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Efficacy and Safety of Eslicarbazepine Acetate (BIA 2-093) as Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Partial Seizures

Efficacy and Safety of Eslicarbazepine Acetate (BIA 2-093) as Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Partial Seizures in a Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Multicentre Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2011/04/001686
Enrollment
615
Registered
2011-04-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Partial Epilepsy

Interventions

Intervention1: 800 mg eslicarbazepine: Oral, 800 mg once daily, 2-week titration period and 12-week maintenance period Intervention2: 1200 mg Eslicarbazepine acetate: Oral, 1200 mg once daily, 2-week

Sponsors

Bial Portela C SA
Lead Sponsor
Pharmanet Clinical Services PvtLtd
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of epilepsy for at least 12 months prior to screening 2. At least 4 partial-onset seizures in the 4 weeks prior to screening 3. Currently taking 1 or 2 AEDs 4. Aged 18+ years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Only simple partial seizures with no motor symptomatology 2 Primarily generalised seizures 3 Known progressive neurological disorders 4 Currently taking oxcarbazepine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the efficacy of Eslicarbazepine acetate once daily at doses of 800 mg and 1200 mg compared with placebo as an adjunctive therapy in patients with refractory partial epilepsy over a 12-week maintenance period.Timepoint: 12-week maintenance period.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of Eslicarbazepine acetate at once daily doses of 800 mg and 1200 mg compared with placebo, over a 12-week maintenance period preceded by a 2-week titration periodTimepoint: 2-week titration period

Countries

Argentina, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, India, Poland

Contacts

Public ContactSanjay Kabra

PharmaNet Clinical Services Pvt. Ltd

SKabra@pharmanet.com912240957342

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026