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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/10/007412 [Registered on: 27/10/2016] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/11/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Study to compare Levetiracetam and Phenobarbitone in Newborns with Birth Asphyxia 
Scientific Title of Study   To Compare Efficacy and Safety of Levetiracetam with Phenobarbitone in Neonates with Perinatal Asphyxia: A Randomized Controlled Trial 
Trial Acronym  LeveNeo Trial 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shahid Akhtar Siddiqui 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  Moti Lal Nehru Medical College Allahabad 
Address  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital, Deptt of Pediatrics, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Church Lane, Allahabad.

Allahabad
UTTAR PRADESH
211002
India 
Phone  09559441844  
Fax    
Email  sha.akht@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Manisha Maurya MD 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Moti Lal Nehru Medical College Allahabad 
Address  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital, Deptt of Pediatrics, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Church Lane, Allahabad.

Allahabad
UTTAR PRADESH
211002
India 
Phone  09335982127  
Fax    
Email  drmanisha99@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Manisha Maurya MD 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Moti Lal Nehru Medical College Allahabad 
Address  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital, Deptt of Pediatrics, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Church Lane, Allahabad.

Allahabad
UTTAR PRADESH
211002
India 
Phone  09335982127  
Fax    
Email  drmanisha99@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
None 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital 
Address  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Church Lane, Allahabad. 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shahid Akhtar Siddiqui  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital (SNCH)  Sarojini Naidu Children Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Church Lane Allahabad 211002.
Allahabad
UTTAR PRADESH 
09559441844

sha.akht@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Levetiracetam in Perinatal Asphyxia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Levetiracetam  Initial loading dose of 20 mg/kg followed by maintenance dose of 20 mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses to a maximum of 60 mg/kg/day. 
Comparator Agent  Phenobarbitone  Initial loading dose of 20 mg/kg followed by maintenance dose of 3 mg/kg/day as a single dose to a maximum of 5 mg/kg/day. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  0.00 Day(s)
Age To  1.00 Day(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Full term neonates (37 completed weeks to less than 42 weeks of gestational age)
Less than 24 hours of age at presentation
HIE stage II or III (as per Sarnat and Sarnat staging)
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Neonates received at least one dose of anticonvulsants
Severe congenital anomalies or CNS malformations
Convulsions due to hypoglycemia/hypocalcemia
Neonatal Sepsis
Major intracranial hemorrhage
Serum creatinine more than 0.8 mg/dl
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Permuted block randomization, fixed 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Control of Neonatal Seizures with first anticonvulsant
Need of second anticonvulsant
Neonatal Mortality during first week of life
Neurological status at discharge 
First week of life (Early Neonatal period) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Safety profile of Levetiracetam
Duration of Hospital Stay
Neurological Status and Development on follow up visits 
First year of life 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/11/2016 
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="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This study is a single centre randomized, single blind, parallel group, active controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of Levetiracetam with Phenobarbitone in Neonates with Perinatal Asphyxia. 
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