Comparison Clinical Trial
Official title:
Levetiracetam Versus Phenytoin in Management of Pediatric Status Epilepticus: a Randomized Clinical Trial
The study will be conducted on 60 children suffering from status epilepticus who will be admitted to Pediatric Neurology Unit and Pediatric ICU of Tanta Hospital University.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 60 |
Est. completion date | August 1, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | February 1, 2020 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | N/A to 18 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Children suffering from convulsive generalized tonic clonic status epilepticus at any age. Exclusion Criteria: - Non convulsive status epilepticus. - Children with known contraindication or allergy to levetireacetam or phenytoin. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Egypt | Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine | Tanta | Gharbia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Tanta University |
Egypt,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | cessation of convulsion | seizure control based on stoppage of tonic and clonic movements and absence of epileptic activity in EEG | 30 minutes | |
Secondary | bradycardia | monitoring of heart rate | 6 hours | |
Secondary | respiratory depression | monitoring of respiratory rate | 6 hours | |
Secondary | decreased conscious level | Glasgow Coma Score | 6 hours | |
Secondary | hypotension | measurement of blood pressure | 6 hours |
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