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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Levetiracetam in Patients Suffering From Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy With Primary Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures

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Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

Generalized Convulsive Epilepsy

Treatments

Drug: Levetiracetam

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of adjunctive treatment with LEV (3,000 mg/day or a target dose of 60 mg/kg/day in children) compared to placebo in reducing PGTC seizures in subjects (4 - 65 years) suffering from idiopathic generalized epilepsy uncontrolled despite treatment with one or two concomitant AEDs.

Sex

All

Ages

4 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject with a confirmed diagnosis consistent with idiopathic generalized epilepsy experiencing primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (IIE) that are classifiable according to the ILAE Classification of Epileptic Seizures.
  • Presence of at least 3 PGTC seizures during the 8-week combined Baseline period.
  • Absence of brain lesion documented on a CT scan or MRI.
  • An EEG performed within 1 year of Visit 1 with features consistent with PGTC seizures or generalized idiopathic epilepsy.
  • Male/female subject, >=4 or <=65 years of age at Visit 1.
  • Subject on a stable dose of one or two AEDs during baseline.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous exposure to levetiracetam.
  • History of partial seizures.
  • History of convulsive or non-convulsive status epilepticus while taking concomitant AEDs within three months prior to Visit 1.

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