UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000062668
Receipt number R000071633
Scientific Title REAL-WORLD EFFECTIVENESS OF BRIVARACETAM INITIAL MONOTHERAPY IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED ADULT PATIENTS WITH FOCAL ONSET SEIZURES IN JAPAN
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/08/25
Last modified on 2026/08/24 14:49:10

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Basic information

Public title

Effectiveness of Brivaracetam Used as the First Anti-Seizure Medication in Routine Clinical Practice for Japanese Patients with Epilepsy

Acronym

BRIVA-Mono

Scientific Title

REAL-WORLD EFFECTIVENESS OF BRIVARACETAM INITIAL MONOTHERAPY IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED ADULT PATIENTS WITH FOCAL ONSET SEIZURES IN JAPAN

Scientific Title:Acronym

BRIVA-Mono

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Epilepsy

Classification by specialty

Neurology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the effectiveness of brivaracetam initial monotherapy in adult patients with focal onset (partial onset) seizures after brivaracetam treatment initiation for at least 12 months.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

effectiveness

Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Patient with continuous seizure freedom (all seizure types) for at least 12 consecutive months during the brivaracetam monotherapy observation period

Key secondary outcomes

-Patient with continuous seizure freedom (all seizure types) for at least 6 consecutive months during the brivaracetam monotherapy observation period
-Brivaracetam retention at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months
-Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (overall; serious; drug related; behavioral, leading to discontinuation of brivaracetam)
-Neuropsychiatric TEAEs
-Adverse events of special interest (AESIs)
-Other safety relevant information


Base

Study type

Observational


Study design

Basic design


Randomization


Randomization unit


Blinding


Control


Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms


Purpose of intervention


Type of intervention


Interventions/Control_1


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1.The patient has never received treatment with any antiseizure medication for any indication. The short acute use of rescue medication for seizure treatment is allowed. Any prior treatment with brivaracetam before brivaracetam initiation at study entry is not allowed.
2.The patient is 18 years of age or older at the timing of signing the Patient Data Consent Form (PDCF).
3.The patient has a confirmed clinical history of focal onset seizures and has had at least 1 focal onset seizures (focal aware, focal with impaired awareness, or focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures) during the past 6 months prior to baseline.
4.A PDCF is signed and dated by the patient.
5.The patient is considered by the treating physician to be reliable and capable of adhering to the protocol and is willing to be followed for a 24-month period.
6.The decision by the treating physician to prescribe brivaracetam tablets as initial monotherapy must be made independent from participation in the non-interventional study and is in line with the drug's license and the (local) summary of product characteristics.

Key exclusion criteria

NA

Target sample size

50


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Jun
Middle name
Last name Watanabe

Organization

UCB Japan Co. Ltd.

Division name

Medical Affairs Division, Epilepsy Medical Affairs Department

Zip code

160-0023

Address

Shinjuku Grand Tower, 8-17-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku

TEL

03-6864-8664

Email

jun.watanabe@ucb.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Jun
Middle name
Last name Watanabe

Organization

UCB Japan Co. Ltd.

Division name

Medical Affairs Division, Epilepsy Medical Affairs Department

Zip code

160-0023

Address

Shinjuku Grand Tower, 8-17-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku

TEL

03-6864-8664

Homepage URL


Email

jun.watanabe@ucb.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

UCB Biopharma SRL

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization

Belgium


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Non-Profit Organization MINS Research Ethics Committee

Address

Mita 5-20-9-401,Minato-ku,Tokyo

Tel

03-6416-1868

Email

npo-mins@j-irb.com


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

独立行政法人 国立病院機構静岡てんかん・神経医療センター(静岡県)/NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 08 Month 25 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Results Delayed


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Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


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IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 03 Month 30 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 07 Month 01 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2029 Year 10 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2029 Year 10 Month 31 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2029 Year 12 Month 31 Day

Date analysis concluded

2030 Year 02 Month 14 Day


Other

Other related information

Not applicable


Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 08 Month 24 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 08 Month 24 Day



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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071633