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Prevention of early postoperative seizures by perampanel

Prevention of early postoperative seizures by a single-dose perampanel drip infusion in brain tumor patients: efficacy trial - poSTOP seizure-2 BT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031240687
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-02-18
Start date
2025-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

Adult patient undergoing brain tumor resection with surgical manipulation of the cerebrum brain tumor

Interventions

a single-dose drip infusion of perampanel 6 mg intravenously during surgery under general anesthesia

Sponsors

Sugii Narushi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients scheduled for tumor resection surgery (including biopsy) under general anesthesia for suspected brain tumor 2.Patients whose surgical procedure involves manipulation of the cerebrum 3.Patients planned to receive antiseizure medications for the prevention of early postoperative seizures 4.Patients aged 18 years or older at the time of consent, regardless of gender 5.Patients who have received sufficient explanation about the study, have a thorough understanding, and have provided written informed consent either personally or through a legally authorized representative

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any component of the study drug 2. Patients who will continue intubation or receive continuous sedation postoperatively 3. Patients who need to resume antiseizure medications other than study drug within 7 days after surgery 4. Patients with complications of systemic diseases that may interfere with the safe performance of general anesthesia or surgery, or patients with severe conditions 5. Patients with severe liver diseases or liver enzyme abnormalities [AST (GOT) or ALT (GPT) > 200 U/L] 6. Pregnant or lactating women 7. Patients who have received other study or investigational drugs for the prevention of epileptic or convulsive seizures within a month of the scheduled administration of the study drug 8. patients deemed ineligible as subjects by the principal investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of early seizures within 7 days after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Background factors and timing, type, and incidence of early seizures within 7 days after surgery Occurrence of CTCAE grade 3 or higher study drug-related adverse events Hematologic toxicity on postoperative day 7 PER blood levels on days 1 and 7 Anesthesia awakening time Presence and content of medications for restlessness Factors affecting PER blood levels

Contacts

Public ContactNarushi Sugii

University of Tsukuba Hospital

narushi-sugii@md.tsukuba.ac.jp+81-29-853-3220

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026