Seizure drug study ends early – safety results awaited
NCT ID NCT04686786
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the long-term safety of an experimental drug called CVL-865 in adults whose focal seizures were not controlled by other medications. About 105 people who completed a previous trial took CVL-865 alongside their usual seizure drugs for up to 57 weeks. The study was stopped early, and researchers tracked side effects, heart changes, and withdrawal symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who completed treatment in Trial CVL-865-SZ-001 (NCT04244175) * A female participant of childbearing potential who is sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception from signing of informed consent through 30 days post last dose * A male participant with a pregnant or a nonpregnant partner of childbearing potential must agree to use a condom during treatment and until the end of relevant systemic exposure in the male participant for 94 days following the last dose with the investigational medicinal product (IMP) * Participants who are capable of giving signed informed consent * Participants who are able, in the opinion of the investigator, to understand the nature of the trial and comply with protocol requirements, including the prescribed dosage regimens, scheduled visits, laboratory tests, and other trial procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, medical monitor, or sponsor, should not participate in the trial * Participants who, in the judgment of the investigator, experienced poor tolerability to the IMP during the double-blind trial or whose safety assessments resulted in new concerns that would suggest that the participant may not be appropriate for 57 weeks of treatment with CVL-865 in an extension trial * Participants who experienced status epilepticus during Trial CVL-865-SZ-001 * Participants who have demonstrated substantial noncompliance to trial procedures in Trial CVL-865-SZ-001, based on the investigator's judgment, would not be eligible for this trial * Participants who answer "yes" on the C-SSRS Suicidal Ideation Item 4 or Item 5 (Active Suicidal Ideation with Some Intent to Act, Without Specific Plan, or Active Suicidal Ideation with Specific Plan and Intent), or participants who answer "yes" on any of the 5 C-SSRS Suicidal Behavior Items (actual attempt, interrupted attempt, aborted attempt, preparatory acts, or behavior), or participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, present a serious risk of suicide * Participants with any of the following abnormalities in clinical laboratory tests at Visit 1, as assessed by the central laboratory and confirmed by a single repeat measurement, if deemed necessary (Females: Hemoglobin \<11 gram per deciliter (g/dL); Males: hemoglobin \<12 g/dL; White blood cell (WBC) count \<3.0 x 10 power 9 per liter (10\^9/L); Neutrophil count \<2.0 x 10\^9/L; Platelet count \<150 × 10\^9/L) * Participants who would be likely to require the use of prohibited concomitant medications during the trial * Female participants who have a positive pregnancy test result
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Barcelona, Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain
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Barcelona, Catalunya
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08003, Spain
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Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States
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Białystok
Bialystok, 15-704, Poland
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Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-163, Poland
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Camperdown, New South Wales
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Chesterfield, Missouri
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63005, United States
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Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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Gdańsk, Pomorskie
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-803, Poland
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Gulf Breeze, Florida
Gulf Breeze, Florida, 32561-4458, United States
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Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
Gwangju, Seoul, 05030, South Korea
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Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Heidelberg, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Herston, Queensland
Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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Irwon-Ro Gangnam-gu., Seoul
Irwon-dong, Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Kragujevac, Sumadija
Kragujevac, Sumadija, 34000, Serbia
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Kraków, Malopolskie
Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-209, Poland
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Kyiv
Kyiv, 02091, Ukraine
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Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40504, United States
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Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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Lodz
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 90-752, Poland
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Lviv
Lviv, 79035, Ukraine
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Madrid
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Madrid
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Malaga,
Málaga, Andalusia, 29010, Spain
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Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Miami Lakes, Florida
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Neurology Department, Kragujevac
Kragujevac, Sumadija, 34000, Serbia
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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New York
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Parkville, Victoria
Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Port Charlotte, Florida
Port Charlotte, Florida, 33952, United States
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Randwick, New South Wales
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
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Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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Saint Louis, Missouri
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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Scarborough, Maine
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
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Sevilla
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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Terrassa, Catalonia
Terrassa, Catalonia, 08222, Spain
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio, 43614, United States
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Uzhgorod
Uzhhorod, Uzhgorod, 88018, Ukraine
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Valencia
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Warszawa
Warsaw, 02-952, Poland
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Westmead, New South Wales
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Wojnicz, Lskie
Wojnicz, Wojnicz Lskie, 40-650, Poland
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