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NCT number NCT03116828
Other study ID # 093-701
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date July 7, 2017
Est. completion date June 6, 2019

Study information

Verified date June 2020
Source Sunovion
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A study of a drug to be used in addition with another drug to treat adults with Uncontrolled Partial-onset Seizures


Description:

This is a 31-week, multicenter, 2-arm, prospective, open-label, non-randomized, Phase 4 study of eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) as adjunctive therapy in adult subjects with a diagnosis of epilepsy with POS. Two groups of ESL-naïve subjects will be evaluated. The groups are defined as follows:

- Arm 1 (ESL as first add-on): This group will include subjects who have been maintained on a regimen consisting of a stable dose of LEV or LTG for at least 1 month (28 days) prior to screening and who have not used any adjunctive treatment.

- Arm 2 (ESL as later add-on): This group will include subjects who have been maintained on a regimen consisting of a stable dose of 1-2 AEDs (excluding oxcarbazepine [OXC]) for at least 1 month (28 days) prior to screening and who have used adjunctive treatment in the past.

The Arm 1 subjects will allow an assessment of the efficacy and safety of ESL in subjects who are early in the course of their disease and being treated with one of the most common first line AEDs.

The subjects in Arm 2 are similar to the subject population in the ESL Phase 3 adjunctive epilepsy studies, treatment-resistant subjects who are later in the course of their disease. The inclusion of these subjects in the present study will provide an assessment of the efficacy and safety of ESL as a later adjunctive therapy in a real world clinical setting.

In addition, this study will provide data from both Arm 1 and Arm 2 for several behavioral, mood-related, and QOL-related assessments that were not evaluated in the ESL Phase 3 adjunctive epilepsy program.

The study will consist of a Screening Phase of 1 to 2 weeks, followed by a 2-week Titration Phase, a 24-week Maintenance Phase, and a Safety Follow-up/Taper Phase of 4 weeks. The last visit in the Maintenance Phase (Visit 9) is considered the End of Study (EOS) visit


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 102
Est. completion date June 6, 2019
Est. primary completion date June 6, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 99 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female subjects = 18 years of age.

2. Subject is willing and able to sign informed consent.

3. Subject has a documented diagnosis of epilepsy with simple POS with a motor component or complex POS with or without secondarily generalized seizures as defined in the Classification of Seizures of the International League Against Epilepsy

4. Subject has a documented electroencephalogram within 10 years prior to screening.

5. Subject has had at least 3 POS during previous six months.

6. Subject has had a sufficient number of seizures at time of enrollment to justify adjunctive therapy, as determined by the Investigator.

7. Subjects are required to be ESL-naïve AND

1. Maintained on a stable LEV or LTG regimen for at least 1 month (28 days) prior to screening with no history of adjunctive treatment (for Arm 1, ESL as first add-on).

OR

2. Maintained on a stable dose of 1-2 AEDs (excluding OXC) for at least 1 month (28 days) prior to screening and who have had prior adjunctive treatment (for Arm 2, ESL as later add-on).

8. If the subject is treated with any stimulation device for epilepsy Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Responsive Neurostimulator (RNS), or similar, the device must have been implanted at least 6 months before screening and the device parameters must be documented as stable for at least 1 month prior to screening. (Note: These devices will not be counted as concomitant AED).

9. Except for epilepsy, subject is judged to be in general good health based on medical history, physical examination findings, and clinical laboratory

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects with a prior exposure to ESL.

2. Subjects currently being treated with OXC.

3. Subject with a history of allergic reaction to OXC or CBZ, or a history of serious allergic reaction (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms or similar) to any AED, or a history of serious allergic reactions to other medications.

4. Subjects who have taken warfarin, felbamate, vigabatrin, or perampanel, (unless at stable dose with safety testing for = 1 year) within a 4-week period prior to screening.

