Conditions: Epilepsy
Keywords: Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic (PGTC) Seizures Absence Seizures Myoclonic Seizures Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE)
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 39
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose is to obtain data on the safety and seizure frequency associated with long-term oral Lacosamide for uncontrolled primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures in subjects with idiopathic generalized Epilepsy. Additionally, to allow subjects who have completed SP0961 (NCT01118949) to continue to receive Lacosamide.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Lacosamide was supplied as 50 mg and 100 mg tablets. The starting Lacosamide dose was the same dose reached by a subject at the end of SP0961 (NCT01118949).

Lacosamide was administered twice daily (approx. 12 hours apart, once in the morning and once in the evening) in 2 equally divided doses.

Interventions: intervention 1: Lacosamide
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Lacosamide was supplied as 50 mg and 100 mg tablets. The starting Lacosamide dose was the same dose reached by a subject at the end of SP0961 (NCT01118949). At the beginning of SP0962, the dose may be maintained, or increased or decreased by 100 mg /day, as deemed clinically appropriate to optimize tolerability and seizure reduction. Dose increases should be no faster than 100 mg/ day per week up to a maximum of 800 mg/ day. Lacosamide was administered twice daily (approx. 12 hours apart, once in the morning and once in the evening) in 2 equally divided doses for up to a 56-week Treatment Phase. The Treatment Phase was followed by a 5-week End-of-Study Phase, during which subjects had to be tapered off Lacosamide at a recommended decrease rate of 200 mg/ day per week.

Protocol document: