Placebo Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rapamycin in Drug Resistant Epilepsy Associated With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age3-50
SponsorKatarzyna Kotulska

About this trial

The purpose of the RaRE-TS study is to determine safety, tolerability and efficacy of rapamycin versus placebo in a drug resistant epilepsy associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

male or female aged from 3 months up to 50 years at the day of randomization

patients/parents/caregivers are willing to and able to give informed consent form for the participation in the study

patients/parents/caregivers are willing to and able to comply with all study requirements

definite diagnosis of TSC according to the Consensus criteria (Northrup, 2013)

Disqualifiers

history of treatment with mTOR inhibitor in the three months prior to screening,

history of pseudo-epileptic seizures,

history of progressive CNS disease other than TSC

recent surgery within 2 weeks prior to the screening

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rapamycin
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Katarzyna Kotulska

Lead sponsor

Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland

Sponsor institution