This study will assess long-term safety and tolerability of repeat dose diazepam nasal spray in adolescents and adults with cluster seizures, with a focus on potential local effects (changes in nasal mucosa, olfaction, and taste).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
126
Olfactory Changes as Measured by the Smell Identification Test (SIT)
The SIT is a 50-item multiple-choice standardized test of olfactory function. Scoring of the test in the ability to smell ranges from normal (Normosmia: score 35 - 40 Women; 34 - 40 Men); to inability to smell (Anosmia score 6 - 18); or Malingering (not engaged in the test) ranges 0 - 5.
Time frame: Screening, weeks 12, 24, 36, 48 and 51
Change From Baseline (Screening) in Nasal Mucosa.
Change from baseline treatment visits using a focused nasal exam was based on a scale of nasal irritation "none" to Grade 4 "septal perforation."
Time frame: Screening, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48 and 51
Change in Taste as Measured by a Taste Change Questionnaire
Change in taste questionnaire was administered to subjects at every study visit only if the subject complained of a change in taste or as needed to report a related AE. The taste change profile included sweet, salty, sour, bitter, oily, sharp, chalky, metallic. The subject rated the change on a 10-point scale ranging from a weak change (1) to very strong (10).
Time frame: Weeks 12, 24
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