Conditions: Epilepsy
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Enrollment: 5
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether people who usually have photosensitive epilepsy will show a reduction in epileptic activity when they take a single dose of Staccato Alprazolam as compared to placebo.

Detailed description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether people who usually have photosensitive epilepsy will show a reduction in epileptic activity when they take a single dose of Staccato Alprazolam as compared to placebo. People with photosensitive epilepsy have changes on their electroencephalogram (EEG) when shown flashing lights. Three dose levels of Staccato Alprazolam will be compared to placebo.

This study will also assess the level of sedation of Staccato Alprazolam compared to placebo.

Arms:
arm 1: A=Placebo, B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg, C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 mg, D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg, E=Placebo arm 2: A=Placebo, B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg, C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 mg, D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg, E=Placebo arm 3: A=Placebo, B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg, C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 mg, D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg, E=Placebo arm 4: A=Placebo, B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg, C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 mg, D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg, E=Placebo arm 5: A=Placebo, B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg, C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 mg, D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg, E=Placebo

Interventions: intervention 1: A=Placebo intervention 2: B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg intervention 3: C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 m intervention 4: D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg intervention 5: E=Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: None intervention 2: None intervention 3: None intervention 4: None intervention 5: None

Protocol document: