drugset / Trial / NCT02409433

Comparative Trial of IV Lacosamide Versus Phenytoin for Seizure Management

NCT02409433

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

The Investigator plans to perform a prospective, randomized, single blinded, study that will compare patients treated with IV lacosamide to those treated with Phenytoin in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting. The investigator will also evaluate the rate of clinically evident and sub-clinical seizures, and to compare long-term outcomes between patients treated with lacosamide and those treated with Phenytoin.

Timeline

Start
2014-08
Primary completion
2015-11
Completion
2015-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Lacosamide Other / unclassified 400 mg Intravenous
Comparator Phenytoin Unknown 5 mg/kg Intravenous

Indications