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CompletedNCT00150813Updated Nov 21, 2018Results posted

Monotherapy With Levetiracetam in Patients Suffering From Epilepsy.

A Phase 3 interventional study of Levetiracetam in Epilepsy, Tonic-clonic, sponsored by UCB Pharma SA. Completed at 22 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-11-21.

Sponsored by UCB Pharma SA (part of UCB S.A.) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
16 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

An open-label follow-up trial assessing the long term safety of levetiracetam as per adverse events reporting.

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Conditions studied

  • Epilepsy, Tonic-clonic

Keywords

  • Monotherapy
  • Epilepsy
  • Keppra
  • Levetiracetam
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In context

Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic

23 studies on the registry are indexed under Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; 3 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 66 is below the median of 94 across 20 interventional studies indexed under Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic.

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Lead sponsor

UCB Pharma SA is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
16 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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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 having participated in the previous double-blind monotherapy trial (N01061 [NCT00150735] or N01093 [NCT00150787]).
  • Male/female subjects (>= 16 years).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Need for an additional Antiepileptic Drug (AED).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
66 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Levetiracetam

    Subjects received open-label Levetiracetam.

    Drug: Levetiracetam

Interventions

  • Pharmaceutical form: oral tablets Route of administration: Oral use

    Also known as: Keppra

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events

    An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence (eg, noxious or pathological changes) in a subject or clinical investigation subject compared with pre-existing conditions, that occurs during any period of a clinical trial. An AE is defined as being independent of assumption of any causality (eg, to study or concomitant medication, primary or concomitant disease, or study design).

    Time frame: From the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks

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Results

Posted Oct 1, 2018

Participant flow

The study started to enroll patients in August 2005 and concluded in May 2007.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneLevetiracetam
Started66
Completed48
Not completed18
Withdrew: Adverse event1
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy1
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up5
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject5
Withdrew: Remission3
Withdrew: Planned pregancy1
Withdrew: Switch to commercially available lev2

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events

An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence (eg, noxious or pathological changes) in a subject or clinical investigation subject compared with pre-existing conditions, that occurs during any period of a clinical trial. An AE is defined as being independent of assumption of any causality (eg, to study or concomitant medication, primary or concomitant disease, or study design).

Time frame:
From the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events
percentage of participantsLevetiracetam
Percentage Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events27.3

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events were collected from the Entry Visit until up to 2 weeks after the last drug intake, up to 93 weeks.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Levetiracetam—4/66 (6.1%)0/66 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventLevetiracetam
EncephalopathyNervous system disorders1/66
PolyneuropathyNervous system disorders1/66
EpilepsyNervous system disorders1/66
Completed suicideNervous system disorders1/66

Baseline characteristics

Baseline Characteristics refer to the Intention-to-Treat (ITT) population.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Levetiracetam
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years56
>=65 years10
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Levetiracetam
Mean41.39 ± 18.27
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Levetiracetam
Female31
Male35
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Study locations

22 sites
  • Beroun, Czechia
  • Brno, Czechia
  • Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
  • Praha 1, Czechia
  • Praha 5, Czechia
  • Rychnov nad Kneznou, Czechia
  • Budapest, Hungary
  • Debrecen, Hungary
  • Pécs, Hungary
  • Szeged, Hungary
  • Białystok, Poland
  • Gdańsk, Poland
  • Katowice, Poland
  • Lublin, Poland
  • Szczecin, Poland
  • Warszawa, Poland
  • Łódź, Poland
  • Göteborg, Sweden
  • Helsingborg, Sweden
  • Huddinge, Sweden
  • Karlstad, Sweden
  • Uppsala, Sweden
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Aug 2005 to primary completion in May 2007, 21 months.

Results were first posted in Oct 2018, 11 years 4 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 6, 2005
First posted
Sep 8, 2005
StartActual
Aug 10, 2005
Primary completionActual
May 29, 2007
CompletionActual
May 29, 2007
Results first posted
Oct 1, 2018
Last update
Nov 21, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 21, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00150813
Lead sponsor
UCB Pharma SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 8, 2005
Start date
Aug 10, 2005
Primary completion
May 29, 2007
Completion
May 29, 2007
Results posted
Oct 1, 2018
Last update
Nov 21, 2018

Study contacts

UCB Cares
study director · 001 844 599 2273 (UCB)

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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