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NCT04519645: LENS

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Lacosamide in Neonates With Repeated Electroencephalographic Neonatal Seizures

Terminated Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 3 October 2025
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Lacosamide intravenous in Electroencephalographic Neonatal Seizures in 29 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline
31 March 2021
Primary endpoint
6 August 2024
31 October 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUCB Biopharma SRL
PhasePhase 2
StatusTerminated
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingsingle
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment29
Start date31 March 2021
Primary completion6 August 2024
Estimated completion31 October 2024
Sites18 locations across Canada, United States, Australia

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

UCB Biopharma SRL — full company profile →

Who can join

Under 28 Days, any sex, with Electroencephalographic Neonatal Seizures or Epilepsy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Change in Seizure Burden Measured in the Evaluation Video-electroencephalogram (Video-EEG) Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Primary · During 2-hour Evaluation starting 1 hour after initial treatment (up to 2 hours), compared to Baseline

Baseline seizure burden was defined as seizure burden measured on the continuous video-EEG (total electroencephalographic neonatal seizures (ENS) in minutes per hour) during a period of up to 2 hours immediately prior to the first administration of study drug. An ENS was defined as an EEG seizure lasting for at least 10 seconds on video-EEG. The seizure burden in the Evaluation Period was calculated as the total duration of seizures between 1 and 3 hours after the first dose of study medication divided by the duration of interpretable video-EEG available in the same period. Change in seizure b

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator2.45± 14.83
Lacosamide6.64± 6.55
Percentage of Responders in the Evaluation Video-EEG Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · During 2-hour Evaluation starting 1 hour after initial treatment (up to 2 hours), compared to Baseline

A responder is defined as a study participant who achieved the following reduction in seizure burden without need for rescue medication, compared with the seizure burden measured during the Baseline Period immediately prior to the study medication administration, evaluated for a 2-hour period starting 1 hour after the start of initial treatment: - At least 80% reduction of seizure burden in participants who were categorized by the Investigator as having non-severe seizure burden during Baseline OR - At least 50% reduction of seizure burden in participants who were categorized by the Investigat

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator66.7
Lacosamide60.0
Percentage of Participants With at Least 80% Reduction in Seizure Burden in the Evaluation a Video-EEG Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · During 2-hour Evaluation starting 1 hour after initial treatment (up to 2 hours), compared to Baseline

A responder is defined as a study participant who achieved the following reduction in seizure burden without need for rescue medication, compared with the seizure burden measured during the Baseline Period immediately prior to investigational medicinal product (IMP) administration, evaluated for a 2-hour period starting 1 hour after the start of initial treatment: A reduction in seizure burden from Baseline of \>=80% regardless of baseline seizure severity. Percentage of Participants With at least 80% Reduction in Seizure Burden in the Evaluation (starting 1 hour after treatment) of a Video-EE

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator44.4
Lacosamide60.0
Time to Response Across the 48-hour Treatment Period Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · Across the first 48 hours of Treatment Period, compared to Baseline

Time to response where response was defined as a reduction in seizure burden from Baseline of at least 80% in participants with non-severe seizure burden, and of at least 50% for participants with severe seizure burden. Time to response was censored at the date/time the participant received rescue medication or stopped video-EEG monitoring, or otherwise at the end of the 48-hour period.

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator3.03.0 – 8.0
Lacosamide3.0NA – NA
Time to Seizure Freedom Across the First 48-hour Treatment Period Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · Across the first 48 hours of Treatment Period, compared to Baseline

Seizure freedom was defined as 0 minutes of seizures in a 1-hour period (or 2-hour period for the 3-hour time point) and was analyzed across the 48 hours. The time to seizure freedom was measured in hours, defined as the first time point when the response criterion was met minus the date and time of the first dose of randomized study medication administration. Time to seizure freedom was censored at the time of receiving rescue medication, stopping video-EEG monitoring or otherwise at 48 hours after first dose.

