EpilepsyPhase 4NCT00522418
Study Comparing Best Medical Practice With or Without VNS Therapy in Pharmacoresistant Partial Epilepsy Patients
A Phase 4 study testing Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) Therapy and Best Medical Practive in people with Epilepsy and Partial Epilepsy, run by Cyberonics, Inc. at 48 sites in 10 countries.
Trial summary
This is a post-market medical device study. This study will compare best medical practice with or without adjunctive VNS Therapy in patients who are 16 years and older with pharmacoresistant partial epilepsy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 16 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Epilepsy, Partial Epilepsy
- What is being tested?
- Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) Therapy and Best Medical Practive
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 122 participants
- Where
- 48 sitesin 10 countries
- Study dates
- Feb 2006to Jul 2008
- Phase
- Phase 4
- 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 16 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient has confirmed partial onset seizures.
- Seizure activity is not adequately controlled by patient's current AED regimen.
- Patient is between 16 and 75 years of age.
- Patient is able to give accurate seizure counts and health outcomes information. Patient is able to complete study instruments with minimal assistance.
- Patient has previously failed at least 3 AEDs in single or combination use.
- During baseline evaluation period, patient should take at least 1 AED.
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- Patient should have confirmed epilepsy for a minimum of 2 years.
- Patient's AED regimen is stable for at least 1 month prior to enrolment.
- Patient has at least 1 objective partial onset seizure per month during the 2 months prior to enrolment.
- Patient or legal guardian understands study procedures and has voluntarily signed an informed consent in accordance with institutional and local regulatory policies.
Who cannot join
- Patient has pseudoseizures or a history of pseudoseizures.
- Patient has idiopathic generalised epilepsy or unclassified epilepsy.
- Patient has ever received direct brain stimulation (cerebella or thalamic) for treatment of epilepsy.
- Patient has had a unilateral or bilateral cervical vagotomy.
- Patient has a history of non-compliance with the completion of a seizure diary.
- Patient has taken an investigational drug within a period of 3 months prior to inclusion.
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- Patient is currently using another investigational medical device.
- Patient has a significant cardiac or pulmonary condition currently under treatment.
- Patient has previously undergone brain surgery.
- Patient has a demand cardiac pacemaker, implantable defibrillator, or other implantable stimulator.
- Patient currently lives more than 2 hours from the study site or plans to relocate to a location more than 2 hours from the study site within one year of enrolment in the Study.
Trial locations and contacts
48 sites in 10 countries.
48 sites in 10 countries
Italy10 sites
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria - Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I - Lancisi - Salesi, NeuroPsichiatria Infantile
Ancona, 60100
Universita di Bologna, Clinica Neurologica
Bologna, 40123
Azienda Ospendaliero-Universitaria, Caressi Dep Neuroscience
Florence, 50100
Ospedale San Paolo, Centro Epilessia
Milan, 20142
Universita degli Studi di Cagliari - Policlinico Monserrato, Clinica Neurologica
Monserrato, 09042
Universita di Pisa, Clinica Neurologica
Pisa, 56126
Ospedale F. Lotti, NeuroFisioPatalogia
Pontedera, 56025
Azienda Ospedaliera "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", Centro Regionale Epilessie
Reggio Calabria, 89100
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Istituto di NeuroChirurgia
Roma, 00168
Centro Epilessia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze
Torino, 10126
France7 sites
CHU Grenoble, Neurology Department
Grenoble, 38043
Hopital Roger Salengro, Service de Neurologie
Lille, 59037
Hôpital Neurologique, Untité d'épileptologie
Lyon, 69003
Hôpital Gui De Chauliac, Service Explorations Neurologiques et Epileptologie
Montpellier, 34295
Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Service de Neurochirurgie
Paris, 75674
Service d'exploration des épilepsies
Strasbourg, 67091
CHU Tours, Service de neurologie
Tours, 37044
Germany6 sites
Universitätskliniken Bonn, Klinik für Epileptologie
Bonn, 53105
Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Zentrum für Epilepsie ZEE
