Clinical trials: Epilepsy Intractable
Epilepsy Intractable
Add-on Clioquinol in Drug-resistant Childhood Epilepsy: an Exploratory Study
In this exploratory trial, the potential anti-seizure activity of clioquinol in a small cohort of adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy will be examined.
- Trial name
- CLIOKID (NCT05727943)
- Testing
- Clioquinol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
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
Epilepsy Intractable
Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of the research is to better understand how the human brain accomplishes the basic cognitive tasks of learning new information, recalling stored information, making decisions or choices about presented information and…
- Trial name
- NCT07350551
- Testing
- Cedrus RB series response pad; Adtech Behnke-Fried micro-electrodes; Neuralynx or Blackrock electrophysiology system; Blackrock Cerestim or Natus Nicolet stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Epilepsy Intractable
Neuronal Mechanisms of Human Episodic Memory
The purpose the research is to better understand how the human brain accomplishes the basic cognitive tasks of learning new information, recalling stored information, and making decisions or choices about presented information.
- Trial name
- NCT04500119
- Testing
- Cedrus RB-844 response pad; Adtech Behnke-Fried micro-electrodes; Neurolynx electrophysiology system; Blackrock Cerestim stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Epilepsy Intractable
Neural Mechanisms of Social Attribution From Faces
The purpose of this study is to examine how the brain processes faces, which are some of the most important stimuli that we view, process, and make decisions about as we go through daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT07822178
- Testing
- Cedrus RB-844 response pad; Adtech Behnke-Fried micro-electrodes; Neurolynx electrophysiology system; Blackrock Cerestim stimulator
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Epilepsy, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
RNS System LGS Feasibility Study
To generate preliminary safety and effectiveness data for brain-responsive neurostimulation of thalamocortical networks as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of generalized seizures in individuals 12 years of age or…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Intractable, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT05339126
- Testing
- RNS System
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroPace
Epilepsy Intractable
Neuronal Mechanisms of Learning and Utilizing Abstract Representations
The purpose of this study is to examine how memories of past experiences are used to guide behavior in novel situations through the cognitive process of abstraction.
- Trial name
- NCT07454785
- Testing
- Cedrus RB-844 response pad; Adtech Behnke-Fried micro-electrodes; Neurolynx electrophysiology system; Blackrock Cerestim stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Epilepsy Intractable
Sleep Disruption Pattern - Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Epilepsy affects millions worldwide, with 40% of patients experiencing uncontrolled seizures despite medication. Comprehensive epilepsy centers recommend continuous video-electroencephalography monitoring to define seizure type…
- Trial name
- NCT06581133
- Testing
- Alarm system
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Epilepsy Intractable
Neural Mechanisms of Spatial Representations Beyond the Self
Spatial navigation is a fundamental human behavior, and deficits in navigational functions are among the hallmark symptoms of severe neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05406349
- Testing
- Self-navigation task, Observation task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Epilepsy Intractable
Neural Computations of Goal-directed Decision-making
The purpose of this research is to better understand how the human brain accomplishes the cognitive task of making goal-directed decisions.
- Trial name
- NCT06489561
- Testing
- Cedrus RB-844 response pad; Adtech Behnke-Fried micro-electrodes; Neurolynx electrophysiology system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Epilepsy Intractable
A Multifaceted Assessment of Eating Behaviors, Anthropometric Measurements and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy on a Ketogenic Diet and Healthy Children
The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07714226
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Intractable Epilepsy
Characterization and Analysis of Evoked Cortical Responses in Participants With Medication-intractable Epilepsy
The goal of this project is to study how the brain reacts to a small electrical signal. Researchers will be using a novel combination of recording electrodes. The researchers will measure the brain response from these electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT07014592
- Testing
- stimulating probes and electrodes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Epilepsy Intractable
5-SENSE Score Validation Study
The purpose of this study is to assess how well a new scoring system called the 5-SENSE score can predict where seizures start in the brain using Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG).
- Trial name
- NCT06138808
- Testing
- Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Spatial Scene Recognition Memory in Epilepsy Surgery
This study investigates the anatomical and physiological basis of spatial scene recognition memory in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe lesions.
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Medically Refractory Epilepsy, Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07580183
- Testing
- Virtual Tour Recognition Memory Task, Intracranial EEG Recording with Research Electrodes (Aim III only), MRI Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Assessment (Aim I)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Dravet Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, Intractable
Fenfluramine for Adult Dravet Patients
Full Title: Fenfluramine for the treatment of refractory Epilepsy in Adult Dravet patients Short Title: Fenfluramine for Adult Dravet patients Clinical Phase: Phase III Sample Size: A total of 15 participants will be included in…
- Trial name
- NCT05560282
- Testing
- Fenfluramine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Epilepsy, Alzheimer Disease
Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability of a New Formulation of NPT 2042 Soft-Gelatin Capsules Compared to the Original Formulation of NPT 2042
A Single-center, Open-label, Single-dose, Three-period, Fixed Sequence Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability of a New Formulation of NPT 2042 Soft-Gelatin Capsules
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Alzheimer Disease, Epilepsy Intractable
- Trial name
- NCT07222878
- Testing
- NPT 2042 (Reference formula/Formulation 1), NPT 2042 (Test formula/Formulation 2)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroPro Therapeutics, Inc.
Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable
Localizing Epileptic Networks Using MRI and iEEG
Upon successful completion of this study, the investigators expect the study's contribution to be the development of noninvasive imaging biomarkers to predict IEEG functional dynamics and epilepsy surgical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
- Trial name
- NCT04649008
- Testing
- 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Intracranial electroencephalography recordings, 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cognition, Medically Intractable Epilepsy
Electrochemical and Electrophysiological Study
This study will utilize computerized algorithms in combination with real-time intracranial neurophysiological and neurochemical recordings and microstimulation to measure cognitive and affective behavior in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT05273970
- Testing
- Behavioral testing under intracranial monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Epilepsy Intractable, Focal Epilepsy
National Study on the Interest of EEG-fMRI in the Presurgical Evaluation of Partial Epilepsies Drug
The main goal of this study is to evaluate the additional value of EEG-fMRI method in the presurgical evaluation of focal intractable epilepsy.
- Trial name
- ENERGY (NCT03278210)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Intractable
Children's Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy Trial (CADET): Pilot
The CADET Pilot will investigate the safety and feasibility of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome using a novel DBS device (Picostim DyNeuMo-1).
- Trial name
- CADET Pilot (NCT05437393)
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London