A Study to Determine if BHV-7000 is Effective and Safe in Adults With Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy With Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether BHV-7000 is effective in the treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures and includes an additional open-label extension (OLE) phase.

Condition

  • Generalized Epilepsy

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 75 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and Female participants 18 to 75 years of age at time of consent. - Diagnosis of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy at least 6 months prior to the screening visit, defined by 2017 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification and based on requirements of Epilepsy Adjudication criteria. 1. Subject has probable GTC seizures in the setting of IGE, meaning GTC seizures and either classic 3-4 Hz generalized spike-wave (GSW) or 4-6 Hz polyspike-wave on EEG and no focal abnormality (asymmetric spike-wave fragment is allowed) AND/OR a clear history of absence seizures or myoclonic jerks 2. Subjects with possible GTC seizures in the setting of IGE, meaning GTC and either Normal EEG OR Generalized epileptiform EEG abnormality with atypical spike-wave and no focal abnormality (asymmetric spike-wave fragment is allowed). - Subject meets the 2009 ILAE definition of drug resistant epilepsy, failure of adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen and used ASM schedules (whether as monotherapies or in combination) to achieve sustained seizure freedom. - Ability of subject or caregiver to keep accurate seizure diaries - Current treatment with at least 1 to 3 ASMs as part of no more than 4 epilepsy treatments in total (e.g., 3 ASMs + 1 diet regimen; 2 ASMs + 1 diet regimen + 1 device, etc.). - Accurate history of having at least 3 days with a GTC seizure evenly spread throughout the 16 weeks prior to the screening visit, such that a subject had at least 1 day with a GTC seizure during the first 8 weeks and at least 1 day with a GTC seizure during the second 8 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of status epilepticus (convulsive status epilepticus for > 5 minutes or focal status epilepticus with impaired conscious for > 10 minutes) within the last 6 months prior to screening visit that is not consistent with the subject's habitual seizure. - History of repetitive/cluster seizures (where individual seizures cannot be counted) within the last 6 months prior to screening visit, or having an unknown GTC seizure count during the screening phase. - Any condition that would interfere with and/or confound the interpretation of safety or efficacy data from the study, as judged by the Investigator

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2/Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Active Comparator
BHV-7000 75 mg
  • Drug: BHV-7000
    BHV-7000 75mg. Participants will take blinded investigational product (IP) once daily
Placebo Comparator
Placebo
  • Drug: Placebo
    Matching placebo taken once daily

Recruiting Locations

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Contact:
Melissa Osborn
615-322-8817
melissa.osborn@vumc.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd.

Study Contact

Chief Medical Officer
203-404-0410
clinicaltrials@biohavenpharma.com