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Drug-resistant EpilepsyPhase 2ARISENCT03373383

Study to Test the Efficacy and Safety of Padsevonil as Adjunctive Treatment of Focal-onset Seizures in Adults With Drug-resistant Epilepsy

A Phase 2 study testing Padsevonil in people with Drug-resistant Epilepsy and Focal-Onset Seizures, run by UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L. at 148 sites in 19 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 the study is to characterize the dose-response relationship with respect to efficacy of Padsevonil administered concomitantly with up to 3 anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for treatment of observable focal-onset seizures in subjects with drug-resistant epilepsy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Drug-resistant Epilepsy, Focal-Onset Seizures
What is being tested?
Padsevonil
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
411 participants
Where
148 sitesin 19 countries
Study dates
12 Feb 2018to 30 Jan 2020
Phase
Phase 2
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of focal epilepsy per 1989 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) criteria at least 3 years before study entry
  • Subject has failed to achieve seizure control with 4 tolerated and appropriately chosen prior antiepileptic drugs (AED), including past and ongoing treatment, that were individually optimized for adequate dose and duration. Prior discontinued AED treatment would need to be assessed by the Investigator considering the patient medical records and patient and/or caregiver interview. 'Prior AED' is defined as all past and ongoing AED treatments with a start date before the Screening Visit (Visit 1)
  • Average of >= 4 spontaneous and observable focal seizures (type IA1 (i.e. focal aware), IB (i.e. focal impaired awareness), IC (i.e. focal to bilateral tonic-clonic)) per month
  • Current treatment with an individually optimized and stable dose of at least 1 and up to 3 AEDs for the 8 weeks prior to the Screening Visit with or without additional Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) or other neurostimulation treatments

Who cannot join

  • Subject has a history of or signs of generalized or combined generalized and focal epilepsy
  • Cluster seizures which are uncountable in the previous 8 weeks before study entry and during 4 weeks prospective baseline
  • Current treatment with carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, phenobarbital
  • Current treatment/ use of (non-AED) prescription, nonprescription, dietary (eg, grapefruit or passion fruit), or herbal products that are potent inducers or inhibitors of the CYP3A4 or 2C19 pathway for 2 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the Baseline Visit
  • Subjects taking sensitive substrates of CYP2C19 for 2 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the Baseline Visit
  • Subject has been taking vigabatrin less than 2 years at study entry
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  • Subject has been taking felbamate for less than 12 months
  • Subject taking retigabine for less than 4 years
  • Current treatment with benzodiazepines (i.e. GABA-A-ergic drugs like zolpidem, zaleplon, or zopiclone, excluding GABA-A-ergic AEDs) <3 times per week for emergencies
  • Subject has a current medical condition that occurred within the last 12 months which, in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise his/her safety or ability to participate in this study

Trial locations and contacts

148 sites in 19 countries.

148 sites in 19 countries

United States27 sites
  • Ep0091 873

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30303

  • Ep0091 805

    Austin, Texas, 78701

  • Ep0091 844

    Austin, Texas, 78758

  • Ep0091 822

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Ep0091 818

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20817

  • Ep0091 839

    Chandler, Arizona, 85226

  • Ep0091 838

    Cordova, Tennessee, 38018

  • Ep0091 836

    Dallas, Texas, 75231

  • Ep0091 830

    Dallas, Texas, 75390-91

  • Ep0091 806

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Ep0091 803

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817

  • Ep0091 815

    La Jolla, California, 92037

  • Ep0091 810

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

  • Ep0091 835

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Ep0091 827

    New York, New York, 10016-48

  • Ep0091 809

    Ocala, Florida, 34471

  • Ep0091 823

    Orlando, Florida, 32806

  • Ep0091 832

    Peoria, Illinois, 61637

  • Ep0091 800

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Ep0091 802

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

  • Ep0091 825

    Port Charlotte, Florida, 33952

  • Ep0091 824

    Round Rock, Texas, 78681

  • Ep0091 817

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102

  • Ep0091 870

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • Ep0091 801

    San Francisco, California, 94115

  • Ep0091 820

    Tallahassee, Florida, 32308

  • Ep0091 845

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037

Other trials in United States

Germany18 sites
  • Ep0091 361

    Bad Neustadt an der Saale

  • Ep0091 365

    Berlin

  • Ep0091 362

    Bernau

  • Ep0091 363

    Bielefeld

  • Ep0091 358

    Bonn

  • Ep0091 350

    Frankfurt am Main

  • Ep0091 360

    Freiburg im Breisgau

  • Ep0091 364

    Hamburg

  • Ep0091 368

    Jena

  • Ep0091 366

    Kork

  • Ep0091 357

    Leipzig

  • Ep0091 353

    Marburg

  • Ep0091 354

    München

  • Ep0091 351

    Münster

  • Ep0091 356

    Osnabrück

  • Ep0091 367

    Ravensburg

  • Ep0091 301

    Strausberg

  • Ep0091 352

    Tübingen

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Spain17 sites
  • Ep0091 662

    Alicante

  • Ep0091 651

    Barcelona

  • Ep0091 652

    Barcelona

  • Ep0091 658

    Barcelona

  • Ep0091 664

    Barcelona

  • Ep0091 668

    Bilbao

  • Ep0091 666

    Córdoba

  • Ep0091 650

    Madrid

  • Ep0091 656

    Madrid

  • Ep0091 660

    Madrid

  • Ep0091 661

    Madrid

  • Ep0091 659

    Málaga

  • Ep0091 663

    Seville

  • Ep0091 665

    Terrassa

  • Ep0091 657

    Valencia

  • Ep0091 667

    Valencia

  • Ep0091 653

    Valladolid

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Italy11 sites
  • Ep0091 462

    Bologna

  • Ep0091 450

    Cagliari

  • Ep0091 461

    Foggia

  • Ep0091 452

    Milan

  • Ep0091 459

    Pavia

  • Ep0091 453

    Perugia

  • Ep0091 458

    Pozzilli

  • Ep0091 454

    Reggio Calabria

  • Ep0091 455

    Roma

  • Ep0091 457

    Roma

  • Ep0091 460

    Roma

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Japan11 sites
  • Ep0091 501

    Asaka

  • Ep0091 511

    Fukuoka

  • Ep0091 505

    Hiroshima

  • Ep0091 513

    Hōfu

  • Ep0091 507

    Itami

  • Ep0091 503

    Kodaira

  • Ep0091 514

    Kyoto

  • Ep0091 512

    Nagakute

  • Ep0091 510

    Niigata

  • Ep0091 515

    Saitama

  • Ep0091 509

    Shizuoka

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Poland10 sites
  • Ep0091 601

    Gdansk

  • Ep0091 607

    Grodzisk Mazowiecki

  • Ep0091 605

    Katowice

  • Ep0091 608

    Katowice

  • Ep0091 603

    Krakow

  • Ep0091 604

    Lublin

  • Ep0091 606

    Nowa Sól

  • Ep0091 600

    Poznan

  • Ep0091 609

    Poznan

  • Ep0091 602

    Świdnik

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Australia8 sites
  • Ep0091 855

    Box Hill

  • Ep0091 857

    Clayton

  • Ep0091 850

    Fitzroy

  • Ep0091 859

    Herston

  • Ep0091 852

    Melbourne

  • Ep0091 853

    Melbourne

  • Ep0091 856

    Randwick

  • Ep0091 854

    Westmead

Other trials in Australia

France7 sites
  • Ep0091 307

    Clermont-Ferrand

  • Ep0091 309

    Dijon

  • Ep0091 300

    Lille

  • Ep0091 302

    Montpellier

  • Ep0091 305

    Paris

  • Ep0091 303

    Rennes

  • Ep0091 306

    Toulouse

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Bulgaria6 sites
  • Ep0091 150

    Blagoevgrad

  • Ep0091 151

    Pleven

  • Ep0091 153

    Pleven

  • Ep0091 152

    Sofia

  • Ep0091 154

    Sofia

  • Ep0091 155

    Sofia

Other trials in Bulgaria

Czechia6 sites
  • Ep0091 254

    Brno

  • Ep0091 255

    Ostrava-Poruba

  • Ep0091 250

    Prague

  • Ep0091 251

    Prague

  • Ep0091 252

    Prague

  • Ep0091 253

    Prague

Other trials in Czechia

United Kingdom6 sites
  • Ep0091 752

    Birmingham

  • Ep0091 751

    Cardiff

  • Ep0091 756

    Inverness

  • Ep0091 757

    London

  • Ep0091 750

    Manchester

  • Ep0091 753

    Swansea

Other trials in United Kingdom

Belgium4 sites
  • Ep0091 102

    Bruges

  • Ep0091 101

    Brussels

  • Ep0091 105

    Ghent

  • Ep0091 100

    Leuven

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Canada3 sites
  • Ep0091 200

    Greenfield Park

  • Ep0091 205

    London

  • Ep0091 201

    Montreal

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Hungary3 sites
  • Ep0091 400

    Budapest

  • Ep0091 403

    Budapest

  • Ep0091 402

    Debrecen

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Lithuania3 sites
  • Ep0091 703

    Kaunas

  • Ep0091 701

    Vilnius

  • Ep0091 702

    Vilnius

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Turkey (Türkiye)3 sites
  • Ep0091 904

    Eskişehir

  • Ep0091 900

    Istanbul

  • Ep0091 901

    Istanbul

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Mexico2 sites
  • Ep0091 553

    Culiacán

  • Ep0091 552

    Mexico City

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Slovakia2 sites
  • Ep0091 004

    Bardejov

  • Ep0091 001

    Hlohovec

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Portugal1 site
  • Ep0091 952

    Santa Maria da Feira

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Finding Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Padsevonil as Adjunctive Treatment of Focal-Onset Seizures in Adult Subjects With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

The purpose of the study is to characterize the dose-response relationship with respect to efficacy of Padsevonil administered concomitantly with up to 3 anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for treatment of observable focal-onset seizures in subjects with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Being tested
Padsevonil, Placebo
Keywords
Epilepsy, Padsevonil
Medical subject headings
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy

What participants receive

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

  • PadsevonilDrug

    Padsevonil in different dosages.

  • PlaceboOther

    Placebo will be provided matching Padsevonil.

Study groups in NCT03373383
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Padsevonil dosing regimen 1ExperimentalSubjects will be randomized to receive a combination of tablets of Padsevonil and Placebo (as appropriate) to maintain the blinding.
Receives: Drug: Padsevonil; Other: Placebo
Padsevonil dosing regimen 2ExperimentalSubjects will be randomized to receive a combination of tablets of Padsevonil and Placebo (as appropriate) to maintain the blinding.
Receives: Drug: Padsevonil; Other: Placebo
Padsevonil dosing regimen 3ExperimentalSubjects will be randomized to receive a combination of tablets of Padsevonil and Placebo (as appropriate) to maintain the blinding.
Receives: Drug: Padsevonil; Other: Placebo
Padsevonil dosing regimen 4ExperimentalSubjects will be randomized to receive a combination of tablets of Padsevonil and Placebo (as appropriate) to maintain the blinding.
Receives: Drug: Padsevonil; Other: Placebo
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorSubjects randomized to the placebo group will receive a combination of several Placebo tablets to maintain the blinding.
Receives: Other: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Change in Log-transformed Observable Focal Onset Seizure Frequency From Baseline Over the 12 Week Maintenance Period

    During the study, participants kept diaries to record daily seizure activity. Seizure frequency refers to 28-day adjusted frequency. Seizure frequency was based on investigator assessment of participants' reports of daily seizure type and frequency. Observable focal-onset seizures refer to Type IA1, IB, and IC (ILAE Classification of Epileptic Seizures, 1981). Based on ANCOVA on change in log-transformed, 28-day adjusted seizure frequency from Baseline with treatment group as the main factor, Baseline log-transformed seizure frequency as a continuous covariate, Baseline SV2A use (yes or no) and Region (Europe, Non-Europe) as categorical factors.

    Measured: From Baseline over the 12 Week Maintenance Period

  2. Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Reported by the Subject and/or Caregiver or Observed by the Investigator During the Entire Study

    An Adverse Event is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

    Measured: From Baseline until Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 23)

  3. Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Leading to Study Withdrawal

    An Adverse Event is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

    Measured: From Baseline until Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 23)

  4. Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During the Entire Study

    A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose:

    • Results in death
    • Is life-threatening
    • Requires in patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization
    • Is a congenital anomaly or birth defect
    • Is an infection that requires treatment parenteral antibiotics
    • Other important medical events which based on medical or scientific judgement may jeopardize the patients, or may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent any of the above.

    Measured: From Baseline until Safety Follow-Up (up to Week 23)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. 75 % Responder Rate Over the 12 Week Maintenance Period

    The 75% responder rate, where a responder is a participant experiencing a ≥75% reduction in observable focal-onset seizure frequency from Baseline, over the 12-Week Maintenance Period.

    Measured: End of Maintenance Period (Week 16) following 3 Weeks of titration and 1 Week stabilization

  2. 50 % Responder Rate Over the 12 Week Maintenance Period

    The 50% responder rate, where a responder was a participant experiencing a ≥50% reduction in observable focal-onset seizure frequency from Baseline, over the 12-Week Maintenance Period.

    Measured: End of Maintenance Period (Week 16) following 3 Weeks of titration and 1 Week stabilization

  3. Percent Change in Observable Focal-onset Seizure Frequency From Baseline Over the 12 Week Maintenance Period

    During the study, participants kept diaries to record daily seizure activity. The percentage of participants who experienced a 50 % or greater reduction in seizure frequency per 28 days relative to Baseline (responders) was assessed.

    Measured: End of Maintenance Period (Week 16) following 3 Weeks of titration and 1 Week stabilization

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Dec 2017
  2. Study start12 Feb 2018
  3. Primary completion30 Jan 2020
  4. Study completion30 Jan 2020

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
411 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03373383
Sponsor's protocol ID
EP0091
Other IDs
2017-003200-48, 2017
Acronym
ARISE
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
7 Dec 2017
Last updated
19 Dec 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
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.

Publications

  • Rademacher M, Toledo M, Van Paesschen W, Liow KK, Milanov IG, Esch ML, Wang N, MacPherson M, Byrnes WJ, Minh TDC, Webster E, Werhahn KJ. Efficacy and safety of adjunctive padsevonil in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: Results from two double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials. Epilepsia Open. 2022 Dec;7(4):758-770. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12656. Epub 2022 Oct 22.

    PubMed 36176044
  • Kramer H, Bicer C, Otoul C, Rospo C, Macpherson M, Watling M, Bani M, Sciberras D, Chanteux H. Clinical Bridging Studies and Modeling Approach for Implementation of a Patient Centric Sampling Technique in Padsevonil Clinical Development. AAPS J. 2023 Nov 16;26(1):1. doi: 10.1208/s12248-023-00866-7.

    PubMed 37973662

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Padsevonil in people with Drug-resistant Epilepsy and Focal-Onset Seizures, run by UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L. at 148 sites in 19 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 4 inclusion and 10 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 19 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 148 sites in United States, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and 14 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 9 Apr 2021). 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?

Change in Log-transformed Observable Focal Onset Seizure Frequency From Baseline Over the 12 Week Maintenance Period (time frame: From Baseline over the 12 Week Maintenance Period). The study lists 4 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 NCT03373383, which also lists 2 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 19 Dec 2023.

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