NCT00215592

Brief Summary

To determine the efficacy and safety of adjunctive open label Zonegran treatment in patients with refractory partial seizures.

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Enrollment
1,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Geographic Reach
7 countries

33 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 14, 2005

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 22, 2005

Completed
9 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2005

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

January 8, 2016

Status Verified

November 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1.7 years

First QC Date

September 14, 2005

Last Update Submit

January 6, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Seizure frequency, compared to baseline.

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female patients aged 18-75.
  • Able and willing to give written informed consent in accordance with the ICH GCP Guidelines.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must not be pregnant (as confirmed by negative serum βHCG at screening and negative urine pregnancy test at baseline/during the study), must not be lactating and must use a medically acceptable form of contraception during the study and for at least 1 month after discontinuation of study drug. Medically acceptable contraception as defined here is the oral contraceptive pill, surgical sterilization or hormonal intrauterine device in place for at least 3 months. Women who are less than 2 years post-menopausal are considered to be of childbearing potential.
  • Focal epilepsy, with simple and/or complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalized seizures as defined by the ILAE criteria.
  • Patients with a minimum of 4 partial seizures in the 8 weeks preceding the baseline visit as adequately recorded using a seizure diary card.
  • Patients should be receiving at least 1 but no more than 2 other AEDs as concomitant medication, and the dosage should be stable for at least 8 weeks before the baseline visit.

You may not qualify if:

  • History of status epilepticus within the last 5 years.
  • Patients with known significantly impaired renal function and/or severe hepatic impairment to the extent that the protocol dose titration schedule cannot be followed. Note Investigators should consult included SmPC as a guide.
  • Patients suffering from clinically significant psychiatric illness, psychological or behavioral problems which could interfere with study participation.
  • Patients with a history (within the last 12 months) of alcohol or drug abuse or dependency.
  • Patient suffering from any CNS progressive disease that may confound study interpretation, any active CNS infection, demyelinating disease or degenerative neurological disease.
  • Patients with a significant drug sensitivity or significant allergic reaction to any drug including sulfonamides.
  • Subjects considered by the Investigator to be an unsuitable candidate for receiving Zonegran or considered unlikely to comply with the protocol.
  • Any patient contraindicated for Zonegran treatment as per attached SmPC.
  • Any patient who is pregnant and/or lactating.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (33)

Universitatsklinikum fur Neurologie

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

Location

Danish Epilepsy Center

Dianalund, 4293, Denmark

Location

The Epilepsy Clinic

Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark

Location

Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy

Annecy, 74011, France

Location

CH Germon et Gauthier

Béthune, 62408, France

Location

Hopital Pellegrin Tripode

Bordeaux, 33076, France

Location

Hopital Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

Location

Hopital General

Dijon, 21033, France

Location

Hopital Victor Jousselin

Dreux, 28102, France

Location

Cabinet de neurologie

Gap, 05000, France

Location

Hopital de la Timone Adultes

Marseille, 13385, France

Location

Groupe hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere

Paris, 75651, France

Location

Hopital de Font Pre

Toulon, 83056, France

Location

CHU Bretonneau

Tours, 37044, France

Location

Universitatsklinikum Campus Virchow-Klinikum Wedding

Berlin, 13353, Germany

Location

Epilepsieklinik Tabor

Bernau B. Berlin, 16321, Germany

Location

Universitat Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

Location

Epilepsiezentrum Kork

Kehl-Kork, 77694, Germany

Location

Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH

Leipzig, 04107, Germany

Location

Klinik die Weissenau

Revensburg, 88214, Germany

Location

Ospedale Riuniti di Bergamo

Bergamo, 24128, Italy

Location

Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Policlinico di Catania

Catania, 95125, Italy

Location

Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta di Milano

Milan, 20133, Italy

Location

Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo

Milan, 20142, Italy

Location

Universita di Parma

Parma, 43100, Italy

Location

Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melancrino-Morelli

Reggio Calabria, 89100, Italy

Location

Universita degli studi La Sapienza

Roma, 00161, Italy

Location

Universita degli Studi La Sapienza

Roma, 00185, Italy

Location

Nevrologisk avdelning, 10 etasje

Lillehammer, 2609, Norway

Location

Sandvika Neurologpraksis

Sandvika, 1338, Norway

Location

Avd. for nevrologi og klinisk nevrofysiologi

Trondheim, 7006, Norway

Location

University Hospital of Wales

Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom

Location

University Hospital of North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LN, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Epilepsy

Interventions

Zonisamide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SulfonamidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsSulfonesSulfur CompoundsIsoxazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Dr. Tone Bjaaland

    Eisai Limited

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2005

First Posted

September 22, 2005

Study Start

October 1, 2005

Primary Completion

July 1, 2007

Last Updated

January 8, 2016

Record last verified: 2015-11

Locations