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EpilepsyPhase 3NCT01964560

A Clinical Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Lacosamide as an Add on Therapy in Children With Epilepsy With Partial-onset Seizures

A Phase 3 study testing Lacosamide in people with Epilepsy, run by UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc. at 141 sites in 35 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of lacosamide (LCM) in pediatric subjects. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Epilepsy
What is being tested?
Lacosamide
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
540 participants
Where
141 sitesin 35 countries
Study dates
13 Aug 2014to 13 Apr 2022
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 month to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • An Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) approved written Informed Consent form (ICF) is signed and dated by the subject or legal representative. The ICF or a specific Assent form, where required, will be signed and dated by minors
  • Subject has completed the Transition Period of SP0967 [NCT02477839] or SP0969 [NCT01921205] for the treatment of uncontrolled partial-onset seizures in pediatric epilepsy
  • Subject is expected to benefit from participation, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Subject/legal representative is considered reliable and capable of adhering to the protocol (eg, able to understand and complete diaries), visit schedule, and medication intake according to the judgment of the investigator
  • Subject is male or female aged 1 month to ≤17 years
  • Subject has a diagnosis of epilepsy with partial-onset seizures

Who cannot join

  • Subject is receiving any investigational drugs or using any experimental devices in addition to lacosamide (LCM)
  • Subject meets a mandatory withdrawal criterion (ie, MUST withdraw criterion) for SP0967 or SP0969, or is experiencing an ongoing serious adverse event (SAE)
  • For subjects ≥6 years of age, subject has a lifetime history of suicide attempt (including an actual attempt, interrupted attempt, or aborted attempt), or has suicidal ideation in the past 6 months as indicated by a positive response ('Yes') to either Question 4 or Question 5 of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at Visit 1
  • Female subject who is pregnant or nursing, and/or a female subject of childbearing potential who is not surgically sterile or does not practice 1 highly effective method of contraception

Trial locations and contacts

141 sites in 35 countries.

141 sites in 35 countries

Russia16 sites
  • Ep0034 443

    Kazan'

  • Ep0034 444

    Kazan'

  • Ep0034 454

    Kemerovo

  • Ep0034 442

    Moscow

  • Ep0034 449

    Moscow

  • Ep0034 456

    Nizhny Novgorod

  • Ep0034 452

    Novosibirsk

  • Ep0034 453

    Omsk

  • Ep0034 455

    Perm

  • Ep0034 441

    Saint Petersburg

  • Ep0034 446

    Saint Petersburg

  • Ep0034 440

    Smolensk

  • Ep0034 730

    Smolensk

  • Ep0034 458

    Tomsk

  • Ep0034 447

    Voronezh

  • Ep0034 450

    Yekaterinburg

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United States11 sites
  • Ep0034 638

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233-1711

  • Ep0034 102

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203

  • Ep0034 129

    Dallas, Texas, 75235

  • Ep0034 115

    Henderson, Nevada, 89052

  • Ep0034 120

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756

  • Ep0034 124

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0284

  • Ep0034 105

    Orlando, Florida, 32819

  • Ep0034 630

    San Antonio, Texas, 78207

  • Ep0034 114

    Seattle, Washington, 98105-0371

  • Ep0034 640

    Springfield, Oregon, 97477

  • Ep0034 117

    Tampa, Florida, 33609

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Italy9 sites
  • Ep0034 397

    Genova

  • Ep0034 380

    Mantua

  • Ep0034 398

    Messina

  • Ep0034 381

    Milan

  • Ep0034 393

    Padova

  • Ep0034 383

    Roma

  • Ep0034 392

    Roma

  • Ep0034 395

    Roma

  • Ep0034 386

    Verona

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Poland9 sites
  • Ep0034 433

    Gdansk

  • Ep0034 420

    Kielce

  • Ep0034 422

    Krakow

  • Ep0034 431

    Krakow

  • Ep0034 423

    Poznan

  • Ep0034 425

    Poznan

  • Ep0034 429

    Tyniec Mały

  • Ep0034 430

    Warsaw

  • Ep0034 428

    Wroclaw

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Romania9 sites
  • Ep0034 574

    Bucharest

  • Ep0034 581

    Bucharest

  • Ep0034 572

    Cluj-Napoca

  • Ep0034 582

    Iași

  • Ep0034 573

    Sibiu

  • Ep0034 576

    Sibiu

  • Ep0034 580

    Suceava

  • Ep0034 570

    Timișoara

  • Ep0034 577

    Timișoara

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Hungary8 sites
  • Ep0034 361

