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Monotherapy with Levetiracetam or Carbamazepine in Patients Suffering from Epilepsy. - Article


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Carbamazepine

Atretol; Epitol; Tegretol 




Clinical Trial: Monotherapy with Levetiracetam or Carbamazepine in Patients Suffering from Epilepsy.

This study is no longer recruiting patients.

Sponsored by: UCB Pharma
Information provided by: UCB Pharma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00150787

Purpose

A double-blind follow-up trial assessing the long term safety of Levetiracetam as per adverse events reporting, physical and neurological examination and vital signs
Condition Intervention Phase
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
 Drug: LEVETIRACETAM
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:  Epilepsy

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Official Title: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Follow-Up Trial Evaluating the Long-Term Safety of Levetiracetam (1000 to 3000 Mg/Day Oral b.i.d.) and Carbamazepine (400 to 1200 Mg/Day Oral b.i.d.), Used as Monotherapy in Subjects ( 16 Years) Coming from the N01061 Trial.

Further Study Details: 
Primary Outcomes: Around 2 years of Safety assessment of levetiracetam via Adverse Events reporting, physical and neurological examination and vital signs
Expected Total Enrollment:  250

Study start: July 2003

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  16 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy.
  • Subjects having experienced in the past unprovoked partial seizures (IA, IB, IC with clear focal origin), or generalized tonic-clonic seizures (without clear focal origin), that are classifiable according to the International Classification of Epileptic Seizures
  • Subjects coming from the N01061 monotherapy trial and for whom double-blind continuation of investigational product is beneficial.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Need for an additional AED.

Location Information

Study chairs or principal investigators

F Tonner, MD,  Study Director,  UCB Pharma, Inc.   

More Information

Study ID Numbers:  N01093
Last Updated:  September 7, 2005
Record first received:  September 6, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00150787
Health Authority: Belgium: Directorate general for the protection of Public health: Medicines; Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control; Spain: Ministry of Health and Consumption; Netherlands: Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB); Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medicinal Devices; Hungary: National Institute of Pharmacy; United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; Finland: National Agency for Medicines; South Africa: Medicines Control Council; France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency; Italy: Ministry of Health; Poland: Ministry of Health; Sweden: Medical Products Agency
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-13

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