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Phase 3 N=73 Treatment

An Open Label Study of Levetiracetam in Japanese Pediatric Patients With Partial Seizures

Epilepsy · Partial Seizures

Enrolled (actual)
73
Serious AEs
11.0%
Results posted
Jun 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Change From Baseline in Partial Seizure Frequency Per Week Over the 14-weeks Treatment Period — 43.21 Percent reduction

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Levetiracetam (Drug)
Age
Pediatric · 4+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
UCB Japan Co. Ltd.
Primary completion
Apr 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Partial Seizure Frequency Per Week Over the 14-weeks Treatment Period
43.21
PRIMARY
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) During the Second Period (up to Three Years Until the Time of Approval Granted)
98.2
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Partial Seizure Frequency Per Week Over the 10-week Evaluation Period
39.02
SECONDARY
Partial Seizure Frequency Per Week Over the 14-weeks Treatment Period
3.92
SECONDARY
Partial Seizure Frequency Per Week Over the 10-weeks Evaluation Period
3.90
SECONDARY
Percentage of Partial Seizures 50 % Responders Over the 14-weeks Treatment Period
38.4
SECONDARY
Percentage of Partial Seizures 50 % Responders Over the 10-weeks Evaluation Period
38.2
SECONDARY
Number of Seizure-free Subjects Over the 14-weeks Treatment Period
2
SECONDARY
Number of Seizure-free Subjects Over the 10-weeks Evaluation Period
3
SECONDARY
Incidence of Treatment-emergent Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) During the Second Period (up to Three Years Until the Time of Approval Granted)
15
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Partial Seizure Frequency Per Week for the Second Period (up to Three Years From Informed Consent Until the Time of Approval Granted)
41.32

Summary

Objective of the First Period: To evaluate the efficacy of Levetiracetam dry syrup at doses up to a maximum of 60 mg/kg/day or 3000 mg/day used as an adjunctive therapy in Japanese pediatric patients (4 to 16 years) with uncontrolled partial seizures despite treatment with 1 or 2 anti-epileptic drug(s).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • The patient has partial Epilepsy and the diagnosis must be confirmed in the last 6 months
  • The patients must be on a stable 1 or 2 anti-epileptic drug(s) treatment during the 4 weeks prior to Baseline and must have at least 8 partial seizures during the 8-week prospective Baseline Period
  • Patient at the age of 4 to 16 years, and at the body weight of 11 to 82 kg

Exclusion Criteria

  • The patient has a treatable seizure etiology
  • The patient has Epilepsy secondary to a progressive cerebral disease or any other progressively neurodegenerative disease, including Rasmussen and Landau-Kleffner diseases
  • The patient has a history of status Epilepticus during the 3 months prior to Visit 1
  • The patient has a past and present history of pseudo seizures
  • The patient has a current diagnosis of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01063764). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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