Clinical trials: Absence Epilepsy
Seizure, Absence
LAMICTAL (Lamotrigine) For The Treatment Of Absence Seizures
This is an open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of lamotrigine (LTG) for the treatment of newly-diagnosed typical absence seizures. Subjects will be children and adolescents < 13 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00144872
- Testing
- Lamotrigine
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Absence Seizures, Absence Epilepsy
ECV - Epihunter Clinical Validation
The goal of this prospective study is to validate a wearable EEG seizure detection solution compared to video EEG. Subjects that undergo a clinical video EEG are asked to additionally wear a wearable EEG headband for up to 2…
- Trial name
- ECV (NCT04615442)
- Testing
- Epihunter
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Epihunter NV
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Search for Genes Influencing Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) Study
The purpose of our study is to identify gene(s) involved in the cause of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE).
- Conditions
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT00041951
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Epilepsy, Childhood Absence Epilepsy
A Pilot Study of Efficacy and Tolerability of Levetiracetam Monotherapy in Subjects With Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is a form of generalized epilepsy syndrome. Clinically these seizures are manifest with a sudden, brief (3-15 second) loss of awareness followed by a quick recovery to baseline.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT00361010
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
A Study to Test the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Brivaracetam in Study Participants With Childhood Absence Epilepsy or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
The purpose of the study is to investigate the long-term safety and tolerability of brivaracetam in study participants with childhood absence epilepsy or juvenile absence epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06315322
- Testing
- Brivaracetam Film-coated tablet, Brivaracetam oral solution
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Georgia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma SRL
Absence Epilepsy, Ketogenic Dieting
Ketogenic Diet for New-Onset Absence Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet is a medical therapy for epilepsy that is used nearly predominantly for refractory epilepsy (after 2-3 drugs have been tried and failed).
- Conditions
- Absence Epilepsy, Ketogenic Dieting, Epilepsy, Absence
- Trial name
- NCT04274179
- Testing
- Modified Atkins Diet, Absence epilepsy medications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Absence Seizures
Assessing Comorbidities in Epilepsy Using Eye Movement Recordings
This study wants to make it easier to find kids with a type of epilepsy called childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) who might have problems with ongoing seizures and thinking.
- Conditions
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Absence Seizures, Epilepsy Comorbidities
- Trial name
- ACER (NCT06310772)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eysz, Inc.
Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Long-Term Safety of Pharmaceutical Grade Synthetic Cannabidiol Oral Solution in Pediatric Participants With Treatment-Resistant Childhood Absence Seizures
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (CBD) in pediatric participants with treatment-resistant childhood absence seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT03355300
- Testing
- Cannabidiol Oral Solution
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Radius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Epilepsy
Open-Label Study to Assess Lacosamide Safety as Add-on Therapy for Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures in Subjects With Epilepsy
The purpose is to assess the safety of Lacosamide in subjects with uncontrolled Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic (PGTC) seizures with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT01118949
- Testing
- Lacosamide
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.
Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Cannabidiol Oral Solution in Pediatric Participants With Treatment-Resistant Childhood Absence Seizures
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of Cannabidiol Oral Solution in the treatment of pediatric participants with treatment-resistant childhood absence seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT03336242
- Testing
- Cannabidiol Oral Solution
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Radius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
Mutual Interactions Between Absence Epilepsy Seizures and the Integration of Sensory Stimuli
Epileptic seizures arise from neuronal defects that often alter the capacity of the brain to process sensory information. During absence seizures, a frequent epileptic syndrome in children, the normal conscious and perceptual…
- Trial name
- Absence SLI (NCT03676543)
- Testing
- Timed repetitive sensory stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Absence Seizures
A Safety and Efficacy Follow-up Study With Levetiracetam in Children (4-17 Years Old) Suffering From Absence Seizures
This long-term open label follow-up trial gave pediatric subjects suffering from typical absences in CAE or JAE the opportunity to continue levetiracetam treatment after participation in the pilot study (study N162) or the…
- Trial name
- NCT00545012
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Epilepsy
CX-8998 for Absence Seizures
This is a Phase 2a, open-label study consisting of a screening period of up to 4 weeks and a 4-dose-titration treatment period to a dose of up to 10 mg twice daily (BID) of CX-8998, followed by a 1-week safety follow-up period…
- Trial name
- T-WAVE (NCT03406702)
- Testing
- CX-8998
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Childhood Absence Epilepsy [Pyknolepsy]
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study of Memory in Children
Memory is a cognitive function whose development is still poorly documented in children, but which is often disturbed in temporal epilepsy. There are no studies about the disorders of episodic memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00242905
- Testing
- Study of memory using MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
A Study to Test the Long-term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Brivaracetam in Study Participants 2 to 26 Years of Age With Childhood Absence Epilepsy or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
The purpose of the study is to investigate the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of brivaracetam in pediatric study participants with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE).
- Trial name
- NCT05109234
- Testing
- Brivaracetam Film-coated tablet, Brivaracetam oral solution
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Georgia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma SRL
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Petit Mal Epilepsy
Childhood Absence Epilepsy Rx PK-PD-Pharmacogenetics Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the best initial treatment for childhood absence epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Petit Mal Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT00088452
- Testing
- Ethosuximide, Lamotrigine, Valproic acid
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Absence Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Absence
Longitudinal Early Epilepsy Study
This longitudinal study will focus on the cognitive and brain development of children with absence epilepsy. In addition, the investigators aim to identify prognostic factors for cognitive deterioration and/or poor seizure…
- Trial name
- LEES (NCT02954107)
- Testing
- MRI, 24h-EEG + video, Neuropsychological tests
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Study the Efficacy of Epidiolex for Typical Absence Seizures
Epidiolex in Typical Absence Seizures
This is a Pilot study, open-label study consisting of a screening period of up to 4 weeks, a 4-week dose-titration treatment period to dose of up to 20 mg/kg/day BID of CBD (Epidiolex), and a 30 day safety follow-up period…
- Trial name
- NCT04899050
- Testing
- Cannabidiol (Epidiolex)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Epilepsy, Absence
Does Body Positioning Affect the Yield of Hyperventilation in Routine Pediatric Electroencephalography - EEG Studies?
Children referred for routine EEG studies for suspected absence seizures will be asked, upon caregiver's informed consent, to perform 3 minutes of hyperventilation both in the supine position and while sitting up.
- Trial name
- NCT02766595
- Testing
- hyperventilation while sitting up during routine EEG
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center