Clinical Trial Results:
A 19-week, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled safety study to evaluate the cognitive and neuropsychological effects of levetiracetam 20-60 mg/kg/day, divided in twice daily dosing, as adjunctive treatment in children 4-16 years old, inclusive, with refractory partial onset seizures
Summary
|
|
EudraCT number |
2014-004396-23 |
Trial protocol |
Outside EU/EEA |
Global end of trial date |
21 Mar 2007
|
Results information
|
|
Results version number |
v1(current) |
This version publication date |
28 Jun 2016
|
First version publication date |
24 Jul 2015
|
Other versions |
Trial Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
More Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
More Information
|
|||
Trial identification
|
|||
Sponsor protocol code |
N01103
|
||
Additional study identifiers
|
|||
ISRCTN number |
- | ||
US NCT number |
NCT00105040 | ||
WHO universal trial number (UTN) |
- | ||
Sponsors
|
|||
Sponsor organisation name |
UCB Pharma, Inc.
|
||
Sponsor organisation address |
1950 Lake Park Drive, Smyrna, United States, 30080
|
||
Public contact |
Clinical Trial Registries and Results Disclosure, UCB BIOSCIENCES GmbH, +49 2173 48 15 15, clinicaltrials@ucb.com
|
||
Scientific contact |
Clinical Trial Registries and Results Disclosure, UCB BIOSCIENCES GmbH, +49 2173 48 15 15, clinicaltrials@ucb.com
|
||
Paediatric regulatory details
|
|||
Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP) |
No
|
||
Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
|
||
Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
|
||
Results analysis stage
|
|||
Analysis stage |
Final
|
||
Date of interim/final analysis |
25 Apr 2007
|
||
Is this the analysis of the primary completion data? |
No
|
||
Global end of trial reached? |
Yes
|
||
Global end of trial date |
21 Mar 2007
|
||
Was the trial ended prematurely? |
No
|
||
General information about the trial
|
|||
Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective of this study was to characterize potential cognitive and neuropsychological effects of LEV (20-60 mg/kg/d), as adjunctive treatment in children 4-16 years old, inclusive, with partial onset seizures, as non-inferior when compared to adjunctive treatment with PBO.
|
||
Protection of trial subjects |
None specific
|
||
Background therapy |
Not applicable | ||
Evidence for comparator |
Not applicable | ||
Actual start date of recruitment |
28 Sep 2004
|
||
Long term follow-up planned |
Yes
|
||
Long term follow-up rationale |
Ethical reason | ||
Long term follow-up duration |
30 Months | ||
Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement? |
No
|
||
Population of trial subjects
|
|||
Number of subjects enrolled per country |
|||
Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Canada: 11
|
||
Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
South Africa: 7
|
||
Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
United States: 80
|
||
Worldwide total number of subjects |
98
|
||
EEA total number of subjects |
0
|
||
Number of subjects enrolled per age group |
|||
In utero |
0
|
||
Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk |
0
|
||
Newborns (0-27 days) |
0
|
||
Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) |
0
|
||
Children (2-11 years) |
60
|
||
Adolescents (12-17 years) |
38
|
||
Adults (18-64 years) |
0
|
||
From 65 to 84 years |
0
|
||
85 years and over |
0
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recruitment
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recruitment details |
This double-blind, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled safety study started recruiting in September 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-assignment
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Screening details |
The ITT population included all subjects randomized to treatment who received at least 1 dose of study medication. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period 1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period 1 title |
Study Overall (overall period)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Is this the baseline period? |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation method |
Randomised - controlled
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blinding used |
Double blind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roles blinded |
Subject, Investigator, Carer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arms
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Are arms mutually exclusive |
Yes
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm title
|
Levetiracetam (LEV) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Oral tablets or oral solution at 20-60 mg/kg/d, divided into twice daily dosing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Experimental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Levetiracetam
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product code |
LEV Levetiracetam
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other name |
Keppra
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceutical forms |
Oral solution, Tablet
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Routes of administration |
Oral use
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dosage and administration details |
Levetericatem: Oral tablets or oral solution at 20-60 mg/kg/d, divided into twice daily dosing.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm title
|
Matching Placebo (PBO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Oral tablets and oral solution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Placebo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Placebo
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product code |
Placebo
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other name |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceutical forms |
Oral solution, Tablet
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Routes of administration |
Oral use
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dosage and administration details |
Matching Placebo: Oral tablets and oral solution.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baseline characteristics reporting groups
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Levetiracetam (LEV)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group description |
Oral tablets or oral solution at 20-60 mg/kg/d, divided into twice daily dosing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Matching Placebo (PBO)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group description |
Oral tablets and oral solution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||
End points reporting groups
|
|||
Reporting group title |
Levetiracetam (LEV)
|
||
Reporting group description |
Oral tablets or oral solution at 20-60 mg/kg/d, divided into twice daily dosing. | ||
Reporting group title |
Matching Placebo (PBO)
|
||
Reporting group description |
Oral tablets and oral solution. | ||
Subject analysis set title |
Per Protocol Set (Placebo Treated Subjects)
|
||
Subject analysis set type |
Per protocol | ||
Subject analysis set description |
Oral tablets and oral solution.
