Double-blind, Randomized Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Brivaracetam in Adults With Partial Onset Seizures

Partial (Type I) seizures can be classified into one of the following three groups: * Simple partial seizures * Complex partial seizures * Partial seizures evolving to generalized tonic-clonic convulsions. Partial Onset Seizure (POS) Frequency per week over the Treatment Period (TP) was calculated as: (Total Type I seizures over the TP)\*7/(Total number of days with no missing seizure count in the TP)

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

There are three different types of seizures: * Type I: Partial seizures * Type II: Generalized seizures * Type III: Unclassified epileptic seizures. All seizure frequency per week over Treatment Period (TP) was calculated as: (Total number of seizures over the TP)\*7/(Total number of days with no missing seizure count in the TP)

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

Subjects were classified in 1 of the following categories based on their percent reduction from Baseline to Treatment Period in Partial Onset Seizure (POS) frequency per week: \<-25 %, -25 % to \<25 %, 25 % to \<50 %, 50 % to \<75 %, 75 % to \<100 %, and 100 %. Subjects having zero for Baseline seizure frequency per week were classified in the \<-25 % category.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The QOLIE-31-P is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-item subscales - Seizure Worry (5 items), Overall Quality of Life (2 items), Emotional Well-Being (5 items), Energy/Fatigue (4 items), Cognitive Functioning (6 items), Medication Effects (3 items) and Daily Activities/Social Functioning (5 items) - and a Health Status item. The subscale scores, the Total score and the Health Status item score are calculated according to the scoring algorithm defined by the author with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function. A positive value in Change from Baseline indicates an improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: From Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-Form 31 (QOLIE-31-P) is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-items subscales - seizure worry (5 items), overall quality of life (2 items), emotional well-being (5 items), energy / fatigue (4 items), cognitive functioning (6 items), medication effects (3 items), and social function (5 items) - and a health status item. The subscale scores, the total score and the health status item score range from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The QOLIE-31-P is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-item subscales - Seizure Worry (5 items), Overall Quality of Life (2 items), Emotional Well-Being (5 items), Energy/Fatigue (4 items), Cognitive Functioning (6 items), Medication Effects (3 items) and Daily Activities/Social Functioning (5 items) - and a Health Status item. The subscale scores, the Total score and the Health Status item score are calculated according to the scoring algorithm defined by the author with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function. A positive value in Change from Baseline indicates an improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: From Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The QOLIE-31-P is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-item subscales - Seizure Worry (5 items), Overall Quality of Life (2 items), Emotional Well-Being (5 items), Energy/Fatigue (4 items), Cognitive Functioning (6 items), Medication Effects (3 items) and Daily Activities/Social Functioning (5 items) - and a Health Status item. The subscale scores, the Total score and the Health Status item score are calculated according to the scoring algorithm defined by the author with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function. A positive value in Change from Baseline indicates an improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: From Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The QOLIE-31-P is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-item subscales - Seizure Worry (5 items), Overall Quality of Life (2 items), Emotional Well-Being (5 items), Energy/Fatigue (4 items), Cognitive Functioning (6 items), Medication Effects (3 items) and Daily Activities/Social Functioning (5 items) - and a Health Status item. The subscale scores, the Total score and the Health Status item score are calculated according to the scoring algorithm defined by the author with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function. A positive value in Change from Baseline indicates an improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: From Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate anxiety and depression. The HADS was developed as a self administered scale to assess the presence and severity of both anxiety and depression simultaneously. It consists of 14 items that are scored on a 4-point severity scale ranging from 0 to 3. A score per dimension was calculated with each score ranging from 0 to 21 and higher scores indicating higher depression / anxiety. A negative value in change from Baseline shows an improvement in HADS from Baseline.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate anxiety and depression. The HADS was developed as a self administered scale to assess the presence and severity of both anxiety and depression simultaneously. It consists of 14 items that are scored on a 4-point severity scale ranging from 0 to 3. A score per dimension was calculated with each score ranging from 0 to 21 and higher scores indicating higher depression / anxiety. A negative value in change from Baseline shows an improvement in HADS from Baseline.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The QOLIE-31-P is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-item subscales - Seizure Worry (5 items), Overall Quality of Life (2 items), Emotional Well-Being (5 items), Energy/Fatigue (4 items), Cognitive Functioning (6 items), Medication Effects (3 items) and Daily Activities/Social Functioning (5 items) - and a Health Status item. The subscale scores, the Total score and the Health Status item score are calculated according to the scoring algorithm defined by the author with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function. A positive value in Change from Baseline indicates an improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: From Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The QOLIE-31-P is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-item subscales - Seizure Worry (5 items), Overall Quality of Life (2 items), Emotional Well-Being (5 items), Energy/Fatigue (4 items), Cognitive Functioning (6 items), Medication Effects (3 items) and Daily Activities/Social Functioning (5 items) - and a Health Status item. The subscale scores, the Total score and the Health Status item score are calculated according to the scoring algorithm defined by the author with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function. A positive value in Change from Baseline indicates an improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: From Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-Form 31 (QOLIE-31-P) is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-items subscales - seizure worry (5 items), overall quality of life (2 items), emotional well-being (5 items), energy / fatigue (4 items), cognitive functioning (6 items), medication effects (3 items), and social function (5 items) - and a health status item. The subscale scores, the total score and the health status item score range from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-Form 31 (QOLIE-31-P) is an adaptation of the original QOLIE-31 instrument that includes 30 items grouped into seven multi-items subscales - seizure worry (5 items), overall quality of life (2 items), emotional well-being (5 items), energy / fatigue (4 items), cognitive functioning (6 items), medication effects (3 items), and social function (5 items) - and a health status item. The subscale scores, the total score and the health status item score range from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating better function.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The Investigator's Global Evaluation Scale (I-GES) is a global assessment of the disease evolution which was performed using a seven-point scale (1 = Marked worsening to 7 = Marked improvement) with the start of the study medication as the reference time point. The investigator completed it by answering to the following: 'Assess the overall change in the severity of patient's illness, compared to start of study medication.'

Time frame: Baseline to Last Visit or Early Discontinuation Visit in the 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

Patient's Global Evaluation Scale (P-GES) is a global assessment of the disease evolution which was performed using a seven-point scale (1= Marked worsening to 7 = Marked improvement) with the start of the study medication as the reference time point. The subject completed it by answering to the following: 'Overall, has there been a change in your seizures since the start of the study medication?'

Time frame: Baseline to Last Visit or Early Discontinuation Visit in the 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

Percent change from Baseline was calculated as percent reduction by: (weekly seizure frequency Baseline - weekly seizure frequency Treatment)\*100/(weekly seizure frequency Baseline). The higher the values for percent change in Partial Onset Seizure (POS) frequency, the higher the improvement from Baseline.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The type IC/Type I seizure frequency ratio is represented by the percentage of subjects having a reduction in the ratio of Type IC seizure frequency over Type IA, IB, and IC seizure frequency from Baseline to Treatment Period.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The Intention-to-treat (ITT) population was defined as all randomized subjects who received at least 1 dose of study medication.~Type IC Population consists of those subjects with at least one Type IC seizure during the Baseline period.

The responder rate was presented as the number of responders and non-responders. A subject is a responder, if the subject has at least 50 % reduction in partial onset seizure frequency per week from Baseline to Treatment Period. Subjects with zero seizure frequency per week at Baseline were considered as non-responders.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

Subjects were considered seizure free if their seizure counts for every day over the Treatment Period (TP) was zero and if they did not discontinue before the end of the TP. Seizure freedom rate was calculated as: (total number of seizure - free subjects in treatment group during TP)/(total number of evaluable Intent-To-Treat (ITT) subjects in treatment group)

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The time to fifth Partial Onset Seizure (POS) in the Treatment Period is defined as the time between beginning of the Treatment Period and the date of occurrence of fifth Type I seizure. Subjects withdrawing during the Treatment Period before having a fifth Type I seizure were considered as having a fifth Type I seizure on the last day of their Treatment Period.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The time to first Partial Onset Seizure (POS) in the Treatment Period is defined as the time between beginning of the Treatment Period and the date of occurrence of first Type I seizure. Subjects withdrawing during the Treatment Period before having a first Type I seizure were considered as having a first Type I seizure on the last day of their Treatment Period.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.

The time to tenth Partial Onset Seizure (POS) in the Treatment Period is defined as the time between beginning of the Treatment Period and the date of occurrence of tenth Type I seizure. Subjects withdrawing during the Treatment Period before having a tenth Type I seizure were considered as having a tenth Type I seizure on the last day of their Treatment Period.

Time frame: Baseline to 12-week Treatment Period

Population: The modified Intent-To-Treat population consists of subjects who received at least one dose of study medication but excluding 3 randomized subjects from a site with significant GCP deviations and 1 subject who had an exceedingly high seizure frequency and a clinical presentation that may not have been consistent with a diagnosis of focal epilepsy.