A Study to Evaluate XEN1101 as Adjunctive Therapy in Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12+
SponsorXenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

About this trial

This is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the clinical efficacy, safety, and tolerability of XEN1101 administered as adjunctive treatment in primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (PGTCS).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Subject is properly informed of the nature and risks of the study and gives informed consent in writing prior to entering the study (for adult subjects) and for adolescent subjects parent/legal guardian and subject gives informed consent or assent in writing prior to entering the study.

Subject is ≥12 years of age with a BMI ≤40 kg/m2 at Visit 1.

Subject must have had adequate trials of at least 2 ASMs, which were given (and tolerated) at adequate therapeutic doses, without achieving sustained seizure freedom.

Subject has probable or possible PGTCS (with or without other subtypes of generalized seizures) for ≥1 year, in the setting of generalized epilepsy according to the International League Against Epilepsy 2017 classification criteria, and subject is approved by The Epilepsy Study Consortium (TESC).

Disqualifiers

Subject has had status epilepticus within the 12 months prior to Visit 1.

Subject has history of repetitive seizures within the 12-month period preceding Visit 1 where the individual seizures cannot be counted.

Subject has a history of non-epileptic psychogenic seizures within 10 years prior to Visit 1.

Subject has a concomitant diagnosis of focal-onset seizures (FOS).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • XEN1101
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

160 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Lead sponsor

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Collaborator