Efficacy of Keppra in Acute Alcohol Related Seizure Control--A Pilot Study

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 2

Conditions: Seizure, Alcohol Related

Treatments: Drug: levetiracetam

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00627133

K17644

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pilot study to evaluate efficacy of Keppra (levetiracetam) for seizure control in patients with alcohol related seizures.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• No trauma
• Not pregnant
• No other cause for seizure (hypoglycemia, CNS causes, trauma)
• Good family support
• Working telephone contact

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Renal failure (creatine > 2mg/dl
• Fever or illness
• Hypotension
• Any trauma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: levetiracetam