    Budapest

  • Ep0034 362

    Budapest

  • Ep0034 363

    Budapest

  • Ep0034 364

    Budapest

  • Ep0034 368

    Budapest

  • Ep0034 360

    Debrecen

  • Ep0034 367

    Miskolc

  • Ep0034 366

    Pécs

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Ukraine7 sites
  • Ep0034 602

    Dnipro

  • Ep0034 609

    Dnipro

  • Ep0034 681

    Ivano-Frankivsk

  • Ep0034 600

    Kiev

  • Ep0034 606

    Kiev

  • Ep0034 682

    Uzhhorod

  • Ep0034 603

    Vinnytsia

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China6 sites
  • Ep0034 530

    Beijing

  • Ep0034 535

    Changchun

  • Ep0034 532

    Chongqing

  • Ep0034 536

    Nanchang

  • Ep0034 531

    Shanghai

  • Ep0034 537

    Shenzhen

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Mexico6 sites
  • Ep0034 694

    Aguascalientes

  • Ep0034 569

    Culiacán

  • Ep0034 693

    Culiacán

  • Ep0034 563

    Guadalajara

  • Ep0034 564

    México

  • Ep0034 568

    Monterrey

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Thailand6 sites
  • Ep0034 236

    Bangkoknoi

  • Ep0034 235

    Pathum Wan

  • Ep0034 230

    Ratchathewi

  • Ep0034 232

    Ratchathewi

  • Ep0034 231

    Tha Muang

  • Ep0034 233

    Tha Muang

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Serbia5 sites
  • Ep0034 461

    Belgrade

  • Ep0034 464

    Belgrade

  • Ep0034 460

    Kragujevac

  • Ep0034 462

    Novi Sad

  • Ep0034 463

    Novi Sad

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South Korea5 sites
  • Ep0034 211

    Daegu

  • Ep0034 210

    Seoul

  • Ep0034 212

    Seoul

  • Ep0034 213

    Seoul

  • Ep0034 215

    Seoul

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Czechia4 sites
  • Ep0034 321

    Hradec Králové

  • Ep0034 320

    Ostrava-poruba

  • Ep0034 323

    Prague

  • Ep0034 322

    Praha 4 - KRC

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Georgia4 sites
  • Ep0034 620

    Tbilisi

  • Ep0034 621

    Tbilisi

  • Ep0034 622

    Tbilisi

  • Ep0034 623

    Tbilisi

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Australia3 sites
  • Ep0034 200

    Melbourne

  • Ep0034 203

    Parkville

  • Ep0034 205

    South Brisbane

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Brazil3 sites
  • Ep0034 158

    Passo Fundo

  • Ep0034 150

    São Paulo

  • Ep0034 154

    São Paulo

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Croatia3 sites
  • Ep0034 613

    Osijek

  • Ep0034 610

    Rijeka

  • Ep0034 612

    Zagreb

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Taiwan3 sites
  • Ep0034 220

    Changhua

  • Ep0034 222

    Taichung

  • Ep0034 224

    Taipei

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Argentina2 sites
  • Ep0034 143

    Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos AIRE

  • Ep0034 142

    Córdoba

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Estonia2 sites
  • Ep0034 331

    Tallinn

  • Ep0034 330

    Tartu

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France2 sites
  • Ep0034 346

    Rennes

  • Ep0034 344

    Strasbourg

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Latvia2 sites
  • Ep0034 400

    Riga

  • Ep0034 402

    Valmiera

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Philippines2 sites
  • Ep0034 724

    Cebu

  • Ep0034 721

    Manila

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Slovakia2 sites
  • Ep0034 470

    Bardejov

  • Ep0034 472

    Nové Zámky

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United Kingdom2 sites
  • Ep0034 515

    Cambridge

  • Ep0034 511

    Leeds

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Belgium1 site
  • Ep0034 304

    Brussels

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Bulgaria1 site
  • Ep0034 310

    Plovdiv

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Colombia1 site
  • Ep0034 171

    Medellín

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Greece1 site
  • Ep0034 542

    Athens

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Israel1 site
  • Ep0034 374

    Petah Tikva

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Lithuania1 site
  • Ep0034 411

    Kaunas

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Moldova1 site
  • Ep0034 650

    Chisinau

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Montenegro1 site
  • Ep0034 660

    Podgorica

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Portugal1 site
  • Ep0034 750

    Lisbon

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Slovenia1 site
  • Ep0034 670

    Ljubljana

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Open-label, Long-term Extension Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Lacosamide as Adjunctive Therapy in Pediatric Subjects With Epilepsy With Partial-Onset Seizures

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of lacosamide (LCM) in pediatric subjects.