|
||
Subject analysis set title |
Per Protocol Set (Levetiracetam Treated Subjects)
|
||
Subject analysis set type |
Per protocol | ||
Subject analysis set description |
Oral tablets or oral solution at 20-60 mg/kg/d, divided into
twice daily dosing.
|
|
||||||||||||||||
End point title |
Change from Baseline in the Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised (Leiter-R) Attention and Memory (AM) Battery’s Memory Screen Composite Score from Baseline (Visit 2) to the end of the Evaluation Period (Week 12 or Early Discontinuation Visit) | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
The Leiter-R includes two groupings of sub-tests: (1) the Visualization and Reasoning (VR) Battery with 10 sub-tests of nonverbal intellectual ability related to visualization, reasoning, and spatial ability; and (2) the Attention and Memory (AM) Battery with 10 sub-tests of nonverbal attention and memory function. The Examiner Rating Scale has 49 items that describe the child's activity level, attention, impulse control, and other emotional characteristics that may interact with test performance. The focus of the items is on actions, verbalizations, moods and other behaviors of the child. The examiner rates the child using the following scale: 0 = rarely or never; 1 = sometimes; 2 = often; 3 = usually or always.
|
|||||||||||||||
End point type |
Primary
|
|||||||||||||||
End point timeframe |
Baseline (Visit 2) to the end of the Evaluation Period (Week 12 or Early Discontinuation Visit)
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Statistical analysis title |
Statistical Analysis 1 | |||||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Per Protocol Set (Levetiracetam Treated Subjects) v Per Protocol Set (Placebo Treated Subjects)
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of subjects included in analysis |
73
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis type |
superiority | |||||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.9473 | |||||||||||||||
Method |
ANCOVA | |||||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | |||||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.19
|
|||||||||||||||
Confidence interval |
||||||||||||||||
level |
90% | |||||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
|
|||||||||||||||
lower limit |
-4.69 | |||||||||||||||
upper limit |
5.08 | |||||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard error of the mean
|
|||||||||||||||
Dispersion value |
2.93
|
|
||||||||||||||||
End point title |
Change from Baseline in Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning-Second Edition (WRAML-2) General Memory from Baseline to Week 12 or Early Discontinuation Visit (EDV) | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
The WRAML-2 is comprised of 2 Verbal, 2 Visual, and 2 Attention-Concentration sub-tests, yielding a Verbal Memory Index, a Visual Memory Index and an Attention-Concentration Index. Together these sub-tests yield a General Memory Index. Scaled and standard scores allow performance comparisons based on age and 4 delayed recall sub-tests include guidelines for determining the level of recall. A composite General Memory Index score will be computed.
|
|||||||||||||||
End point type |
Secondary
|
|||||||||||||||
End point timeframe |
Baseline to Week 12 or EDV
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Statistical analysis title |
Statistical Analysis 2 | |||||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Per Protocol Set (Levetiracetam Treated Subjects) v Per Protocol Set (Placebo Treated Subjects)
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of subjects included in analysis |
66
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis type |
superiority | |||||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.2022 | |||||||||||||||
Method |
ANCOVA | |||||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | |||||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-3.43
|
|||||||||||||||
Confidence interval |
||||||||||||||||
level |
95% | |||||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
|
|||||||||||||||
lower limit |
-8.75 | |||||||||||||||
upper limit |
1.89 | |||||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard error of the mean
|
|||||||||||||||
Dispersion value |
2.66
|
|
||||||||||||||||
End point title |
Change from Baseline in Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning-Second Edition (WRAML-2) Visual Memory Index from Baseline to Week 12 or Early Discontinuation Visit (EDV) | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
The WRAML-2 is comprised of 2 Verbal, 2 Visual, and 2 Attention-Concentration sub-tests, yielding a Verbal Memory Index, a Visual Memory Index and an Attention-Concentration Index. Together these sub-tests yield a General Memory Index. Scaled and standard scores allow performance comparisons based on age and 4 delayed recall sub-tests include guidelines for determining the level of recall. A composite General Memory Index score will be computed.
