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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02334722
Other study ID # IRB201400876
Secondary ID OCR14673
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date August 5, 2015
Est. completion date October 7, 2020

Study information

Verified date December 2021
Source University of Florida
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if there are any differences in patient reported neurotoxicity between patients who receive Levetiracetam tablets for one week after surgery to remove a brain tumor versus those who receive Levetiracetam tablets for six weeks after surgery. Specifically, we will see if one group has less side effects than the other, and whether or not one group has more seizures than the other.


Description:

Because seizures are one of the leading neurologic complications in brain tumor patients, neurosurgeons prescribe antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) to help prevent them. Although the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines recommend that AEDs be stopped after the first post-operative week in patients without seizures, there is no standard length of treatment and some patients may stay on AEDs indefinitely. In an attempt to develop clinical guidelines for AED use in post-operative brain tumor patients, we will try to determine if taking levetiracetam for 1 week results in less neurotoxicity than taking it for 6 weeks.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 81
Est. completion date October 7, 2020
Est. primary completion date October 7, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Adult (>18 years of age and older) patients who have or will have undergone surgical resection or biopsy of a supratentorial brain tumor and are able to consent for themselves. - Able to be randomized prior to or up to 48 hours after surgery. Exclusion Criteria: - No known history of seizure activity. - Pregnant or breastfeeding. - Renal dysfunction (CrCl < 30ml/min). - Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) =14 - Allergy to levetiracetam.

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Levetiracetam


Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Florida Gainesville Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Florida

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in Neurotoxicity Scale Scores The Neurotoxicity Scale is as a validated 27 question, patient-reported measure for assessing the adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs on cognitive function. Patients self-report "no problem", "a mild problem", "a moderate problem" or "a serious problem" for each question corresponding to a score of 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. For each patient, the overall score was formed by summing scores in all 27 questions. The minimum possible score is 0 and the maximum possible total score is 81. A lower score indicates less toxicity when taking an antiepileptic drug. The outcome is a score change from baseline at the 6 week follow-up and is calculated by subtracting the baseline score from the 6 week follow-up score for each patient. Baseline to 6 weeks
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