Conditions
Epilepsy
Being tested
Lacosamide
Keywords
Lacosamide, Vimpat, UCB, Epilepsy, Partial-Onset Seizures, Pediatric
Medical subject headings
Epilepsy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • LacosamideDrug

    Also called VIMPAT

    Pharmaceutical form: oral solution

    Concentration: 1 mg/kg - 6 mg/kg BID (2 mg/kg/day - 12 mg/ kg/day)

    Route of administration: oral use

  • LacosamideDrug

    Also called VIMPAT

    Pharmaceutical form: tablet

    Concentration: 50 mg - 300 mg BID (100 mg/day - 600 mg/day)

    Route of administration: oral use

Study groups in NCT01964560
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LacosamideExperimentalIn the first week after enrollment into EP0034 subjects will be dosed according to their weight: * Lacosamide (LCM) 10 mg/kg/day (oral solution) for subjects weighing <30 kg * LCM 6 mg/kg/day (oral solution) for subjects weighing ≥30 kg to <50 kg * LCM 300 mg/day (tablets) for subjects weighing ≥50 kg After 1 week the investigator may adjust the LCM dose during the Treatment Period based on clinical judgment within a range of 2 mg/kg/day to 12 mg/kg/day for the oral solution and 100 mg/day to 600 mg/day for the tablets.
Receives: Drug: Lacosamide

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. Treatment-emergent is defined as starting on or after the date of first dose of LCM in EP0034, and within 30 days of last dose.

    Measured: From Week 0 to the End of Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 104)

  2. Percentage of Participants With Serious TEAEs

    A serious adverse event (SAE) must meet 1 or more of the following criteria: • Death, • Life-threatening (Life-threatening does not include a reaction that might have caused death had it occurred in a more severe form.), • Significant or persistent disability/incapacity, • Congenital anomaly/birth defect (including that occurring in a fetus), • Important medical event that, based upon appropriate medical judgment, may jeopardize the patient or participant and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent 1 of the other outcomes listed in the definition of serious., • Initial inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization. Treatment-emergent is defined as starting on or after the date of first dose of LCM in EP0034, and within 30 days of last dose.

    Measured: From Week 0 to the End of Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 104)

  3. Percentage of Participants With TEAEs Leading to Study Discontinuation

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. AEs leading to study discontinuation. Treatment-emergent is defined as starting on or after the date of first dose of LCM in EP0034, and within 30 days of last dose.

    Measured: From Week 0 to the End of Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 104)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Percentage of Seizure-free Days During the Study

    The number of seizure-free days was the total number of days within an interval for which daily diary data were available and no seizures were reported. The percentage of seizure-free days was computed as 100 times the number of seizure-free days in the interval divided by the number of days in the interval for which daily diary data were available. Percentage of seizure-free days was measured using data obtained from participant diaries from EP0034 and is presented for the overall Treatment only.

    Measured: From Week 0 to End of Treatment (up to Week 96)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Oct 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study start13 Aug 2014
  3. Primary completion13 Apr 2022
  4. Study completion13 Apr 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
540 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01964560
Sponsor's protocol ID
EP0034
Other IDs
2012-005012-26
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
14 Oct 2013
Last updated
25 Oct 2022
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data from this trial may be requested by qualified researchers six months after product approval in the US and/or Europe, or global development is discontinued, and 18 months after trial completion. Investigators may request access to anonymized individual patient-level data and redacted trial documents which may include: analysis-ready datasets, study protocol, annotated case report form, statistical analysis plan, dataset specifications, and clinical study report. Prior to use of the data, proposals need to be approved by an independent review panel at www.Vivli.org and a signed data sharing agreement will need to be executed. All documents are available in English only, for a prespecified time, typically 12 months, on a password protected portal. This plan may change if the risk of re-identifying trial participants is determined to be too high after the trial is completed; in this case and to protect participants, individual patient-level data would not be made available.
Expanded access
Available

Publications

  • Farkas MK, Makedonska I, Beller C, Bourikas D, de la Loge C, Dimova S, Floricel F, McClung C, Moseley B, Therriault S, Pina-Garza JE. Long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability, including behavior and executive functioning, during adjunctive lacosamide treatment in pediatric patients with uncontrolled epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Oct;159:109989. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109989. Epub 2024 Aug 30.

    PubMed 39216464

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Lacosamide in people with Epilepsy, run by UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc. at 141 sites in 35 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 141 sites in Russia, United States, Italy, Poland, Romania and 30 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 25 Oct 2022). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) (time frame: From Week 0 to the End of Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 104)). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01964560, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Oct 2022.

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