|
|||||||||||||||
End point type |
Secondary
|
|||||||||||||||
End point timeframe |
Baseline to Week 12 or EDV
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Statistical analysis title |
Statistical Analysis 3 | |||||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Per Protocol Set (Levetiracetam Treated Subjects) v Per Protocol Set (Placebo Treated Subjects)
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of subjects included in analysis |
66
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis type |
superiority | |||||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.3107 | |||||||||||||||
Method |
ANCOVA | |||||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | |||||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-3.45
|
|||||||||||||||
Confidence interval |
||||||||||||||||
level |
95% | |||||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
|
|||||||||||||||
lower limit |
-10.19 | |||||||||||||||
upper limit |
3.29 | |||||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard error of the mean
|
|||||||||||||||
Dispersion value |
3.37
|
|
||||||||||||||||
End point title |
Change from Baseline in Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning-Second Edition (WRAML-2) Verbal Memory Index from Baseline to Week 12 or Early Discontinuation Visit (EDV) | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
The WRAML-2 is comprised of 2 Verbal, 2 Visual, and 2 Attention-Concentration sub-tests, yielding a Verbal Memory Index, a Visual Memory Index and an Attention-Concentration Index. Together these sub-tests yield a General Memory Index. Scaled and standard scores allow performance comparisons based on age and 4 delayed recall sub-tests include guidelines for determining the level of recall. A composite General Memory Index score will be computed.
|
|||||||||||||||
End point type |
Secondary
|
|||||||||||||||
End point timeframe |
Baseline to Week 12 or EDV
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Statistical analysis title |
Statistical Analysis 4 | |||||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Per Protocol Set (Levetiracetam Treated Subjects) v Per Protocol Set (Placebo Treated Subjects)
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of subjects included in analysis |
73
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis type |
superiority | |||||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.6574 | |||||||||||||||
Method |
ANCOVA | |||||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | |||||||||||||||
Point estimate |
1.33
|
|||||||||||||||
Confidence interval |
||||||||||||||||
level |
95% | |||||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
|
|||||||||||||||
lower limit |
-4.65 | |||||||||||||||
upper limit |
7.32 | |||||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard error of the mean
|
|||||||||||||||
Dispersion value |
3
|
|
||||||||||||||||
End point title |
Change from Baseline in Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning-Second Edition (WRAML-2) Attention/Concentration Index from Baseline to Week 12 or Early Discontinuation Visit (EDV) | |||||||||||||||
End point description |
The WRAML-2 is comprised of 2 Verbal, 2 Visual, and 2 Attention-Concentration sub-tests, yielding a Verbal Memory Index, a Visual Memory Index and an Attention-Concentration Index. Together these sub-tests yield a General Memory Index. Scaled and standard scores allow performance comparisons based on age and 4 delayed recall sub-tests include guidelines for determining the level of recall. A composite General Memory Index score will be computed.