Erlangen, 91054
Klinik der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität, Neurologische Klinik
Greifswald, 17487
Epilepsiezentrum Kork
Kehl-Kork, 77694
Klinikum der Philips-Universität Marburg, Fachbereich, 20 - Medizin / Klinik Neurologie / Epilepsie Zentrum
Marburg, 35039
Sächsisches Epilepsiezentrum Radeberg, Epilepsiezentrum Kleinwachau
Radeberg, 01465
Netherlands5 sites
Tergooiziekenhuizen, Dienst Neurologie
Blaricum, 1261, AN
Medisch Spectrum Twente, Dienst Neurologie
Enschede, 7513 R
Stichting Epilepsie Instituut Nederland, Dienst Neurologie
Heemstede, 8025 BV
Kempenhaeghe, Dienst Neurologie
Oosterhout, 4901 ZG
Medisch Centrum Rijnmond-Zuid, locatie Clara, Dienst Neurologie
Rotterdam, 3078 HT
Spain5 sites
Hospital Ruber Internacional, Servicio de neurología
Madrid, 28034
Hospital Clínico de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, 15706
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Servicio de neurología
Valencia, 46010
Hospital General de Valencia, Neurology/Neurophisiology
Valencia, 46014
Hospital General Basico De La Defensa de Valencia, Servicio de neurología
Valencia, 46930
Canada4 sites
Foothills Hospital, Neurology Department
Calgary, Alberta, T1Y6J4
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7
Hopital Notre Dame
Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1
Montreal Neurological Institute, Clinical Research
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4
Sweden4 sites
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation
Gothenburg, 41345
Universitetssjukhuset i Lund, Neurologiska kliniken
Lund, 221 85
Norrlands Universitetssjukhus, Neurocentrum
Umeå, 901 85
Akademiska sjukhuset, Neurocentrum
Uppsala, 751 85
United Kingdom4 sites
Addenbrookes Hospital, Dept of Neurosurgery
Cambridge, CB2 2QQ
Walton Centre, Dept of Neurosciences, Clinical Sciences Centre
Fazakerley, L97LJ
Kings College Hospital, Dept of Neurosurgery
London, SE5 9RS
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
London, WC1N3B
Belgium2 sites
ULB-Hôpital Erasme, Centre de référence pour le traitement de l'épilepsie réfractaire - Neurologie
Brussels, 1070
UZ Gent, Department of Neurology, 1K12/A
Ghent, 9000
Norway1 site
Spesialsykehuset for Epilepsi, Dep of Neurodiagnostics
Sandvika, 1306
About this study
Official title: An Open Prospective Randomised Long-Term Effectiveness Study, Comparing Best Medical Practice With or Without Adjunctive VNS Therapy in Patients 16 Years and Older With Pharmaco-resistant Partial Epilepsy
This is a post-market medical device study. This study will compare best medical practice with or without adjunctive VNS Therapy in patients who are 16 years and older with pharmacoresistant partial epilepsy.
Read the detailed description
This is a post-market medical device study. This study will compare best medical practice with or without adjunctive VNS Therapy in patients who are 16 years and older with pharmaco-resistant partial epilepsy. The Sponsor, Cyberonics, provides funding for this study. Patients are followed for 26 months, 24 of those months are following the initiation of treatment. No study sites will be permitted to enroll study subjects until Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) approval has been received.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Partial Epilepsy
- Being tested
- Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) Therapy, Best Medical Practive
- Keywords
- Epilepsy, VNS Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) TherapyDevice
VNS Therapy + Best Medical Practice including anti-epileptic drugs
Best Medical PractiveDrug
Best Medical Practice including anti-Epileptic Drugs
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| VNS Therapy | Experimental | VNS Therapy + Best Medical Practice Receives: Device: Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) Therapy |
| Best Medical Practice | Active comparator | Best Medical Practice Receives: Drug: Best Medical Practive |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Overall Quality of Life in Epilepsy-89 (QOLIE-89) Score in Patients With Baseline & at Least One Post-baseline QOLIE Assessment
QOLIE-89 contains 17 multi-item measures of overall quality of life, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, social support, social isolation, energy/fatigue, worry about seizure, medication effects, health discouragement, work/driving/social function, attention/concentration, language, memory, physical function, pain, role limitations due to physical problems, and health perceptions. Range of values 0-100. Higher scores reflect better quality of life; lower ones, worse quality of life.
