A study to learn about the safety of long-term treatment with brivaracetam in children and young adults with childhood or juvenile absence epilepsy

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Key facts

Sponsor

UCB Biopharma

Participant type

Pediatric, Patients

Age range

0-17 years, 18-64 years

Gender

Male and Female

Therapeutic area

Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]

Trial duration

27 Nov 2024 → ongoing

Decision date (initial)

2024-07-24

Transition trial

No

Low-intervention

No

Rare-disease indication

No

Vulnerable population

Yes

External identifiers

EU CT number

2023-508095-11-00

WHO UTN

U1111-1303-1174

ClinicalTrials.gov

NCT06315322

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Others, Safety

To investigate the long-term safety and tolerability of brivaracetam (BRV) in pediatric study participants with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE)

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Childhood Absence Epilepsy

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 1

1. - Participants who previously participated in EP0132 and/or N01269 and qualify for entry into EP0224 as per the EP0132 or N01269 protocol with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) - Participants for whom a reasonable benefit from long-term administration of Brivaracetam (BRV) is expected in the opinion of the Investigator - Male and female A male participant must agree to use contraception during the treatment period and for at least 2 days after the final dose of investigational medicinal product (IMP) and refrain from donating sperm during this period. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies: ◦ Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for at least 2 days after the final dose of IMP. - Capable of and provides informed consent/assent, and the participant’s parent/legal representative/caregiver provides signed informed consent for minor participants, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the Informed Consent form (ICF)/Assent form and in this protocol

Exclusion criteria 1

1. - Participant has a history or presence of paroxysmal nonepileptic seizures - Participant has severe medical, neurological, or psychiatric disorders or laboratory values which could, at the discretion of the Investigator, affect safe participation in the study or would preclude appropriate study participation - Participant has hepatic impairment (Child Pugh Score A, B, or C) based on the Investigator’s assessment - Participant has active suicidal ideation prior to study entry as indicated by a positive response (“Yes”) to either Question 4 or Question 5 of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) (for participants 6 years of age or older) or clinical judgment (for participants younger than 6 years of age). The participant should be referred immediately to a Mental Healthcare Professional - Participant has any medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could jeopardize or would compromise the participant’s ability to participate in this study - Participant has known fructose intolerance or a known hypersensitivity to any components of BRV or excipients or a drug with similar chemical structure - Concomitant use of carbamazepine, felbamate, gabapentin, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, tiagabine, or vigabatrin - Participant is receiving any investigational drugs or using any experimental devices in addition to BRV - Participant meets a mandatory withdrawal criterion for N01269 or EP0132 or is experiencing an ongoing Serious adverse event (SAE) - Participant has poor compliance with the visit schedule or IMP intake in the preceding study in the opinion of the Investigator

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

1. - Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) during the study - Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) leading to discontinuation of investigational medicinal product (IMP) during the study

Secondary endpoints 1

1. - Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) during the study - Incidence of IMP related TEAEs during the study

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 4

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

UCB Biopharma

Sponsor organisation

UCB Biopharma

Address

Researchdreef 60

City

Anderlecht

Postcode

1070

Country

Belgium

Scientific contact point

Organisation

UCB Biopharma

Contact name

UCB Cares

Public contact point

Organisation

UCB Biopharma

Contact name

UCB Cares

Third parties 4

Locations

4 EU/EEA countries · 15 investigational sites

By country

Investigational sites

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 36 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

Application history

5 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications