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Epilepsies, PartialNCT03559673

Compassionate Use Program With Lacosamide in Patients With Partial-onset or Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures

A study testing Lacosamide in people with Epilepsies, Partial, run by UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L..

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

The objective of this Compassionate Use Program (CUP) is to provide continued access to Lacosamide (LCM) for monotherapy use for patients who were receiving LCM in SP0993 and SP0994 at the time of study unblinding and close of SP0994, and who benefited from the treatment per investigator assessment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Epilepsies, Partial
What is being tested?
Lacosamide
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Expanded access
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient has completed the Termination Visit of SP0994 and has been treated with Lacosamide (LCM) monotherapy
  • Patient is expected to benefit from participation in the Compassionate Use Program (CUP) with LCM monotherapy, in the opinion of the treating physician
  • Patient is willing and able to comply with all program requirements
  • Patient is informed of the details of this CUP, is given ample time and opportunity to ask questions and consider his/her participation in this CUP, and the patient or the legally authorized representative (LAR) has provided verbal consent to participate, and, if applicable to local regulations, has given written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Patient is receiving any investigational drugs or using any experimental devices in addition to LCM
  • For countries where LCM is reimbursed: Patient requires another anti-epileptic drug (AED) for the treatment of seizures For countries where LCM is not reimbursed (or conditionally reimbursed: Belgium, Australia e.g.): Patient requires another AED for the treatment of seizures and qualifies for commercial LCM (and LCM is being reimbursed)
  • Patient experienced emergence of a seizure type other than partial-onset or generalized tonic-clonic seizures, or occurrence of status epilepticus
  • Patient developed second- or third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block or another clinically relevant change in medical condition (or electrocardiogram (ECG) or laboratory parameter)
  • Patient having liver function test (LFT) results of transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and/or alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) ≥3×ULN to <5×upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Patient has actual suicidal ideation or behavior
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  • Patient is experiencing an ongoing serious adverse event (SAE) and there is no expected benefit for him/her to continue on LCM treatment
  • Female patient who is pregnant or nursing, and/or a woman of childbearing potential who is not surgically sterile, 2 year postmenopausal or does not practice one highly effective method of contraception (according to ICH guidance defined as those that result in a failure rate of less than 1 % per year when used consistently and correctly), unless sexually abstinent, for the duration of the study
  • Patient was treated with carbamazepine controlled release (CBZ-CR) in SP0994

About this study

Official title: Compassionate Use Program With Lacosamide in Patients With Partial-onset or Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures ≥16 Years of Age Coming From the SP0994 Study

The objective of this Compassionate Use Program (CUP) is to provide continued access to Lacosamide (LCM) for monotherapy use for patients who were receiving LCM in SP0993 and SP0994 at the time of study unblinding and close of SP0994, and who benefited from the treatment per investigator assessment.

Being tested
Lacosamide
Medical subject headings
Epilepsies, Partial

What participants receive

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

  • LacosamideDrug

    Also called Vimpat

    Patients will start on the individual Lacosamide (LCM) dose that they had reached at the completion of the previous monotherapy study. LCM will be administered orally twice daily in 2 divided doses.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Jun 2018

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Expanded access
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03559673
Sponsor's protocol ID
EP0072
Status last verified
Oct 2019
First submitted
5 Jun 2018
Last updated
31 Oct 2019
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Lacosamide in people with Epilepsies, Partial, run by UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L..

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 9 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Oct 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 31 Oct 2019.

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