Measured: Mean change from baseline QOLIE-89 Overall Score at 12 months
Secondary outcomes (21)
Response Rate
Response Rate is defined as the percent of participants who are responders. A Responder is defined as participants with a reduction of at least 50% or 75% in seizure frequency from baseline to the seizure count evaluation period.
Measured: Number of Responders at 12 Months
Percent of Patients That Are Seizure Free
Percent of patients that are seizure free as defined by no seizures during the preceding follow-up period.
Measured: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 months
Mean Percent Change in Seizure Frequency
Percent change in total seizuires per week from baseline at 12 months
Measured: Mean percent change from baseline in seizure frequency at 12 months
Seizure Free Days
Seizure free days is defined as the time from last seizure to study exit date.
Measured: From the patient's last seizure to the study exit date
Seizure Free Days Over the Last 6 Months
Measured: Over the last 6 months
Change From Baseline in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) Score
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) includes 20 items comprising six scales reflecting major dimensions of depression: depressed mood, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, psychomotor retardation, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbance. Possible range of scores is 0 to 60, higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms.
Measured: Mean change from baseline CES-D Score at 12 months
Change From Baseline in Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) Score
The Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) is a 6-item questionnaire validated to screen for depression in people with epilepsy. Scores range from 6 to 24, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.
Measured: Mean change from baseline NDDI-E Score at 12 months
Mean Change From Beginning of Intervention Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale (CGI-I) Score at 12 Months
The Clinical Global Impression scale (CGI-I) is a 7 point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the patient's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention Scores range from 1-7: 1, very much improved; 2, much improved; 3, minimally improved; 4, no change; 5, minimally worse; 6, much worse; or 7, very much worse.
Measured: Mean change from baseline CGI-I Score at 12 months
Change From Baseline in Adverse Event Profile (AEP) Score
Adverse Events Profile (AEP) is a 19-item scale used as a systematic measure of adverse effects from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Scores range from 19-76; higher scores indicate high prevelance and severity of adverse events.
Measured: Mean change from baseline AEP Score at 12 months
Changes in Anti-epileptic Drugs (AEDs)
Change from baseline in number of AED medications by visit
Measured: Change from baseline in number of AEDs at 12 months
Retention Rate
Percent of participants who were compliant with the protocol.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Treatment Emergent Adverse Events, Device Complications, and Premature Study Withdrawal
Number of participants with treatment emergent adverse events, device complications, and premature Study withdrawal.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Quality of Life in Epilepsy - 89 Items(QOLIE-89)in Patients With Less Than a 50% Reduction in Seizures
QOLIE-89 contains 17 multi-item measures of overall quality of life, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, social support, social isolation, energy/fatigue, worry about seizure, medication effects, health discouragement, work/driving/social function, attention/concentration, language, memory, physical function, pain, role limitations due to physical problems, and health perceptions. Range of values 0-100. Higher scores reflect better quality of life; lower ones, worse quality of life.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) includes 20 items comprising six scales reflecting major dimensions of depression: depressed mood, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, psychomotor retardation, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbance. Possible range of scores is 0 to 60, higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction in Seizures
The Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) is a 6-item questionnaire validated to screen for depression in people with epilepsy. Scores range from 6 to 24, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Adverse Event Profile (AEP) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction in Seizures
Adverse Events Profile (AEP) is a 19-item scale used as a systematic measure of adverse effects from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Scores range from 19-76; higher scores indicate high prevelance and severity of adverse events.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Change in the Number of Anti-epileptic Drugs Prescribed
Changes in Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) in patients with less then a 50% reduction in seizures
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Percent of Participants Who Were Compliant With the Protocol
Retention rate in patients with less then a 50% reduction in seizures
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Change From Baseline in QOLIE-89 Measures: Subgroup Analysis of Population With Baseline Adverse Event Profile Score >= 40
QOLIE-89 contains 17 multi-item measures of overall quality of life. Range of values 0-100. Higher scores reflect better quality of life; lower ones, worse quality of life. Adverse Events Profile (AEP) is a 19-item scale used as a systematic measure of adverse effects from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Scores range from 19-76; higher scores indicate high prevelance and severity of adverse events.
