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
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Drug |
Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group Trial |
Public Title of Study
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Drugs for control of fits in children |
Scientific Title of Study
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Comparison of Levitiracetam as second line drug in place of Fosphenytoin in Status epilepticus among children |
Trial Acronym |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID |
Identifier |
NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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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 |
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Email |
anups2k8mbbs@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
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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 |
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Email |
poomuthu@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Public Query
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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 |
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Email |
poomuthu@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
|
Pediatric intensive care unit
Department of pediatrics
chengalpattu medical college
chengalpattu-603001 |
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Primary Sponsor
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Name |
Government chengalpattu medical college |
Address |
chengalpattu medical college and hospital
chengalpattu |
Type of Sponsor |
Government medical college |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
Sites of Study
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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 |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
Institutional Ethics committee |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type |
Condition |
Patients |
status epilepticus in children, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type |
Name |
Details |
Comparator Agent |
fosphenytoin |
20mg/kg intravenously over 20 minutes |
Intervention |
levetiracetam |
20mg/kg intravenously over 20 minutes |
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Inclusion Criteria
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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 |
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ExclusionCriteria |
Details |
children who are loaded with drugs other than two doses of midazolam , pre-hospital therapy and with shock |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Random Number Table |
Method of Concealment
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An Open list of random numbers |
Blinding/Masking
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Open Label |
Primary Outcome
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Outcome |
TimePoints |
clinical cessation of seizures |
from the time of administration of the drug |
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Secondary Outcome
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Outcome |
TimePoints |
seizure recurrence within 12 hours |
12 hours |
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Target Sample Size
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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
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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
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Years="1" Months="0" Days="0" |
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Open to Recruitment |
Publication Details
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not yet |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
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Brief Summary
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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 . |