A Study of the Effectiveness, Safety, and Tolerability of Carisbamate as Add-On Therapy in Patients With Partial Onset Seizures.

Sponsor
SK Life Science, Inc.
Study ID
NCT00740623
Phase
PHASE3
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial
  • Epilepsy, Partial, Motor
  • Epilepsy, Simple Partial
  • Focal Motor Epilepsy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
16 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Carisbamate — DRUG
    800 mg/day for 14 weeks
  • placebo — DRUG
    placebo for 14 weeks
  • Carisbamate — DRUG
    1,200 mg/day for 14 weeks

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of carisbamate as add-on therapy for the treatment of partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 31, 2009
Status verified
Jan 2013
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2009
Completion
Apr 30, 2010

Study Design

Enrollment
547 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: 001
    Carisbamate 800 mg/day for 14 weeks
  • Experimental: 002
    Carisbamate 1,200 mg/day for 14 weeks
  • Placebo Comparator: 003
    placebo for 14 weeks

Primary Outcome Measure

Primary efficacy endpoints are percent reduction in partial onset seizure frequency in the US and the rest of the world (excluding Europe, Australia, New Zealand, S Africa), and responder rate for Europe, Australia, New Zealand, S Africa [ Time Frame: from baseline relative to the entire double-blind treatment phase (14 weeks) ]