Measured: Change from baseline up to 12 months
Change From Baseline in QOLIE-89 Measures: Subgroup Analysis of Population With Baseline Adverse Event Profile Score < 40
QOLIE-89 contains 17 multi-item measures of overall quality of life. Range of values 0-100. Higher scores reflect better quality of life; lower ones, worse quality of life. Adverse Events Profile (AEP) is a 19-item scale used as a systematic measure of adverse effects from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Scores range from 19-76; higher scores indicate high prevelance and severity of adverse events.
Measured: Change from baseline up to 12 months
Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction in Seizures
The Clinical Global Impression scale (CGI-I)is a 7 point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the patient's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention Scores range from 1-7: 1, very much improved; 2, much improved; 3, minimally improved; 4, no change; 5, minimally worse; 6, much worse; or 7, very much worse.
Measured: At 12 and 24 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Aug 2007 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2006
- Primary completionJul 2008
- Study completionJul 2008
Why it stopped: Insufficient enrollment
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (17)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for EpilepsyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 4
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 122 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cyberonics, Inc.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Phillippe Ryvlin, MD, Principal investigator, Hopital Neurologique, Lyon, FranceSophie Leyman, MD, Study director, Cyberonics Europe
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00522418
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-100
- Status last verified
- Oct 2012
- First submitted
- 27 Aug 2007
- Last updated
- 26 Jan 2015
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Gilliam F. Optimizing health outcomes in active epilepsy. Neurology. 2002 Apr 23;58(8 Suppl 5):S9-20. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.8_suppl_5.s9.
PubMed 11971128Kwan P, Brodie MJ. Early identification of refractory epilepsy. N Engl J Med. 2000 Feb 3;342(5):314-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200002033420503.
PubMed 10660394Sillanpaa M, Jalava M, Kaleva O, Shinnar S. Long-term prognosis of seizures with onset in childhood. N Engl J Med. 1998 Jun 11;338(24):1715-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199806113382402.
PubMed 9624191Mattson RH, Cramer JA, Collins JF, Smith DB, Delgado-Escueta AV, Browne TR, Williamson PD, Treiman DM, McNamara JO, McCutchen CB, et al. Comparison of carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone in partial and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures. N Engl J Med. 1985 Jul 18;313(3):145-51. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198507183130303.
PubMed 3925335Mattson RH, Cramer JA, Collins JF. A comparison of valproate with carbamazepine for the treatment of complex partial seizures and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults. The Department of Veterans Affairs Epilepsy Cooperative Study No. 264 Group. N Engl J Med. 1992 Sep 10;327(11):765-71. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199209103271104.
PubMed 1298221Mattson RH, Cramer JA, Collins JF. Prognosis for total control of complex partial and secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures. Department of Veterans Affairs Epilepsy Cooperative Studies No. 118 and No. 264 Group. Neurology. 1996 Jul;47(1):68-76. doi: 10.1212/wnl.47.1.68.
PubMed 8710127Schmidt D. The clinical impact of new antiepileptic drugs after a decade of use in epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2002 Jun;50(1-2):21-32. doi: 10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00065-7.
PubMed 12151114Lhatoo SD, Wong IC, Polizzi G, Sander JW. Long-term retention rates of lamotrigine, gabapentin, and topiramate in chronic epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2000 Dec;41(12):1592-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1499-1654.2000.001592.x.
