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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 19 March 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2010-022655-29-NL
Date of registration: 22/10/2010
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Erasmus MC
Public title: Randomised open label cross-over study into the efficacy of RApamycin in children with Tuberous sclerosis complex with intractable Epilepsy (RATE-trial) - RATE
Scientific title: Randomised open label cross-over study into the efficacy of RApamycin in children with Tuberous sclerosis complex with intractable Epilepsy (RATE-trial) - RATE
Date of first enrolment: 30/05/2011
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Recruitment status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2010-022655-29
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: yes Single blind: no Double blind: no Parallel group: no Cross over: yes Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no Placebo: no Other: yes Other specify the comparator: standard treatment  
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Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Children with definite TSC older than 3 months, up to 12 yrs old, with catastrophic epilepsy (West syndrome or intractable epilepsy defined as 1 or more seizures/week despite two adequate trials of anti-epileptic drug regimens).
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no
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F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
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Exclusion criteria:
Renal dysfunction, surgery during 6wk before inclusion, current infection.


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Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Epilepsy in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: Rapamune
Pharmaceutical Form: Oral solution

Primary Outcome(s)
Main Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of rapamycin (Sirolimus) on intractable epilepsy in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.
Primary end point(s): Seizure frequency during the last month of treatment versus baseline (percentage change).
Secondary Objective: To evaluate tolerability of rapamycin (Sirolimus) in children with TSC.
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Secondary ID(s)
RATE-trial
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