NCT00368069

Brief Summary

This is a safety and efficacy study of Keppra® extended release formulation - XR in patients with epilepsy.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
158

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2006

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
7 countries

34 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2006

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 11, 2006

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 24, 2006

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2007

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 28, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

July 15, 2020

Status Verified

June 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

August 11, 2006

Results QC Date

April 1, 2009

Last Update Submit

June 29, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

EpilepsyKeppra® XRLevetiracetam XRExtended release

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Partial Onset Seizure (POS) Frequency Per Week - Intention-To-Treat (ITT) Population

    Number of POS over the treatment period standardized to 1 week period.

    Treatment period (12 weeks)

  • Partial Onset Seizure (POS) Frequency Per Week - Per Protocol (PP) Population

    Number of POS over the treatment period standardized to 1 week period

    Treatment Period (12 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • POS Seizure Frequency Per Week Over Baseline and Treatment Period

    Baseline Period (8 weeks) - Treatment Period (12 weeks)

  • All (Type I+II+III) Seizures Frequency Per Week

    Treatment period (12 weeks)

  • 50% Response in Weekly POS Frequency

    Treatment period (12 weeks)

  • Response in Weekly POS Frequency (Categorized Into 6 Categories According to Reduction) Over the Treatment Period of 12 Weeks

    over the treatment period (12 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Keppra® XR

EXPERIMENTAL

Keppra® extended release formulation -XR

Drug: Keppra® extended release formulation - XR

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

placebo

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

500mg extended release oral tablet, 2 tablets once daily

Also known as: Levetiracetam XR
Keppra® XR

oral tablets, 2 tablets once daily

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age12 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of refractory epilepsy
  • Patients must be receiving a stable dose of 1 - 3 concomitant Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AED)
  • Female patients without childbearing potential. Female patients with childbearing potential are eligible if they use a medically accepted non-hormonal contraceptive method

You may not qualify if:

  • Seizures occurring in clusters
  • Status epilepticus within 3 months of Visit 1
  • History of non-epileptic seizures
  • Known allergic reaction or intolerance to pyrrolidine derivatives and/or excipients
  • Pregnant or lactating women. Any woman with childbearing potential who is not using a medically accepted, non-hormonal method of birth control

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (34)

N01235 1007

Curitiba, Brazil

Location

N01235 2001

Kuopio, Finland

Location

N01235 2003

Tampere, Finland

Location

N01235 2002

Turku, Finland

Location

N01235 3008

Chennai, India

Location

N01235 3010

Chennai, India

Location

N01235 3012

Gandhinagar, India

Location

N01235 3003

Hyderabad, India

Location

N01235 3004

Hyderabad, India

Location

N01235 3001

Lucknow, India

Location

N01235 3009

Madurai, India

Location

N01235 3002

Mumbai, India

Location

N01235 3007

Mumbai, India

Location

N01235 3011

Visakhapatnam, India

Location

N01235 4006

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Location

N01235 4003

Distrio Federal, Mexico

Location

N01235 4001

Guadalajara, Mexico

Location

N01235 4005

Puebla City, Mexico

Location

N01235 5001

Moscow, Russia

Location

N01235 5002

Moscow, Russia

Location

N01235 5003

Moscow, Russia

Location

N01235 5005

Moscow, Russia

Location

N01235 5006

Moscow, Russia

Location

N01235 5007

Moscow, Russia

Location

N01235 5004

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Location

N01235 5009

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Location

N01235 5008

Smolensk, Russia

Location

N01235 6002

Cape Town, South Africa

Location

N01235 6003

Umhlanga, South Africa

Location

N01235 7001

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Location

N01235 7004

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Location

N01235 7005

Lviv, Ukraine

Location

N01235 7002

Odesa, Ukraine

Location

N01235 7003

Poltava, Ukraine

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Peltola J, Coetzee C, Jimenez F, Litovchenko T, Ramaratnam S, Zaslavaskiy L, Lu ZS, Sykes DM; Levetiracetam XR N01235 Study Group. Once-daily extended-release levetiracetam as adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients with epilepsy: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Epilepsia. 2009 Mar;50(3):406-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01817.x.

  • Richy FF, Banerjee S, Brabant Y, Helmers S. Levetiracetam extended release and levetiracetam immediate release as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures: an indirect comparison of treatment-emergent adverse events using meta-analytic techniques. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Oct;16(2):240-5. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.013. Epub 2009 Aug 20.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Epilepsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
UCB Clinical Trial Call Center
Organization
UCB Pharma

Study Officials

  • UCB Clinical Trial Call Center

    +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2006

First Posted

August 24, 2006

Study Start

August 1, 2006

Primary Completion

May 1, 2007

Study Completion

May 1, 2007

Last Updated

July 15, 2020

Results First Posted

July 28, 2009

Record last verified: 2020-06

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