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator8.03.0 – NA
Lacosamide3.0NA – NA
Absolute Change in Seizure Burden Across the First 48-hours of the Treatment Period Measured by Continuous Video-EEG Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · Treatment Period: 7-8 hours, 15-16 hours, 23-24 hours, 31-32 hours, 39-40 hours, 47-48 hours, compared to Baseline

Baseline seizure burden was calculated as total duration of seizures (in minutes) between -2 hour and 0 hours before first dose of study medication divided by total duration of interpretable video-EEG (in hours) in the same period. Seizure burden for 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 and 48 hour time points was calculated as total duration of seizures in the hour prior to time point divided by duration of interpretable video-EEG available in same period. If \<30 minutes of interpretable video-EEG were available in the 1 hour prior to the time point, response was calculated based on seizure burden for most rec

Treatment, 7 hour - 8 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator-2.74± 15.53
Lacosamide6.30± 6.74
Treatment, 15 hour - 16 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator3.63± 5.28
Lacosamide7.21± 6.33
Treatment, 23 hour - 24 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator5.08± 4.81
Lacosamide8.69± 8.06
Treatment, 31 hour - 32 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator5.71± 5.09
Lacosamide8.93± 8.56
Treatment, 39 hour - 40 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator4.43± 5.80
Lacosamide8.93± 8.56
Treatment, 47 hour - 48 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator4.84± 5.44
Lacosamide8.93± 8.56
Percent Change in Seizure Burden Across the First 48-hours of the Treatment Period Measured by Continuous Video-EEG Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · Treatment Period: 7-8 hours, 15-16 hours, 23-24 hours, 31-32 hours, 39-40 hours, 47-48 hours, compared to Baseline

The percent change in seizure burden for the 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 and 48 hour time points was calculated as the seizure burden at Baseline minus the seizure burden at the respective time point, divided by the seizure burden in the Baseline Period, multiplied by 100. Percent change in seizure burden was analyzed such that a positive value indicates a reduction in seizure burden from baseline.

Treatment, 7 hour - 8 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator39.85± 147.33
Lacosamide80.92± 45.56
Treatment, 15 hour - 16 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator48.22± 116.94
Lacosamide93.19± 21.53
Treatment, 23 hour - 24 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator100.00± 0.00
Lacosamide99.03± 3.05
Treatment, 31 hour - 32 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator100.00± 0.00
Lacosamide100.00± 0.00
Treatment, 39 hour - 40 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator77.13± 45.73
Lacosamide100.00± 0.00
Treatment, 47 hour - 48 hour
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator100.00± 0.00
Lacosamide100.00± 0.00
Percentage of Responders at the End of the First 48-hours of the Treatment Period Secondary · Across the first 48 hours of Treatment Period

A responder is defined as a study participant who achieved the following reduction in seizure burden without need for rescue medication, compared with the seizure burden measured during the Baseline Period immediately prior to investigational medicinal product (IMP) administration, evaluated for a 2-hour period starting 1 hour after the start of initial treatment: At least 80% reduction of seizure burden in participants who were categorized as having nonsevere seizure burden during Baseline OR At least 50% reduction of seizure burden in participants who had at least one 30-minute period of sev

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator66.7
Lacosamide76.9
Percentage of Study Participants Who Are Seizure-free (100% Reduction in Seizure Burden From Baseline) at 24 Hours After Start of the Treatment Period, Categorized by Study Participants With Non Severe or Severe Seizure Burden at Baseline Secondary · 24 hours after the start of Treatment Period, compared to Baseline

Seizure free was defined as 100% reduction in seizure burden or having no seizures in the assessment period (23 to 24 hours after first dose) from Baseline. For the study participants with severe seizure burden at Baseline (as determined by the Investigator), the numerator was defined as the number of participants with severe seizure burden at Baseline who had no seizures between 23 and 24 hours after the start of the Treatment Period. The denominator for the percentages was based on the number of participants with video-EEG data available at the 24 hour time point. Here, N='overall number of

Severe Seizure Burden
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator33.3
Lacosamide66.7
Non-severe Seizure Burden
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator100.0
Lacosamide62.5
Categorized Percentage of Participants With Change in Seizure Burden in the Evaluation Video-EEG Compared With the Baseline Video-EEG Secondary · During 2-hour Evaluation starting 1 hour after initial treatment (up to 2 hours), compared to Baseline

Baseline seizure burden was calculated as total duration of seizures (in minutes) between -2 and 0 hours before the first dose of study medication divided by total duration of interpretable video-EEG (in hours) in same period. Seizure burden in Evaluation Period was calculated as total duration of seizures between 1 and 3 hours after first dose of study medication divided by duration of interpretable video-EEG available in same period. Percent change in seizure burden for Evaluation period was calculated as seizure burden at Baseline minus seizure burden at respective time point, divided by se

Evaluation, 1 hour - 3 hour: <-25%
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator22.2
Lacosamide0.0
Evaluation, 1 hour - 3 hour: -25% to <25%
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator0.0
Lacosamide9.1
Evaluation, 1 hour - 3 hour: 25% to <50%
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator11.1
Lacosamide9.1
Evaluation, 1 hour - 3 hour: 50% to <80%
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator22.2
Lacosamide0.0
Evaluation, 1 hour - 3 hour: >=80%
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator44.4
Lacosamide81.8
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) as Reported by the Investigator Secondary · From first administration of study treatment to the End of Safety Follow-up Period (up to Day 42)

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study medication, whether or not considered related to the study medication. TEAEs are defined as AEs which have onset on or after the start date and time of initial study medication administration.

GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator41.7
Lacosamide64.3
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Marked Abnormalities in 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Secondary · Active Comparator: Screening; Lacosamide: Screening, 1-6 hours, 48 and 96 hours

The ECG treatment-emergent marked abnormalities values are based on grade 2 toxicity based on abnormal values or clinical experience based on investigator's discretion. Participants randomized to Lacosamide and enrolled under this version of the protocol have planned assessments at Screening, 1-6 hours, 48, and 96 hours only. For participants randomized to Active Comparator treatment, only the Screening assessment was applicable.

Screening: Abnormal Clinically significant
GroupValue95% CI
Active Comparator0.0
Lacosamide0.0
1-6 hours: Abnormal Clinically significant
GroupValue95% CI
Lacosamide0.0
48 hours: Abnormal Clinically significant
GroupValue95% CI
Lacosamide0.0
96 hours: Abnormal Clinically significant
GroupValue95% CI
Lacosamide0.0

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Enrolment: Screening (-36 hours) up to 0 hours (pre-dose); Treatment: From first administration of study treatment to the End of Safety Follow-up (up to Day 42). Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

No Treatment
Serious: 0/3 (0%)
Deaths: 0/3
Active Comparator
Serious: 0/12 (0%)
Deaths: 0/12
Lacosamide
Serious: 2/14 (14%)
Deaths: 1/14

Serious adverse events (2 terms)

ReactionSystemNo TreatmentActive ComparatorLacosamide
Congenital central nervous system anomalyCongenital, familial and genetic disorders
Cerebral infarctionNervous system disorders
Other adverse events (32 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemNo TreatmentActive ComparatorLacosamide
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
ConvulsionNervous system disorders
EosinophiliaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Right ventricular hypertrophyCardiac disorders
Adrenal insufficiencyEndocrine disorders
Adrenal haemorrhageEndocrine disorders
Diabetes insipidusEndocrine disorders
Dry eyeEye disorders
Retinal haemorrhageEye disorders
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
PainGeneral disorders
PyrexiaGeneral disorders
CholestasisHepatobiliary disorders
Hyperbilirubinaemia neonatalHepatobiliary disorders
InfectionInfections and infestations
Neonatal infectionInfections and infestations
Oral candidiasisInfections and infestations
Feeding disorder neonatalMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HyponatraemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Poor sucking reflexNervous system disorders
Reflexes abnormalNervous system disorders
Cerebral ischaemiaNervous system disorders
Cerebrospinal fluid leakageNervous system disorders
Depressed level of consciousnessNervous system disorders
Intracranial pressure increasedNervous system disorders
LethargyNervous system disorders
HypercapniaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Pulmonary hypertensionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Pulmonary oedemaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Skin lesionSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
HypertensionVascular disorders
Elevated Alanine AminotransferaseInvestigations

Most-reported serious reactions: Congenital central nervous system anomaly, Cerebral infarction.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04519645 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of lacosamide (LCM) versus an Active Comparator chosen based on standard of care (StOC) in severe and nonsevere seizure burden (defined as total minutes of electroencephalographic neonatal seizures (ENS) per hour) in neonates with seizures that are not adequately controlled with previous anti-epileptic drug (AED) treatment.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Novel Therapeutics for Neonatal Seizures.
    Ziobro JM, Eschbach K, Shellhaas RA. · · 2021 · cited 14× · PMID 34386906 · DOI 10.1007/s13311-021-01085-8
  2. Lacosamide decreases neonatal seizures without increasing apoptosis.
    Langton RL, Sharma S, Tiarks GC, Bassuk AG, et al · · 2022 · cited 13× · PMID 36168798 · DOI 10.1111/epi.17423
  3. Pediatric Investigation Plans for seizure and epilepsy treatments: An analysis since the implementation of the European Pediatric Regulation in 2006.
    Agostini V, Auvin S. · · 2026 · PMID 41283875 · DOI 10.1111/epi.70011

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