Clinical Trial: A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Lacosamide Versus Placebo (a Pill Without Active Medication) in Patients With Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy Who Are Already Taking Anti-epileptic Medications

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lacosamide as Adjunctive Therapy for Uncontrolled Primary Generalized Tonic-Clo

Brief Summary: Evaluating efficacy & safety of lacosamide versus Placebo in a blinded fashion as add-on Therapy for Primary Generalized Tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures in subject 4 years of age with idiopathic generalized epilepsy currently taking 1 to 3 antiepileptic drugs. Maximum duration of study drug administration is 28 weeks. Eligible subjects may choose to enter the open-label extension study after completion.