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Monotherapy With Levetiracetam or Carbamazepine in Patients Suffering From Epilepsy.

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00150787
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 8, 2005
Last Update Posted : November 26, 2013
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UCB Pharma

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
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 or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Epilepsy, Tonic-clonic Drug: LEVETIRACETAM Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 250 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
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.
Study Start Date : July 2003
Actual Primary Completion Date : November 2005
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2005

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MedlinePlus related topics: Epilepsy

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Around 2 years of Safety assessment of levetiracetam via Adverse Events reporting, physical and neurological examination and vital signs

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Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years and older   (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
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.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00150787


Sponsors and Collaborators
UCB Pharma
Investigators
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Study Director: UCB Clinical Trial Call Center UCB Pharma
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Publications of Results:

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00150787    
Other Study ID Numbers: N01093
First Posted: September 8, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 26, 2013
Last Verified: September 2009
Keywords provided by UCB Pharma:
Monotherapy, epilepsy
Levetiracetam
Keppra
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
Epilepsy, Generalized
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
 Nervous System Diseases
Levetiracetam
Anticonvulsants
Nootropic Agents