Clinical trials: Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Dyslipidemia
Improving Cardiovascular Health Risks in Adults With Epilepsy on a Modified Atkins Diet
Ketogenic diet therapies (KDTs) emphasize high fat and very low carbohydrate intake and help to control seizures in adults who fail to respond to medications.
- Trial name
- NCT06369571
- Testing
- Atorvastatin 10mg, Modification of dietary fat composition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Epilepsy Intractable
Sleep-Sensitive Seizure Risk Assessment With Wearable EEGs
Epilepsy, a prevalent neurological disorder, affects 40% of patients with uncontrolled seizures despite medications. Sleep disturbance exacerbates epilepsy, and vice versa, but existing literature suffers from limitations.
- Trial name
- NCT06545643
- Testing
- Dreem headband
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Alexithymia, Epilepsies
Alexithymia and Emotional Dysregulation in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. Children and adolescents with epilepsy may also experience emotional and psychological difficulties, including problems identifying and describing their…
- Trial name
- ALEDE (NCT07879976)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Epilepsies
Artificial Intelligence for Brain MRI Analysis in Epilepsy
This study will test computer programs that help doctors read brain MRI scans. The programs use artificial intelligence (AI). The study includes people with epilepsy, a condition that causes repeated seizures.
- Trial name
- RMNEPI22 (NCT07881185)
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Neurologic Disorders
Evaluation and Treatment of Neurosurgical Disorders
Objective: This protocol is designed to allow the Surgical Neurology Branch to evaluate and treat the neurosurgical disorders of protocol participants.
- Trial name
- NCT00060541
- Testing
- Laboratory tests, Radiological exams
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Investigation of Blood-Brain-Barrier Breakdown Using Manganese Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Background: The blood-brain barrier separates the brain from the rest of the body. Epilepsy is a neurological disease that causes seizures. It can affect this barrier.
- Trial name
- NCT02531880
- Testing
- Mangafodipir, Gadolinium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Study of Direct Brain Recording and Stimulation for Memory Enhancement
Background: Epilepsy is a seizure disorder. Sometimes it is treated with surgery. During surgery, electrodes are placed on or in the brain. Researchers want to learn more about memory and the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04095026
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Partial Epilepsy
Safety and Efficacy Study of Cenobamate in Pediatric Subjects 2-17 Years of Age With Partial-onset (Focal) Seizures
Primary objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of cenobamate in pediatric subjects 2-17 years of age with partial-onset (focal) seizures
- Trial name
- NCT05067634
- Testing
- Xcopri
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- SK Life Science, Inc.
Refractory Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation
Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation Parameters in Patients With Medically Refractory Epilepsy
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is used to treat epilepsy in cases where patients are medically refractory and are not candidates for surgical resection.
- Trial name
- NCT05493722
- Testing
- Physician-Selected Settings Stimulation, Optimized Settings Stimulation, DBS Setting Optimization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Focused Ultrasound, MR-guided FUS
Focused Ultrasound for Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Focused ultrasound (FUS) has been shown to differentially lesion or modulate (excite and inhibit) brain circuit and neural activity across a broad range of acoustic stimulus parameters (intensity, duty cycle, pulse repetition…
- Conditions
- Focused Ultrasound, MR-guided FUS, Drug Refractory Epilepsy, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT06292494
- Testing
- Exablate 4000 Transcranial MRgfUS System
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE), Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Overnight TI in TLE
The goal of this clinical trial is to gauge whether overnight, non-invasive temporal interference (TI) stimulation aimed at the hippocampus can reduce abnormal brain activity linked to seizures and improve sleep in adults with…
- Conditions
- Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE), Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Sleep
- Trial name
- TI-HPC-TLE (NCT07434986)
- Testing
- Non-invasive Temporal Interference (TI) Stimulation Targeting Bilateral Hippocampi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Refractory Epilepsy
Post-Market Real-World Evidence Registry for the NeuroOne OneRF® Ablation System for Epilepsy
This is a multi-site registry study that aims to collect real-world clinical outcomes and device performance of the OneRF Ablation System.
- Trial name
- NCT07546253
- Testing
- Participants are not assigned an intervention as part of the study.
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Ultrasound-Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgery
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the medical records of adult patients who underwent vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation under general anesthesia for drug-resistant epilepsy at Fırat University Hospital between…
- Conditions
- Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07689617
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block, Bupivacaine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Epilepsy
A Device to Prevent Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
The study has the objective to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the Korus device in identifying body positioning. Primary Objective Validate the sensor system in Korus for body position detection using a pressure-based…
- Trial name
- NCT07877896
- Testing
- Study Subjects
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Modified Ketogenic Diet on Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Adults - a Prospective Observational Study of Real-world Data
The purpose of our study is to investigate how dietary treatment with a modified ketogenic diet for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy affects patients' health-related quality of life and seizure frequency.
- Trial name
- Epiketo (NCT07878104)
- Testing
- Modified ketogenic diet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Epilepsy
Acute Recording of Stereotyped High-Frequency Oscillations
Overall, this study will investigate the functional utility of stereotyped HFOs by capturing them with a new implantable system (Brain Interchange - BIC of CorTec), which can sample neural data at higher rates >=1kHz and deliver…
- Trial name
- NCT05439655
- Testing
- Brain Interchange System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Goals for Epilepsy Clinic Visits Trial
The purpose of this project is to conduct a trial to assess whether patients that receive a tablet-based waiting room priority communication tool (the "Epilepsy Visit Planner") have improved outcomes compared to patients that do…
- Trial name
- NCT05928598
- Testing
- Survey questionnaires, Epilepsy Visit Planner, Questionnaires for Providers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Focal Seizure, Epilepsy
Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of RAP-219 in Adult Participants With Focal Seizures
This is a clinical research study for an investigational drug called RAP-219 in adult participants with focal seizures. This study is being conducted to determine if RAP-219 is safe and effective in reducing focal seizure…
- Conditions
- Focal Seizure, Epilepsy, Focal Epilepsy
- Trial name
- FOCUS 2 (NCT07594119)
- Testing
- RAP-219
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Rapport Therapeutics Inc.
KCNT1-Related Epilepsy
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Clinical Activity of ABS-1230 in Pediatric and Young Adult Participants With KCNT1-related Epilepsy
This trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and clinical activity of ABS-1230 compared with placebo in participants with KCNT1-related epilepsy
- Trial name
- KYRON (NCT07600736)
- Testing
- ABS-1230
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Actio Biosciences, Inc.
Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy
Sleep, Music, And Research Trial 2.0
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a music-based intervention works to improve sleep and health in children with epilepsy and their parents.
- Trial name
- SMART-2 (NCT07696442)
- Testing
- Music-based intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital