Drug
Phenobarbital clinical trials
Also written luminal.
- studies test it
- 22
- open now
- 3
- in phase 3
- 9
- first study started
- 1993
Keep track of what changes. Save the Phenobarbital studies recruiting or about to start, and get an email each week — studies that open, close, add sites or post results.
Watch these studiesHow studies write it
Studies that test it under each name
Studies by the year they started
22 studies that test it; most in 2010 (2)
| Year | Studies |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
By phase
A phase 1/2 study counts in both.
- Phase 1
- 1
- Phase 2
- 2
- Phase 3
- 9
- Phase 4
- 6
- No phase
- 4
What it is tested for
Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it.
Who runs them
Industry 3 · Other 19
University of Tennessee Medical Center (1) · University of Zurich (1) · NICHD Neonatal Research Network (1) · University of Cape Town (1) · West-Ward Pharmaceutical (1) · National Cancer Institute (NCI) (1) · Yonsei University (1) · Duke University (1)
Often tested with
Tested in the same studies.
Levetiracetam (6) · Lacosamide (3) · Valproic Acid (3) · Lorazepam (2) · Ketamine (2) · Clonidine (1) · Cyclosporine (1) · Irinotecan (1)
Studies
Open first, then newest update. How each study uses Phenobarbital is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten.
Testing it · 22
- Phenobarbital for Agitated DeliriumNot yet recruitingPhase 3Duke UniversityNCT07548489Written as Phenobarbital
- Treatment of Seizures in Neonate With HIENot yet recruitingPhase 4Mansoura UniversityNCT07284498Written as Phenobarbital
- Levetiracetam Versus Phenobarbital in Benzodiazepines Unresponsive Paediatric Prolonged SeizuresRecruitingNot applicableMinistry of Health and Sports, MyanmarNCT07098728Written as Phenobarbital
- Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain InjuryTerminatedPhase 4University of North Carolina, Chapel HillNCT06081283Written as Phenobarbital Sodium Injection
- Phenobarbital for Severe Acute Alcohol Withdrawal SyndromeTerminatedNot applicableUnity Health TorontoNCT03586089Written as Phenobarbital Sodium
- Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Phenobarbital in Neonatal SeizuresTerminatedPhase 3NEMA Research, Inc.NCT04320940Written as Phenobarbital Sodium Injection
- Clonidine Versus Phenobarbital as Adjunctive Therapy for Neonatal Abstinence SyndromeCompletedPhase 2University of Tennessee Medical CenterNCT03670160Written as Phenobarbital
- Phenobarbital vs Ativan for Alcohol Withdrawal in the Intensive Care UnitStatus unknownPhase 4OSF Healthcare SystemNCT04156464Written as Phenobarbital
- How to Treat Opiate Withdrawal in NeonatesCompletedPhase 3University of ZurichNCT02810782Written as Phenobarbital
- Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Treated With Adjunctive Phenobarbital or KetamineWithdrawnPhase 4Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalNCT03788889Written as Phenobarbital
- Study to Evaluate Phenobarbital Sodium Injection for the Treatment of Neonatal SeizuresWithdrawnPhase 3PharPoint Research, Inc.NCT03602118Written as Phenobarbital Sodium Injection
- Phenobarbital Versus Valproate for Generalized Convulsive Status EpilepticusStatus unknownPhase 2Xuanwu Hospital, BeijingNCT03025906Written as Phenobarbital
- Antenatal Phenobarbital to Prevent Neonatal Intracranial HemorrhageCompletedPhase 3NICHD Neonatal Research NetworkNCT00009620Written as Phenobarbital
- Childhood Convulsive Status Epilepticus Management In A Resource Limited SettingCompletedPhase 3University of Cape TownNCT03650270Written as Phenobarbital
- Pharmacovigilance in Gerontopsychiatric PatientsTerminatedPhase 3Hannover Medical SchoolNCT02374567Written as Phenobarbital
- Evaluation Phenobarbital as Adjunctive Therapy in Participants With Partial Onset SeizuresCompletedPhase 3West-Ward PharmaceuticalNCT01284556Written as Phenobarbital
- Levetiracetam, Lacosamide and Ketamine as Adjunctive Treatment of Refractory Status EpilepticusWithdrawnPhase 3Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, LLCNCT02726867Written as Phenobarbital
- Efficacy of Levetiracetam in Control of Neonatal Seizures Guided by an EEGStatus unknownPhase 4Cairo UniversityNCT03107507Written as Phenobarbital
- Prophylactic Phenobarbital After Neonatal SeizuresTerminatedPhase 4University of RochesterNCT01089504Written as phenobarbital
- Study of Phenobarbital Inhibition of Catamenial EpilepsyWithdrawnNot applicableUniversity of Toledo Health Science CampusNCT00530413Written as Phenobarbital
See all 22 studies that test Phenobarbital →
Given in every arm · 1 — Phenobarbital is usual care beside what is tested
As the comparator · 7 — what is tested is compared with Phenobarbital
- A Dose Escalation Study of Levetiracetam in the Treatment of Neonatal SeizuresRecruitingPhase 2University of California, San DiegoNCT05610085Written as Phenobarbital Sodium Injection
- Comparison Of Fenofibrate Vs Phenobarbitone As Adjunct To Phototherapy In Reducing Total Serum Bilirubin In Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia In NeonatesNot yet recruitingPhase 4Rubab FatimaNCT07774741Written as Phenobarbitone + Phototherapy
- Levetiracetam Versus Phenobarbitone for the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures in a Tertiary Care Hospital.CompletedNot applicableHayat Abad Medical Complex, PeshawarNCT07401433Written as Phenobarbital Sodium Injection
- Levetiracetam Treatment of Neonatal SeizuresTerminatedPhase 1/2Children's Hospital of Fudan UniversityNCT02550028Written as Intravenous phenobarbital
- Lacosamide in Neonatal Status EpilepticusStatus unknownPhase 3Sherief Abd-ElsalamNCT05291455Written as Phenobarbital
- Efficacy of Intravenous Levetiracetam in Neonatal SeizuresCompletedPhase 1/2Richard H. HaasNCT01720667Written as Intravenous phenobarbital
- Clonidine for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome StudyTerminatedNot applicableBaystate Medical CenterNCT01175668Written as Phenobarbital
Codes
What other systems call Phenobarbital · ClinicalTrials.gg INT007993
- MeSH (NLM) D010634PhenobarbitalConfirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata
- UNII (FDA) YQE403BP4DPHENOBARBITALConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- RxNorm 8134Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
- Wikidata Q407241phenobarbitalConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- NCI Thesaurus C739PhenobarbitalOne source FDA
- DrugBank DB01174One source Wikidata
| System | Code | Name there | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeSH (NLM) | D010634 | Phenobarbital | Confirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata |
| UNII (FDA) | YQE403BP4D | PHENOBARBITAL | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| RxNorm | 8134 | — | Confirmed FDA, Wikidata |
| Wikidata | Q407241 | phenobarbital | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| NCI Thesaurus | C739 | Phenobarbital | One source FDA |
| DrugBank | DB01174 | — | One source Wikidata |
Also registered as phenobarbital sodium (UNII SW9M9BB5K3 · RxNorm 82077).
“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.