Efficacy of Keppra in Acute Alcohol Related Seizure Control--A Pilot Study

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Pilot study to evaluate efficacy of Keppra (levetiracetam) for seizure control in patients with alcohol related seizures.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
• Collaborator: UCB Pharma
• Treatments: Ethanol; Etiracetam; Levetiracetam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• No trauma

• Not pregnant

• No other cause for seizure (hypoglycemia, CNS causes, trauma)

• Good family support

• Working telephone contact

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Renal failure (creatine > 2mg/dl

• Fever or illness

• Hypotension

• Any trauma