Status:

COMPLETED

Lorazepam for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Emmes Company, LLC

Conditions:

Status Epilepticus

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-17 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to gather the data to: 1) determine the best dose, and 2) evaluate its effectiveness and safety in stopping seizures. Part 1 is a pharmacokinetic study (study of how much ...

Detailed Description

Lorazepam is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines that is used to treat seizures. Lorazepam has been widely used to treat children who have repeated or long seizures, a condition known as status...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Generalized tonic clonic seizures within 1 hour OR 2 or more generalized tonic clonic seizures in rapid succession with no recovery of consciousness between seizures OR a single ongoing generalized tonic clonic seizure which has lasted at least 5 minutes

Exclusion

  • Inability to obtain informed consent or assent
  • Sustained hypotension
  • Significant arrhythmia
  • Known hypersensitivity to or contraindication to use of benzodiazepines
  • Use of lorazepam within 4 days of study drug dosing
  • American Association of Anesthesiology (ASA) Class \> 1

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

69 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00114569

Start Date

March 1 2005

End Date

February 1 2009

Last Update

May 23 2016

Active Locations (1)

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Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010