Clinical trials: Focal Epilepsy
Focal Epilepsy
Study to Determine if BHV-7000 is Effective and Safe in Adults With Refractory Focal Onset Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BHV-7000 is effective in the treatment of refractory focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- RISE 3 (NCT06309966)
- Testing
- BHV-7000
- Where
- 150 sites in United States, Australia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd.
Focal Epilepsy, Intraoperative Monitoring
High-density Flexible μECoG for Epilepsy Surgery - A Single-Arm ECT
What's the clinical value of high-density flexible microelectrocorticography (μECoG) for guiding the resection of epileptogenic zone (EZ) in epilepsy surgery?
- Trial name
- Epi-PRECISE (NCT07656857)
- Testing
- Using High-density Flexible microElectrocorticography for intraoperative monitoring
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Focal Epilepsy
Sleep Architecture & Cognition in Focal Epilepsy
Focal Epilepsy (FE) patients and healthy controls will wear an actigraph at home for one week and a home sleep study device at home for one night.
- Trial name
- NCT05794295
- Testing
- Acoustic Stimulation (AS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic, Focal Seizure
Clinical Trial of Vormatrigine in Adult Patients With Epilepsy
Open Label Extension Clinical Trial of Vormatrigine in Adult Patients with Epilepsy
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic, Focal Seizure, Primary Generalized Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT07287163
- Testing
- vormatrogine
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Brazil and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Praxis Precision Medicines
Focal Epilepsy
Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Vormatrigine in Adults With Focal Seizures
A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vormatrigine in adults with focal seizures (POWER2)
- Trial name
- POWER2 (NCT07505004)
- Testing
- 40 mg/day vormatrogine for 12 weeks, 30 mg/day vormatrogine for 12 weeks, 20 mg/day vormatrogine for 12 weeks
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Praxis Precision Medicines
Anxiety, Medication-refractory Focal-onset Epilepsy
The Impact of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy of the Anterior Nucleus for Focal-Onset Epilepsy on Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effects on anxiety of high intensity focused ultrasound ablation (FUSA) in patients suffering from treatment-refractory focal epilepsy and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT05032105
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation (MRgFUSA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Epilepsies, Focal, Drug Restistant Epilepsie
Prognosis of Epilepsy With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Surgery
Why is this study being conducted? For people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, surgery, to remove the part of the brain where seizures start, is currently the most effective treatment.
- Conditions
- Epilepsies, Focal, Drug Restistant Epilepsie, Anxiety Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Trial name
- PEPSY (NCT07718542)
- Testing
- Baseline PTSD status, Psychiatric questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Focal Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Multimodal Study of the Human Brain Epilepsy Tissue
The TIPI2 study is a blood and tissue collection protocol to create an annotated biorepository to support research in drug-resistant epilepsy. The aim of the study will be to identify new pathophysiological pathways.
- Trial name
- TIPI² (NCT06022055)
- Testing
- Blood and tissue collection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Slow Oscillatory Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Refractory Focal Epilepsy
This pilot study evaluated whether a type of non-invasive brain stimulation called slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (so-tDCS) can reduce seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- so-tDCS-RE (NCT07684352)
- Testing
- Slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (so-tDCS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Non-Invasive Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of a non-invasive, low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) stimulation on seizure frequency and the epileptogenic network in drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy (Treatment Refractory), Epilepsy Comorbidities
- Trial name
- NCT07680842
- Testing
- Target optimization using LIFU, Serial LIFU stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Fluorescence Guided Focal Cortical Dysplasia Surgery
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, with one of the highest morbidity rates of all diseases. Despite the development of new anticonvulsant drugs, around a third of patients suffer from drug-resistant…
- Trial name
- FLUOFOCODYS (NCT07657975)
- Testing
- 5-ALA (Gliolan)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Patients With Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy, SEEG as Part of Presurgical Evaluation
Links Between Epileptic Activity, Sleep Disruption and Mental Content During Sleep
Interactions between epilepsy and sleep are numerous and bidirectional. Sleep can facilitate epileptic activity and seizures in several syndromes, while sleep deprivation increases cortical excitability and seizure…
- Trial name
- EPIDREAM 3 (NCT07605858)
- Testing
- Direct Electric Stimulation (DES)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Focal Onset Seizures
A Randomized Study of XEN1101 Versus Placebo in Focal-Onset Seizures
The X-TOLE2 Phase 3 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that will evaluate the clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability of XEN1101 administered as adjunctive therapy in focal-onset seizures.
- Trial name
- X-TOLE2 (NCT05614063)
- Testing
- XEN1101
- Where
- 125 sites in United States, Argentina and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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
Epilepsy, Focal
Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Adjunctive Brivaracetam in Chinese Patients With Uncontrolled Focal Epilepsy
This is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm, long-term follow-up trial designed to evaluate the long-term safety of adjunctive brivaracetam 200 mg/day (100 mg twice daily) in patients with partial-onset seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT07563634
- Testing
- Brivaracetam
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Focal Epilepsy
Long-term Safety and Tolerability of BHV-7000
A study to determine if BHV- 7000 is safe and tolerable in adults with refractory focal onset epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT06443463
- Testing
- BHV-7000
- Where
- 283 sites in United States, Argentina and 25 more
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd.
Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsies in Pediatric Population
Genetic and Electrophysiologic Study in Focal Drug-resistant Epilepsies
Brain somatic mutations are increasingly recognized as a major cause of focal epilepsies. These include mTOR pathway mutations underlying cortical malformations such as focal cortical dysplasia and hemimegalencephaly, and SLC35A2…
- Trial name
- GENEPHY (NCT02890641)
- Testing
- Sampling of blood, frozen resected tissues, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of NaviFUS™ System Neuromodulating Treatment for Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy
This will be a prospective, pilot, open-label, two-arm, parallel-group, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) neuromodulation using NaviFUS System in patients with…
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Seizures, Focal
- Trial name
- NCT06492720
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound (FUS) treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- NaviFUS Corporation
Refractory Epilepsy, Focal Seizure
Pivotal-Safety and Therapeutic Measures of tDCS in Patients With Refractory Focal Epilepsy
This is a multiple site, randomized, double blinded parallel-group controlled study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy, safety, and tolerability of repeated, daily sessions with the STARSTIM device, which delivers…
- Conditions
- Refractory Epilepsy, Focal Seizure, Seizures, Focal, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT04770337
- Testing
- STARSTIM device
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Neuroelectrics Corporation
Focal Epilepsy With and Without Secondary Generalization
Psychological and Psychiatric Assessment in Patients Eligible for Epilepsy Surgery
The aim of the study is to describe the socio-demographic, clinical, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy eligible for epilepsy surgery and any changes in these parameters…
- Trial name
- PsychoSurgery (NCT06792383)
- Testing
- quality of life
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta