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NCT00618436 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Assess Safety and Efficacy of Levetiracetam(LEV;Keppra)for Seizure Prevention

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Cincinnati.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
52
Enrollment target

NCT00618436: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Cincinnati.

NCT00618436 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by University of Cincinnati. The registered enrollment target is 52 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00618436, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by University of Cincinnati.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
52 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

To show that the use of intravenous levetiracetam(LEV;Keppra)for seizure prevention in patients in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit will result in fewer side effects compared to the current standard of care anticonvulsant and will be at least as effective as the current standard of care in preventing clinical and sub-clinical seizure activity.

Primary Outcome

This was the number of patients in each group who demonstrated seizure activity during the course of the study

Interventions

  • DRUG Levetiracetam
  • DRUG Phenytoin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 52 participants
Start Date 2007-08
Est. Completion 2009-09
Phase Phase 4
University of Cincinnati

245 total trials

What the finished NCT00618436 record still lists

NCT00618436 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 52 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Levetiracetam is the first listed.

NCT00618436 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00618436 about?

NCT00618436 is a clinical study titled "Assess Safety and Efficacy of Levetiracetam(LEV;Keppra)for Seizure Prevention". To show that the use of intravenous levetiracetam(LEV;Keppra)for seizure prevention in patients in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit will result in fewer side effects compared to the current standard of care anticonvulsant and will be at least as effective as the current standard of care in preve...

What is the current status of trial NCT00618436?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 52 participants. The study started on 2007-08. Estimated completion is 2009-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00618436?

The interventions under investigation include: Levetiracetam (DRUG), Phenytoin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00618436?

This trial is sponsored by University of Cincinnati, which has 245 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00618436's enrollment target sits among peer trials

52 1233rd of 2000 higher than 752 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00618436, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00618436 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.