Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Antiepileptic Drug in Generalised Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Status; Epilepticus, Tonic-clonic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Compare the efficiency of the association, first line, the intravenous levetiracetam and the intravenous clonazepam, in that of a monotherapy of clonazepam intravenous in the pre-hospital treatment of...

Detailed Description

At this time, the prehospital treatment of the status epilepticus use some molecule ("FOSPHENYLOINE") with large contra-indications. In this case the physician is not able to know the past medical his...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria :
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Patient taken care by a prehospital medical team participating in the study
  • Diagnosis of tonicoclonic generalized status epilepticus confirmed on the spot by a physician of the team.
  • Exclusion criteria :
  • Parent or the reliable person indicated by the patient present not giving its agreement for the inclusion
  • Pregnancy clinically detectable or known for close relations at the time of the status epilepticus
  • tonicoclonic generalized status epilepticus after anoxia post cardiac arrest
  • Patient having already received another treatment for the same episode of status epilepticus
  • Patient having already participated in the study during a previous episode of status epilepticus
  • Patient in "latent" status epilepticus. Definition : patient in the coma having epileptic demonstrations (CLONISMS MYOCLONISMS) small or invalid, contrasting with permanent generalized electric seizures on the EEG
  • Patient presenting certain diagnosis of pseudo name psychogenic seizure
  • Patient whose neurological status requires an immediate surgery (traumatism)
  • Patient having a hyper-responsiveness about the levetiracetam or about the other by-products of pyrrolidone or an one of the excipients
  • Patient having a hyper-responsiveness about the clonazepam, about the benzodiazepins or about one of the other constituents of the product
  • Patient under medical guardianship
  • Not membership in a schema of medical assurance.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    203 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01150331

    Start Date

    July 1 2009

    End Date

    October 1 2013

    Last Update

    June 23 2014

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    Necker Hospital

    Paris, France, 75015