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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/07/008980 [Registered on: 05/07/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 05/07/2017
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Drugs for control of fits in children 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of Levitiracetam as second line drug in place of Fosphenytoin in Status epilepticus among children 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr S Anupama 
Designation  Post graduate in pediatrics 
Affiliation  chengalpattu medical college 
Address  Room no:19, Pediatric intensive care unit Department of pediatrics

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603001
India 
Phone  9790823451  
Fax    
Email  anups2k8mbbs@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr V Poovazhagi 
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  Government Omandurar Estate Block B 
Address  Room no 1, Pediatric intensive care unit Department of pediatrics Omandurar government estate

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600002
India 
Phone  9840033020  
Fax    
Email  poomuthu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr V Poovazhagi 
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  Government Omandurar Estate Block B 
Address  Room no 1, Pediatric intensive care unit Department of pediatrics Omandurar government estate

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600002
India 
Phone  9840033020  
Fax    
Email  poomuthu@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Pediatric intensive care unit Department of pediatrics chengalpattu medical college chengalpattu-603001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government chengalpattu medical college 
Address  chengalpattu medical college and hospital chengalpattu 
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 S Anupama  chengalpattu medical college  Room no :19, Picu first floor , Department of pediatrics
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
9790823451

anups2k8mbbs@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  status epilepticus in children,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  fosphenytoin  20mg/kg intravenously over 20 minutes 
Intervention  levetiracetam  20mg/kg intravenously over 20 minutes 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Month(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  all consecutive children admitted with status epilepticus in PICU with seizures refractory to two doses of midazolam 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  children who are loaded with drugs other than two doses of midazolam , pre-hospital therapy and with shock 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
clinical cessation of seizures  from the time of administration of the drug 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
seizure recurrence within 12 hours   12 hours 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="170"
Sample Size from India="170" 
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)   13/05/2017 
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)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   not yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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Brief Summary   This study is a randomised, open label  trial comparing levetiracetam as a second line drug in the place of fosphenytoin in status epilepticus among 170 children for 1 year  . Primary outcome is clinical cessation of seizure from the time of administration of the drug, Secondary outcome is seizure recurrence within 12 hours .
 
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