Does Gabapentin and Lamotriginel Have Significantly Fewer Side-effects While Providing Equal or Better Seizure Control Than the Current Drug Choice, Carbamazepine, for the Treatment of Seizures in the Elderly.

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

720

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 1998

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2003

Conditions
Seizures
Interventions
DRUG

Carbamazepine

DRUG

Gabapentin

DRUG

Lamotrigine

Trial Locations (20)

10468

Bronx VA Medical Center, The Bronx

Study Chairman, The Bronx

23249

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond

33125

Miami VA Medical Center, Miami

Study Chairperson, Miami

33744

Vamc - Bay Pines, Fl, Bay Pines

35233

Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham

60141

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines

60612

Chicago VA Medical Center (West Side), Chicago

70112

New Orleans VAMC, New Orleans

73104

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City

75216

Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas

80220

Denver VA Medical Center, Denver

85012

Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix

90073

Vamc - West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca, Los Angeles

92161

Vamc - San Diego, San Diego, Ca, San Diego

94121

San Francisco VAMC, San Francisco

32608-1197

Gainesville VA Medical Center, Gainesville

02130

Boston VA Medical Center, Boston

15240-1001

Vamc - Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa, Pittsburgh

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Parke-Davis

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Glaxo Wellcome

INDUSTRY

lead

US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED