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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/068290 [Registered on: 04/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 03/06/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Study on Brivaracetam drug in managing seizures 
Scientific Title of Study   Case cohort, Cross–sectional study to Assess clinical efficacy and safety of Brivaracetam in patients with primary GENERALised tonic-clonic seizures in outpatient settings of India 
Trial Acronym  GENERAL-I 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
IIS2305001, Ver 06, Dated 10/04/2024  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Nandan Yardi 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Yardi Hospital 
Address  Department of Neurology, Vidya Sahakari Bank Building, 754/b, Karve Road, Karve Nagar

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411052
India 
Phone  9850066005  
Fax    
Email  Nandanyardi@proton.me  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Nandan Yardi 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Yardi Hospital 
Address  Department of Neurology, Vidya Sahakari Bank Building, 754/b, Karve Road, Karve Nagar

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411052
India 
Phone  9850066005  
Fax    
Email  Nandanyardi@proton.me  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Neeraj Jain 
Designation  Sub Investigator 
Affiliation  Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital 
Address  Department of Neurology, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel,

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9930715878  
Fax    
Email  Neerajjain11@proton.me  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Neurology, Vidya Sahakari Bank Building, 754/b, Karve Road, Karve Nagar, Pune -411052, Maharashtra, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Not applicable 
Address  Not applicable 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Not applicable] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 4  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Girish Soni  Doctor Polyclinic  Department of Neurology, Neelam Building, Opp. Poddhar Hospital, Worli
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9664320073

Dr.girishsoni@proton.me 
Dr Rahul Kulkarni  Mastishka Neurology Clinic  Department of Neurology, 1050, 4th floor, Akshay Centre, Dadawadi, Shukrawar Peth,
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822012588

dr.rahulk007@proton.me 
Dr Neeraj Jain  Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital  Department of Neurology, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel,
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9930715878

Neerajjain11@proton.me 
Dr Nandan Yardi  Yardi Hospital  Department of Neurology, Vidya Sahakari Bank Building, 754/b, Karve Road, Karve Nagar
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9850066005

Nandanyardi@proton.me 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 4  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethicare Ethics Committee  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE (IEC) Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Royal Pune Independent Ethics Committee  Approved 
Royal Pune Independent Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G404||Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) Male or female patients between 18 to 65 years who are known cases of PGTCS patients with consistent EEG spike wave discharges at diagnosis having atleast greater than or equal to 1 unprovoked generalized tonic clonic seizures showing nonresponsiveness to Valproate monotherapy upto 1500mg per day, with less than equal to 50% change in seizure frequency for every month and had brivaracetam being added to valproate.

2) Male or female patients between 18 to 65 years who are known cases of PGTCS patients with consistent EEG spike wave discharges at diagnosis having atleast greater than equal to 1 unprovoked generalized tonic clonic seizures showing nonresponsiveness to Levetiracetam monotherapy upto 1000mg per day, with less than equal to 50% change in seizure frequency for every month and had brivaracetam being added to levetiracetam.

3) Male or female patients between 18 to 65 years who are known cases of PGTCS patients with consistent EEG spike wave discharges at diagnosis having atleast greater than equal to 1 unprovoked generalized tonic clonic seizures showing behavioural adverse effects with levetiracetam and requiring treatment replacement with brivaracetam.

4) Clinical cases receiving brivaracetam for PGTCS with follow-up data for 12 weeks. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1) Hypersensitivity to Brivaracetam

2) Cases with structural lesion, diagnosis of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, JAE, CAE and,or JME.

3) Lack of EEG corroboration

4) Cases with preceding or pre existing unstable medical, psychiatric or cardiovascular condition that could jeopardize or would compromise the subjects ability to participate in this study.

5) Cases without 12 weeks follow up data. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Percent change in Seizure frequency every month at 12W based on patient diary.

2) Percent change in Seizure frequency from combined baseline to 12W for patients with GTCS. 
Baseline, 4 weeks and 12 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
More than equal to 50% responder rate in PGTCS frequency per month  Baseline, 4 and 12 weeks 
Seizure freedom rate  12 weeks 
Physician Assessment of Effectiveness  12 weeks 
Adverse event rate for treatment naïve or uncontrolled cases  4 weeks, 12 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="150" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   14/06/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is an Investigator initiated, case cohort, cross-sectional, multi-center, single arm, open-label, clinical study to evaluate clinical efficacy and safety of Brivaracetam as initial add-on therapy in difficult-to-treat pGTCS receiving valproate or levetiracetam monotherapy.

The study drug is Brivaracetam oral tablets of doses 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg.

Total cases will be 150 patients across India.

Study visits: Baseline, Week 4, Week 12.



 
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