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NCT Number: NCT00150735

Monotherapy With Levetiracetam in Newly Diagnosed Patients Suffering From Epilepsy

A double-blind trial comparing the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam to carbamazepine used as monotherapy in subjects (≥ 16 years) newly or recently diagnosed as suffering from epilepsy, and experiencing partial or generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

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Key information

Conditions

Generalized Epilepsy Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Epilepsy Epilepsy, Generalized Nervous System Diseases

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with newly or recently diagnosed epilepsy having experienced 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. The discrimination between IC and IIE is not requested for inclusion.
  • Subjects with at least 2 unprovoked seizures separated by a minimum of 48 hours in the year preceding randomization out of which at least 1 unprovoked seizure in the 3 months preceding randomization.
  • Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy.
  • Male/female subjects (≥16 years).

Exclusion criteria

  • History or presence of seizures of other types than partial (IA, IB, IC, with clear focal origin) and generalized tonic-clonic (without clear focal origin) seizures.
  • History or presence of seizures occurring only in clustered patterns, defined as repeated seizures occurring over a short period of time, i.e. < 20 minutes, with or without function regained between 2 ictal events.
  • History, clinical or EEG finding suggestive of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) at randomization.

Treatment and study plan

Levetiracetam

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. To demonstrate that levetiracetam monotherapy is not inferior to carbamazepine by measuring the proportion of subjects with 6-month seizure freedom in subjects newly diagnosed as suffering from epilepsy.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of subjects with one year seizure freedom; time to first seizure; safety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UCB Pharma

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel Group, Positive-controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Levetiracetam (1000 to 3000 mg/Day Oral b.i.d.) to Carbamazepine (400 to 1200 mg/Day Oral b.i.d.), Used as Monotherapy for up to a Maximum of 121 Weeks in Subjects (≥ 16 Years) Newly or Recently Diagnosed as Suffering From Epilepsy, and Experiencing Partial or Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures

Important dates

Study start
2002
Primary completion
2005
Study completion
2005
First posted
Sep 8, 2005
Registry last updated
Nov 26, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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