|
|||||||||||||||
End point type |
Secondary
|
|||||||||||||||
End point timeframe |
Baseline to Week 12 or EDV
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Statistical analysis title |
Statistical Analysis 5 | |||||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Per Protocol Set (Levetiracetam Treated Subjects) v Per Protocol Set (Placebo Treated Subjects)
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of subjects included in analysis |
67
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
|
|||||||||||||||
Analysis type |
superiority | |||||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.3544 | |||||||||||||||
Method |
ANCOVA | |||||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | |||||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-2.14
|
|||||||||||||||
Confidence interval |
||||||||||||||||
level |
95% | |||||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
|
|||||||||||||||
lower limit |
-6.73 | |||||||||||||||
upper limit |
2.44 | |||||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard error of the mean
|
|||||||||||||||
Dispersion value |
2.3
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adverse events information
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeframe for reporting adverse events |
Treatment-emergent Adverse Events were collected during the study, which began on 28 September 2004 and concluded on 21 March 2007.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adverse event reporting additional description |
Adverse Events refer to the ITT Population, which included all subjects randomized to treatment who received at least 1 dose of study medication.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment type |
Non-systematic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary name |
MedDRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary version |
9.0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting groups
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Matching Placebo (PBO)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group description |
Oral tablets and oral solution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Levetiracetam (LEV)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group description |
Oral tablets or oral solution at 20-60 mg/kg/d, divided into twice daily dosing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||
Substantial protocol amendments (globally) |
|||
Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes | |||
Date |
Amendment |
||
15 Jun 2004 |
No subjects had been enrolled when Amendment 1 was issued. This amendment included changes to the study entry criteria based on discussions at the Investigator’s Meeting. These changes were as follows:
• Subjects who had received treatment with benzodiazepines on a chronic or routine Basis were allowed to enter the study if they discontinued These medications 4 weeks prior to Visit 1
• Excluded psychiatric diagnoses were specified more narrowly as serious, unstable psychiatric diagnoses that would confound the Investigator’s ability to conduct the trial or prevent the subject from completing the requirements of the protocol
• Any ADHD medication intake was to remain stable during the study and had to be stable 1 month prior to Visit 1
• Subjects taking phenobarbital or primidone prior to Visit 1 were excluded
• Subjects with seizures too close together to be accurately counted were excluded
Other minor changes included addition or clarification of procedural details that were unlikely to significantly affect enrollment or study outcome. |
||
22 Aug 2005 |
Amendment 2 allowed for establishment of a greater number of study sites and allowed for sites to be established in Canada and South Africa. Minor changes were made in the study safety assessments in order to satisfy requirements of the EMEA. These changes included addition of height and TSH measurements.
Amendment 2 incorporated information about the FDA approval of LEV for use in children (4 years of age and above) with partial onset seizures (approval occurred in June 2005), and included information about the efficacy and safety results of other ongoing studies of LEV.
Amendment 2 allowed for subjects with previous exposure to LEV to enroll in the study under limited circumstances.
One impact of these changes was to allow more subjects to enroll, particularly subjects outside the US. |
||
06 Jan 2006 |
Amendment 3 modified the Inclusion and Exclusion criteria in the following ways, to make the sample more representative of the target population:
• The IQ criterion for study inclusion was reduced from 70 to 65
• The weight criterion was changed from ≤ 80 kg to ≤ 100 kg
• Exclusions for subjects with current psychiatric diagnoses were relaxed from the Initial trict criteria after data from pivotal study N159 showed that LEV did not exacerbate ifficulties in children with history of psychiatric illnesses. Serious, unstable sychiatric illnesses were still excluded (such as suicide risk within the past 6 months, sychotic disorder, or acute mania)
• The requirement for 2 partial onset seizures within the 4 weeks prior to Visit 1 was reduced to a requirement of only 1 partial onset seizure within the same time period. This criterion change, which is consistent with the intended population on the current LEC label, would terefore enable the collection of additional relevant safety data. There is no evidence that reducing the seizure number criterion would impair the sensitivity of the study to demonstrate potential psychiatric or neuropsychological effects of LEV
Assumptions for the sample size estimation were adjusted in Amendment 3, so the sample size was recalculated and the total evaluable n was reduced by 13 subjects. Due to difficulties with enrollment, the sample size calculation was reviewed. During the review, it was determined that the Leiter-R Memory Screen un-inflated standard deviation of 6.94 that was used in the initial sample size was miscalculated. The actual un-inflated standard deviation should have been 10.19. To adjust for the younger age group in N01103, their epileptic disease state, and the unknown time between test and re-test, the estimate was inflated to 13.00 (a little more than 25%). Additionally, the type II error rate was relaxed from 15% to 20%, reducing statistical power to 80%. |
||
06 Jan 2006 |
The increase to the type II error rate results in a smaller subject requirement, an acknowledgement of the difficulty enrolling subjects from this population while staying within generally accepted constraints for sample size determinations. Finally, the drop-out rate/major protocol deviation rate assumption was increased from 20% to 30% to more accurately reflect the actual rate occurring in the study.
These changes were discussed with the FDA and accepted prior to implementing the changes.
Amendment 3 also increased the number of study centers. |
||
Interruptions (globally) |
|||
Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No | |||
Limitations and caveats |
|||
Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data. | |||
None reported | |||
Online references |
|||
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20547106 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19702752 |