5. Subjects taking ezogabine

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6. Subject has taken any medication prohibited for this protocol within 4 weeks prior to Screening

7. Subjects using benzodiazepines on more than an occasional basis (defined as more than 2 times per week), except when used chronically as an AED

8. Seizure disorder characterized primarily by simple POS without motor signs.

9. Subject has a history of primarily generalized seizures (eg, myoclonic, absence, tonic).

10. Subject has a history of status epilepticus or cluster seizures (ie, 3 or more seizures within 30 minutes) within the 3 months prior to screening.

11. Subject has had seizures of psychogenic origin or purely subjective seizures within the last 2 years.

12. Subject has had seizures too close to count accurately.

13. Subject has a known progressive structural central nervous system (CNS) lesion, progressive encephalopathy or any other condition that may result in epilepsy secondary to a cerebral abnormality.

14. Subject whose current seizures are related to an acute medical illness or other non-epileptic origin.

15. Subjects of Asian ancestry will be excluded if they are carriers of HLA-B*1502. Either:

1. Subject must give written informed consent for genotyping, and test negative. OR

2. Subjects must provide documentation of prior testing confirming non-carrier status.

16. Subject has a major medical illness other than epilepsy that would prevent safe participation in this study, at the discretion of the Investigator, including (but not limited to) cardiac disease, thyroid disease, hepatic or renal impairment, endocrine or metabolic disease, gastrointestinal disease, or hematologic disease. Note: Active medical conditions that are minor or well-controlled are not exclusionary if they do not affect risk to the subject or the study results. If the effect of the condition in regard to the risk to the subject or to the study results is unclear, the Medical Monitor should be consulted.

17. Subjects with clinically relevant laboratory abnormalities at screening (eg, sodium < 130 mEq/L, alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) > 2.0 times the upper limit of the normal, white blood cell [WBC] count < 3,000 cells/mm3, estimated creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min, or has values for thyroid testing (free triiodothyronine (T3), free thyroxine (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH]) indicating the presence of significant thyroid dysfunction.

18. Subject has a history or presence of abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), which in the Investigator's opinion is clinically significant or QT interval corrected for heart rate using the Fridericia method (QTcF) of = 450 msec per screening ECG.

19. Subject has second or third-degree atrioventricular block that is not corrected with a pacemaker.

20. Subjects who meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition text revision defined criteria for major depressive episode within the last 6 months. Subjects with mild, chronic depression without recent hospitalization who are being maintained on a stable dose of a single antidepressant are acceptable.

21. Subject has an active suicidal plan or intent (in the Investigator's opinion) in the past 4 weeks prior to screening.

22. Subject has a history of suicide attempt in the last 2 years prior to screening.

23. Subject has other major psychiatric disorders.

24. Subjects who are not able to complete the diary in the Investigator's opinion.

25. Subject has a history of alcohol or substance abuse within 2 years prior to screening for study participation, or subjects currently using alcohol, drugs of abuse, or any prescribed or over-the-counter medication in a manner, which, in the opinion of the Investigator, indicates abuse.

26. Subject tests positive for drugs of abuse at screening. Note: Subjects with a positive drug screen for marijuana, amphetamines, opiates, or benzodiazepines, who have a documented prescription for a medical condition and are on a stable dose of this prescribed medication for at least 4 weeks prior to screening, may be eligible to participate in the study upon approval from the Medical Monitor.

27. Subject is pregnant, currently nursing, or intends to become pregnant during the study period or within 30 days of the last dose of study drug.

28. Subject has participated in any investigational study within 30 days prior to screening, as documented in subject's medical history.

29. Subject is a clinical or investigational site staff member or relative of a staff member.

30. Any other condition or circumstance that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may compromise the subject's ability to comply with the study protocol.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Eslicarbazepine acetate
eslicarbazepine acetate tablets, taken once daily. Subjects begin 2-week Titration Phase starting on Day 1 (Week 1), by initiating treatment with ESL 400 mg/day. Subjects titrate to minimum dose of 800 mg/day for the 24-week Maintenance Phase beginning at Week 3. In the Maintenance Phase, subjects may titrate in weekly increments of 400 mg/day as medically indicated at the discretion of Investigator up to a maximum dose of 1200 mg/day (Canadian sites) or 1600 mg/day (US sites)
Eslicarbazepine Acetate
eslicarbazepine acetate acetate tablets, taken once daily. Subjects begin 2-week Titration Phase starting on Day 1 (Week 1), by initiating treatment with ESL 400 mg/day. Subjects titrate to minimum dose of 800 mg/day for the 24-week Maintenance Phase beginning at Week 3. In the Maintenance Phase, subjects may titrate in weekly increments of 400 mg/day as medically indicated at the discretion of Investigator up to a maximum dose of 1200 mg/day (Canadian sites) or 1600 mg/day (US sites)

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Clinique D'Épilepsie Neuro Rive-Sud Greenfield Park Quebec
Canada Londo Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital London Ontario
United States Austin Epilepsy Care Center Austin Texas
United States Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center Bethesda Maryland
United States Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Marcus Neuroscience Institute Boca Raton Florida
United States Conslutants in Epilepsy & Neurology, PLLC Boise Idaho
United States UNC Inverstigal Drug Services Chapel Hill North Carolina
United States The Neurological Institute, PA Charlotte North Carolina
United States Northwestern Medical Group, Deparment of Neurology Chicago Illinois
United States Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois
United States University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio
United States Aston Ambulatory Care Center Dallas Texas
United States Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Detroit Michigan
United States Rancho Research Institute, Inc. Downey California
United States JFK Neuroscience Institute, JFK Medical Center Edison New Jersey
United States Blue Sky Neurology, a Division of Carepoint PC Englewood Colorado
United States University of Connecticut School of Mwdicine -UCONN Health Farmington Connecticut
United States Neuro-Pain Medical Center Fresno California
United States Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology Golden Valley Minnesota
United States Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania
United States Infinity Clinical Research, LLC Hollywood Florida
United States Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Honolulu Hawaii
United States University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Kansas
United States Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute La Jolla California
United States Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
United States Associates in Neurology, PSC Lexington Kentucky
United States University of Kentucky Hospital, Chandler Medical Center Lexington Kentucky
United States SSM Health Dean Medical Group Madison Wisconsin
United States Neurology Associates PA Maitland Florida
United States Providence Medical Group-Medford Neurology Medford Oregon
United States The Neurology Research Group, LLC Miami Florida
United States NYU Winthrop Hospital, Clinical Trials Center Mineola New York
United States University of South Alabaa Neurology Department Mobile Alabama
United States Vanderbilt Epilepsy Clinic Nashville Tennessee
United States Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans Louisiana
United States Laszlo J. Mate, MD, PA North Palm Beach Florida
United States Sooner Clinical Research Oklahoma City Oklahoma
United States University of California-Irvine Orange California
United States Neurological Services of Orlando, PA Orlando Florida
United States Pedicatric Neurology, PA Orlando Florida
United States Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States Banner University Medical Center Phoenix=Neuroscience Institute Phoenix Arizona
United States Alleghany General Hospital (Allegheny Neurological Association) Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
United States Medsol Clinical Research Center Port Charlotte Florida
United States Minnesota Epilepsy Group, PA Saint Paul Minnesota
United States University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical Arts and Research Center San Antonio Texas
United States Georgia Neurology and Sleep Medicine Associates Suwanee Georgia
United States Tallahassee Neurological Clinic Tallahassee Florida
United States University of South Florida Tampa Florida
United States Vero Beach Neurology And Reasearch Institue/The MS Center of Vero Beach Vero Beach Florida
United States Clinical Research Center of NJ (CRCNJ) Voorhees New Jersey
United States Balijeet Shethi, MD Waldorf Maryland
United States George Washington Medical Faculty Associates Washington District of Columbia
United States Wake Forest Baptist Health Sciences, Department of Neurology Winston-Salem North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Sunovion

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The Number of Subjects Completing 24 Weeks Adjunctive Therapy During Maintenance Phase Phase 4 study of eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) as adjunctive therapy in adult subjects with a diagnosis of epilepsy with Partial-onset seizures (POS). Two groups of ESL-naïve subjects will be evaluated From the date of the first dose of the study drug until the completion of 24 weeks Maintenance Phase