An Open Label Study of L059 (Levetiracetam) in Japanese Epilepsy Subjects With Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified May 2013 by UCB, Inc.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
UCB, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01398956
First received: July 13, 2011
Last updated: May 2, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
  Purpose

The investigators will provide Levetiracetam treatment to epilepsy subjects in Japan who are judged to benefit from continued treatment with Levetiracetam by the investigators and who are willing to continuously receive this drug.


Condition Intervention Phase
Epilepsy
Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures
Drug: Levetiracetam
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open-label, Multicenter, Long-term, Follow-up Study in Japan to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Adjunctive Treatment With Oral L059 (Levetiracetam) in Epilepsy Subjects With Generalized Tonic-clonic (GTC) Seizures

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Further study details as provided by UCB, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events during the entire study period. [ Time Frame: Evaluation and Withdrawal Periods(up to 3 years) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • The percentage reduction in Generalized Tonic-Clonic (GTC) seizure frequency per week over the Evaluation Period from either of the Combined Baseline Periods of the previous studies (N01159 or N01363). [ Time Frame: Baseline of feeder study until end of study(up to 3 years) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • The incidence of adverse drug reactions during the entire study period [ Time Frame: Evaluation and Withdrawal Periods(up to 3 years) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Adverse drug reactions excludes Adverse Events (AEs) described by the investigators with no relationship to study drug.


Estimated Enrollment: 52
Study Start Date: June 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2015
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Levetiracetam
Twice daily (morning and evening) orally
Drug: Levetiracetam

formulation: tablet or dry syrup

strength: 250 mg tablet, 500 mg tablet, dry syrup 50%

dosage: Sb ≥16 years and ≥4 and <16 years (≥50 kg): 1000 mg/day, 2000 mg/day or 3000 mg/day; Sb ≥4 and <16 years (<50kg): 20 mg/kg/day, 40 mg/kg/day, or 60 mg/kg/day

frequency: twice daily

Other Name: Keppra, E Keppra

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   4 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The subject in Japan has completed either of the studies N01159 or N01363 or has discontinued the N01159 study due to lack of efficacy.
  • The subject who is judged to benefit from continued treatment with Levetiracetam by the investigators

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with multiple protocol deviations during N01159 or N01363, such as missing laboratory data, and low or noncompliance with the study medication, and who the investigator considers not to have the potential to have deviations stopped are ineligible
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01398956

Contacts
Contact: UCB Clinical Trial Call Center +1 877 822 9493

Locations
Japan
184 Recruiting
Bunkyo, Japan
152 Recruiting
Fujisawa, Japan
112 Recruiting
Fukuoka, Japan
166 Recruiting
Fukuoka, Japan
113 Recruiting
Fukuoka, Japan
107 Recruiting
Gifu, Japan
118 Recruiting
Higashimatsuyama, Japan
162 Recruiting
Himeji, Japan
110 Recruiting
Hiroshima, Japan
143 Recruiting
Kagoshima, Japan
156 Recruiting
Kagoshima, Japan
153 Recruiting
Kashiwazaki, Japan
120 Recruiting
Kodaira, Japan
105 Recruiting
Kokubunji, Japan
306 Recruiting
Koshi, Japan
172 Recruiting
Miyakonojo, Japan
305 Recruiting
Nagoya, Japan
190 Recruiting
Nerima, Japan
106 Recruiting
Niigata, Japan
109 Recruiting
Okayama, Japan
130 Recruiting
Otaru, Japan
119 Recruiting
Saitama, Japan
147 Recruiting
Sakai, Japan
304 Recruiting
Sapporo, Japan
117 Recruiting
Sapporo, Japan
102 Recruiting
Sendai, Japan
103 Recruiting
Sendai, Japan
111 Recruiting
Ube, Japan
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: UCB, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01398956     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: N01361
Study First Received: July 13, 2011
Last Updated: May 2, 2013
Health Authority: Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Keywords provided by UCB, Inc.:
Levetiracetam
Epilepsy
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Seizures
Epilepsy
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
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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