A Trial to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous SPM 927

Summary

The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of SPM 927 when given as iv infusions compared with oral administration of the same dose strengths in subjects who were receiving oral SPM 927 for partial seizures with or without secondary generalization. Trial procedures will include medical history update, physical/ neurological exams, ECGs, blood /urine sample collections and seizure diary completion. Subjects completing the trial will return to the OLE trial to resume dosing with oral SPM 927.

Timeline

Start

2004-03-04

Primary completion

2004-08-17

Completion

2004-11-30

Publications

• Results Biton V, Rosenfeld WE, Whitesides J, Fountain NB, Vaiciene N, Rudd GD. Intravenous lacosamide as replacement for oral lacosamide in patients with partial-onset seizures. Epilepsia. 2008 Mar;49(3):418-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01317.x. Epub 2007 Sep 19.

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