PubMed 11114218Morris GL 3rd, Mueller WM. Long-term treatment with vagus nerve stimulation in patients with refractory epilepsy. The Vagus Nerve Stimulation Study Group E01-E05. Neurology. 1999 Nov 10;53(8):1731-5. doi: 10.1212/wnl.53.8.1731.
PubMed 10563620Malow BA, Edwards J, Marzec M, Sagher O, Ross D, Fromes G. Vagus nerve stimulation reduces daytime sleepiness in epilepsy patients. Neurology. 2001 Sep 11;57(5):879-84. doi: 10.1212/wnl.57.5.879.
PubMed 11552020Harden CL, Pulver MC, Ravdin LD, Nikolov B, Halper JP, Labar DR. A Pilot Study of Mood in Epilepsy Patients Treated with Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Epilepsy Behav. 2000 Apr;1(2):93-99. doi: 10.1006/ebeh.2000.0046.
PubMed 12609137Elger G, Hoppe C, Falkai P, Rush AJ, Elger CE. Vagus nerve stimulation is associated with mood improvements in epilepsy patients. Epilepsy Res. 2000 Dec;42(2-3):203-10. doi: 10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00181-9.
PubMed 11074193Clark KB, Naritoku DK, Smith DC, Browning RA, Jensen RA. Enhanced recognition memory following vagus nerve stimulation in human subjects. Nat Neurosci. 1999 Jan;2(1):94-8. doi: 10.1038/4600.
PubMed 10195186McLachlan RS, Sadler M, Pillay N, Guberman A, Jones M, Wiebe S, Schneiderman J. Quality of life after vagus nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy: is seizure control the only contributing factor? Eur Neurol. 2003;50(1):16-9. doi: 10.1159/000070853.
PubMed 12824707Cramer JA, Ben Menachem E, French J. Review of treatment options for refractory epilepsy: new medications and vagal nerve stimulation. Epilepsy Res. 2001 Nov;47(1-2):17-25. doi: 10.1016/s0920-1211(01)00286-8.
PubMed 11673017
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Jan 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Open Prospective Randomised Long-Term Effectiveness Study, Comparing Best Medical Practice With or Without Adjunctive VNS Therapy in Patients 16 Years and Older With Pharmaco-resistant Partial Epilepsy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00522418
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-100
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Partial Epilepsy
- Keywords
- Epilepsy, VNS Therapy
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Insufficient enrollment
- Enrolment
- 122 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Cyberonics, Inc.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Feb 2006
- Primary completion
- Jul 2008 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Aug 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 17 May 2010
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a post-market medical device study. This study will compare best medical practice with or without adjunctive VNS Therapy in patients who are 16 years and older with pharmacoresistant partial epilepsy.
Detailed description
This is a post-market medical device study. This study will compare best medical practice with or without adjunctive VNS Therapy in patients who are 16 years and older with pharmaco-resistant partial epilepsy. The Sponsor, Cyberonics, provides funding for this study. Patients are followed for 26 months, 24 of those months are following the initiation of treatment. No study sites will be permitted to enroll study subjects until Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) approval has been received.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| VNS Therapy | Experimental | Device: Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) TherapyVNS Therapy + Best Medical Practice |
| Best Medical Practice | Active comparator | Drug: Best Medical PractiveBest Medical Practice |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 16 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Patient has confirmed partial onset seizures.
- Seizure activity is not adequately controlled by patient's current AED regimen.
- Patient is between 16 and 75 years of age.
- Patient is able to give accurate seizure counts and health outcomes information. Patient is able to complete study instruments with minimal assistance.
- Patient has previously failed at least 3 AEDs in single or combination use.
Key exclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Patient has pseudoseizures or a history of pseudoseizures.
- Patient has idiopathic generalised epilepsy or unclassified epilepsy.
- Patient has ever received direct brain stimulation (cerebella or thalamic) for treatment of epilepsy.
- Patient has had a unilateral or bilateral cervical vagotomy.
