infantile spasms
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with infantile spasms manifested by spasms and hypsarrhythmia on electroencephalography
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients with concurrent severe liver/renal disease, cardiac disease, serious gastrointestinal disorder. - Patients who received adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) products or steroids within 4 weeks (28 days) prior to the formal registration of this study. - Patients previously or currently treated with vigabatrin. - Patients who have concurrent or a history of ophthalmological complication in whom possible aggravation of the symptoms with vigabatrin. - Patients with concomitant Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Efficacy (frequency of spasms at primary evaluation date) Change in frenqyuency spasms form baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, blood taurine Efficacy: - Frequency of spasms, disappearance of spasms in the maintenance phase. - Disappearance of hypsarrhythmia Safety: - Ophthalmologic examination, vital sign, height/weight, Laboratory test, ECG, MRI (head), adverse events. | — |