drugset / Trial / NCT00175890
A Placebo-controlled Study of Levetiracetam In Children (1mo to 4yrs of Age) With Partial Onset Seizures.
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of levetiracetam used as adjunctive treatment in pediatric subjects age 1 month to less than 4 years with partial onset seizures. Subjects will be evaluated with 48 hour inpatient video electroencephalograms (a selection and an evaluation). Other neuropsychological clinical assessments will be performed during the 34 day length of the study.
Timeline
- Start
- 2004-10
- Primary completion
- 2007-01
- Completion
- 2007-01
Publications
- Results Pina-Garza JE, Nordli DR Jr, Rating D, Yang H, Schiemann-Delgado J, Duncan B; Levetiracetam N01009 Study Group. Adjunctive levetiracetam in infants and young children with refractory partial-onset seizures. Epilepsia. 2009 May;50(5):1141-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01981.x. Epub 2009 Feb 21.
- Pina-Garza JE, Schiemann-Delgado J, Yang H, Duncan B, Hadac J, Hunter SJ. Adjunctive levetiracetam in patients aged 1 month to <4 years with partial-onset seizures: subpopulation analysis of a prospective, open-label extension study of up to 48 weeks. Clin Ther. 2010 Oct;32(11):1935-50. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2010.09.017.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Levetiracetam | Other / unclassified | 40 mg/kg | Oral |
| Subject | Levetiracetam | Other / unclassified | 50 mg/kg | Oral |