RECRUITING

A Dose Escalation Study of Levetiracetam in the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures

Study Overview

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Description

The main purpose of this study is to determine the maximum safe tolerated dose of LEV in the treatment of neonatal seizures. Our hypothesis is that optimal dosing of Levetiracetam (LEV) to treat neonatal seizures is significantly greater than 60mg/kg. This study will be an open label dose-escalation, preliminary safety and efficacy study. There will be a randomized control treatment component. Infants recognized as having neonatal seizures or as being at risk of developing seizures will be recruited and started on continuous video EEG monitoring (CEEG). Eligibility will be confirmed and consent will be obtained. In the first 2 phases of the study, neurologists will identify neonates with mild-moderate seizure burden (less than 8 minutes cumulative seizure activity per hour), appropriate for study with LEV, and exclude patients with higher seizure burden where treatment with PHB is more appropriate. Phase 3 of the dose escalation will only proceed if additional efficacy of LEV has been demonstrated in phases 1 and 2. In Phase 3 we will recruit neonates with seizures of greater severity up to 30 minute seizure burden/hour. This will make the final results of study more generalizable. If seizures are confirmed, enrolled subjects will receive 60mg/kg of LEV. Subjects whose seizures persist or recur 15 minutes after the first infusion is complete, subjects will then be randomized in the dose escalation study. Patients in the dose escalation study will be randomly assigned to receive either higher dose LEV or treatment with the control drug PHB in a 3:1 allocation ratio, stratified by site. Funding Source- FDA OOPD

Official Title

A Phase IIb Dose Escalation Study of Levetiracetam for the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-03-24
Study Completion:2027-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05610085

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:Not specified to 1 Month
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * at risk for seizures or suspected to be having seizures;
  2. * all seizure aetiologies except correctable metabolic abnormalities such as hypoglycaemia and hypocalcaemia;
  3. * Term neonates (corrected gestational age between 35 and 44 weeks, postnatal age less than 28 days);
  4. * weight \> 2200g.
  5. * Parental ability to comprehend and provide written informed consent
  1. * Cumulative seizure burden of 8 minutes/ hour or more in phases 1 and 2, Cumulative seizure burden of 30 minutes/hour or more in phase 3;
  2. * Renal failure defined as anuria in the first 24 hours of life;
  3. * Subjects in whom death seems imminent;
  4. * Seizures caused by correctable metabolic abnormality, such as hypocalcaemia, hypoglycaemia.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Sonya G Wang, M.D.
CONTACT
612-301-1454
sgwang@umn.edu
Brittany Faanes, MPH
CONTACT
612-625-5929
grego318@umn.edu

Principal Investigator

Sonya G Wang, M.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Minnesota
Cynthia M Sharpe, M.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Auckland City Hospital
Jeff J Gold, M.D. PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, San Diego
Richard H Haas, MBBChir
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, San Diego

Study Locations (Sites)

University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California, 92093
United States
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of California, San Diego

  • Sonya G Wang, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Minnesota
  • Cynthia M Sharpe, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Auckland City Hospital
  • Jeff J Gold, M.D. PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, San Diego
  • Richard H Haas, MBBChir, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, San Diego

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-03-24
Study Completion Date2027-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-03-24
Study Completion Date2027-12-31

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Neonatal Seizure
  • Neonatal Encephalopathy
  • Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
  • Seizure Newborn