- Patient has a history of non-compliance with the completion of a seizure diary.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) TherapyVNS Therapy + Best Medical Practice including anti-epileptic drugs | Device | VNS Therapy |
| Best Medical PractiveBest Medical Practice including anti-Epileptic Drugs | Drug | Best Medical Practice |
Primary outcome
Overall Quality of Life in Epilepsy-89 (QOLIE-89) Score in Patients With Baseline & at Least One Post-baseline QOLIE Assessment
Time frame: Mean change from baseline QOLIE-89 Overall Score at 12 months
QOLIE-89 contains 17 multi-item measures of overall quality of life, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, social support, social isolation, energy/fatigue, worry about seizure, medication effects, health discouragement, work/driving/social function, attention/concentration, language, memory, physical function, pain, role limitations due to physical problems, and health perceptions. Range of values 0-100. Higher scores reflect better quality of life; lower ones, worse quality of life.
21 secondary outcomes
Response Rate
Time frame: Number of Responders at 12 Months
Percent of Patients That Are Seizure Free
Time frame: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 months
Mean Percent Change in Seizure Frequency
Time frame: Mean percent change from baseline in seizure frequency at 12 months
Seizure Free Days
Time frame: From the patient's last seizure to the study exit date
Seizure Free Days Over the Last 6 Months
Time frame: Over the last 6 months
Change From Baseline in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) Score
Time frame: Mean change from baseline CES-D Score at 12 months
Change From Baseline in Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) Score
Time frame: Mean change from baseline NDDI-E Score at 12 months
Mean Change From Beginning of Intervention Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale (CGI-I) Score at 12 Months
Time frame: Mean change from baseline CGI-I Score at 12 months
Change From Baseline in Adverse Event Profile (AEP) Score
Time frame: Mean change from baseline AEP Score at 12 months
Changes in Anti-epileptic Drugs (AEDs)
Time frame: Change from baseline in number of AEDs at 12 months
Retention Rate
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Treatment Emergent Adverse Events, Device Complications, and Premature Study Withdrawal
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Quality of Life in Epilepsy - 89 Items(QOLIE-89)in Patients With Less Than a 50% Reduction in Seizures
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction in Seizures
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Adverse Event Profile (AEP) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction in Seizures
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Change in the Number of Anti-epileptic Drugs Prescribed
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Percent of Participants Who Were Compliant With the Protocol
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Change From Baseline in QOLIE-89 Measures: Subgroup Analysis of Population With Baseline Adverse Event Profile Score >= 40
Time frame: Change from baseline up to 12 months
Change From Baseline in QOLIE-89 Measures: Subgroup Analysis of Population With Baseline Adverse Event Profile Score < 40
Time frame: Change from baseline up to 12 months
Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI) in Patients With Less Then a 50% Reduction in Seizures
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Jan 2015.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 11971128Gilliam F. Optimizing health outcomes in active epilepsy. Neurology. 2002 Apr 23;58(8 Suppl 5):S9-20. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.8_suppl_5.s9.
- Background: PubMed 10660394Kwan P, Brodie MJ. Early identification of refractory epilepsy. N Engl J Med. 2000 Feb 3;342(5):314-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200002033420503.
- Background: PubMed 9624191Sillanpaa M, Jalava M, Kaleva O, Shinnar S. Long-term prognosis of seizures with onset in childhood. N Engl J Med. 1998 Jun 11;338(24):1715-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199806113382402.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Phillippe Ryvlin, MD principal investigator
Hopital Neurologique, Lyon, France
Sophie Leyman, MD study director
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48 sites in 10 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Vagal Nerve Simulation (VNS) Therapy and Best Medical Practive in people with Epilepsy and Partial Epilepsy, run by Cyberonics, Inc. at 48 sites in 10 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 10 inclusion and 11 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 48 sites in Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and 5 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
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 17 May 2010). 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?
Overall Quality of Life in Epilepsy-89 (QOLIE-89) Score in Patients With Baseline & at Least One Post-baseline QOLIE Assessment (time frame: Mean change from baseline QOLIE-89 Overall Score at 12 months). 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 NCT00522418, which also lists 17 linked publications.
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 26 Jan 2015.