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Trial to Assess Optimized Dosage of Lacosamide as add-on Therapy in Patients With Partial Onset Seizure

NCT01235403 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-05-21

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Summary

To evaluate if a flexible dose escalation of lacosamide, up to the maximum approved dose of 400 mg/day, or to a clinically effective lower dose for an individual patient, improves the tolerability and safety of lacosamide (200 mg to 400 mg/d) as add-on treatment for patients with partial onset epilepsy.

Explanation of acronym: SELF = Safety Efficacy Lacosamide Flexibility

Conditions

  • Partial Epilepsies

Interventions

DRUG

Lacosamide

Lacosamide : 50 mg tablets bid. Titration phase: (12 weeks) 100 mg/day: duration 1 to 3 weeks. Then uptitration to optimal therapeutic dose of 200 mg/day to 400 mg/day, in steps of 100 mg/day and a time period per step of 1 to 3 weeks. Maintenance phase (12 weeks): Optimal therapeutic dose 200 mg/day to 400 mg/day. Taper phase if needed: 3 to 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UCB Pharma

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • UCB Clinical Trial Call Center · +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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