
E2007-E044-030 |
First Posted: | February 13, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 13, 2012 |
Last Verified: | January 2012 |
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