A Study of the Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Safety of IV Carbamazepine Relative to Oral Carbamazepine in Adults With Epilepsy

Epilepsy Clinical Trial

Official title: A Sequential, Open-Label Study of the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Intravenous Carbamazepine Relative to Oral Carbamazepine in Adult Patients With Epilepsy

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and steady-state pharmacokinetics of intravenous (IV) Carbamazepine (CBZ) infusions relative to orally administered CBZ in adult patients with epilepsy.

Clinical Trial Description

This phase 1, multicenter, sequential, open-label study was designed to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of IV CBZ relative to orally administered CBZ in adult subjects with epilepsy. The study design used an increasing dose/treatment escalation cohort paradigm wherein subjects were enrolled in a cohort based on their total daily dose (TDD) of oral CBZ and their calculated creatinine clearance (CLcr; calculated by the Cockroft-Gault equation) on Day -28. The purpose of the increasing dose/treatment escalation cohort design was to provide a means for the independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) to assess safety prior to enrolling in subsequent cohorts; data were summarized by infusion time, renal function and dose. The initial subjects enrolled had normal renal function (CLcr >= 80 mL/min) and were stable on oral dosing of CBZ from 400 mg/day to 800 mg/day. Subsequent Dosing Cohorts enrolled subjects on higher doses of oral CBZ and allowed subjects with some renal impairment to be enrolled. ;

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Epilepsy

• NCT number: NCT01079351
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Lundbeck LLC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: April 2007
• Completion date: April 2009