Long Term Follow-up Study With Levetiracetam XR (Keppra XR) for Partial Seizures

To provide continued treatment of Keppra XR (Levetiracetam XR) and to assess the long term safety of Keppra XR in patients with partial onset seizures...

Date First Received: January 4, 2007

Last Updated: November 14, 2008

Verified by: UCB, November 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: December 2007

Overall Status: Enrolling by invitation

Estimated Enrollment: 220

Brief Summary

Official Title: “An Open-Label, Long Term Follow-up Study With Keppra XR (Levetiracetam XR) for Treatment of Partial-Onset Seizures”

Condition Keyword(s):

Intervention(s):

To provide continued treatment of Keppra XR (Levetiracetam XR) and to assess the long term safety of Keppra XR in patients with partial onset seizures.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study

Study Primary Completion Date: June 2010

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Levetiracetam XR
    • 500mg tablets 1000 - 3000mg/day flexible dosing duration of the trial

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: 1
    • 1000 - 3000 mg/day Keppra XR (Levetiracetam XR)

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • The primary endpoint is the evaluation of the long-term safety of Keppra XR in patients with partial onset seizures.
    • Time Frame: 2 - 3 years

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who were randomized into study N01280 and completed the 2-week up titration period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who did not meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria for N01280.
  • Subjects who were discontinued prior to the end of titration period.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 12 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 75 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: UCB

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

UCB Clinical Trial Call Center, MD Study Director +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 20, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00419393

Study ID Number: N01281

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00419393

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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