Clinical trials: Functional Seizures
Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures, Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Adherence of Patients With Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures
All subjects will attend an initial clinic visit with the neuropsychiatrist and epileptologist. At the end of this visit, those subjects randomized to motivational interviewing will be questioned using standardized motivational…
- Trial name
- NCT02598076
- Testing
- motivational interviewing, standard psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Epilepsy, Dissociative Seizures
Stress and Seizures - Can a Brief Self-help Book Help?
Background: Epilepsy and nonepileptic attack disorder (NEAD) are chronic conditions that cause many patients to experience a great degree of stress in their everyday lives.
- Trial name
- NCT02465047
- Testing
- Self-help booklet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Epileptic Encephalopathy, SCN2A Encephalopathy
A Clinical Trial of Elsunersen in Pediatric SCN2A-DEE to Assess Efficacy and Safety
A Multi-Center, Single-Arm Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Elsunersen in Pediatric Participants with Early Onset SCN2A Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07019922
- Testing
- 1mg elsunersen, 0.5mg elsunersen
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Praxis Precision Medicines
Epilepsy, Epilepsia
Physical Exercise in Subjects With Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder characterized by seizures. Beside seizures people suffering from epilepsy experience several challenges related to education, work and everyday life such as learning-, problem-solving…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsia, Epileptic Seizures, Seizure Disorder
- Trial name
- EFA (NCT01450423)
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Lars Bo Andersen
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Psilocybin
Evaluation of the Effect of a Single Dose of Psilocybin on Neural Correlates of Cognitive Control in Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are functional paroxysmal motor disorders that may be clinically suggestive of epilepsy but are not associated with the electroencephysiological and electroencephalographic changes of…
- Trial name
- CRIPSY (NCT06647056)
- Testing
- Psilocybin, MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Investigating Functional Changes in the Frontotemporal Cortex of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Following Electroconvulsive Therapy or Magnetic Seizure Therapy Using Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Against the clinical backdrop of the growing global burden of neuropsychiatric disorders, the rapid rise in depression prevalence, and the frequent association of these conditions with cognitive impairment, this study highlights…
- Trial name
- NCT07533773
- Testing
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Magnetic Seizure Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Non Epileptic Seizures, Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
Ketogenic Diet Effects on the Frequency of Non Epileptic Seizures
The objective of this study is to determine the effects of the ketogenic diet on the frequency of non-epileptic seizures in patients with functional neurological symptoms disorder compared to a healthy diet.
- Conditions
- Non Epileptic Seizures, Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Ketogenic Dieting
- Trial name
- NCT05219006
- Testing
- ketogenic dieting, healthy dieting
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- El Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia Manuel Velasco Suarez
Convulsion, Nonepileptic, Conversion Disorder
Comparing Different Treatments in Reducing Dissociative Seizure Occurrence
The study will test the hypothesis that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy plus Standardised Medical Care (SMC) will have greater clinical and cost effectiveness than SMC alone in treating adult patients with dissociative seizures…
- Conditions
- Convulsion, Nonepileptic, Conversion Disorder, Dissociative Disorder
- Trial name
- CODES (NCT02325544)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Standardized Medical Care
- Where
- 40 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic, Conversion Disorder
Treatment Trial for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
The investigators propose that patients who receive targeted pharmacotherapy (sertraline) or focused psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy-informed psychotherapy (CBT-ip) for NES) or combined treatment (CBT-ip + sertraline)…
- Conditions
- Convulsion, Non-Epileptic, Conversion Disorder, Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- NEST-T_1 (NCT00835627)
- Testing
- sertraline, CBT-ip, Combined (sertraline + CBT-ip)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Epilepsy, Dissociative Seizures
Mainz Epilepsy Registry
Prospective longitudinal observational registry study of all patients with epilepsy treated in the Mainz Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine Center with the focus on the course of the disease and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Dissociative Seizures, Status Epilepticus
- Trial name
- MAINZ-EPIREG (NCT05267405)
- Testing
- no interventions, only observation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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)
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic, Conversion Disorder
Treatments for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (NES)
The investigators propose that treatment of the comorbid disorders (depression, anxiety, and impulsivity) with sertraline in patients with lone psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (NES), will result in a decreased number of NES.
- Conditions
- Convulsion, Non-Epileptic, Conversion Disorder, Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- NES (NCT00159965)
- Testing
- sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Epileptic Seizure
A Clinical Study of Epilepsy Localization and Prognosis Based on PET and Resting-state fMRI
1. By following up the prognosis of surgical patients, the application value of Cortex ID quantitative analysis in the localization of epilepsy foci was studied. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT05567042
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Li Shuangshuang
Traumatic Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Comparison of Narcotrend and Cerebral Function Analysing Monitor in Intensive Care to Monitor Seizures and Deep Sedation
A study in the use of the Narcotrend depth of anaesthesia monitor to record a) seizures, and b) monitor a level of sedation referred to as 'burst suppression', in sedated patients in the adult and paediatric intensive care.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Encephalitis
- Trial name
- NCT06067750
- Testing
- Narcotrend compared to Cerebral Function Analysing Monitor (CFAM)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Dissociative Seizures
ADIE-FS - Aligning Dimensions of Interoceptive Experience in Patients With Functional Seizures
Functional seizures are common and harmful. They look like epileptic seizures but are not caused by the excess electrical discharges in the brain that arise in epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Dissociative Seizures, Psychogenic Pseudoseizure, Functional Neurological Disorder
- Trial name
- ADIE-FS (NCT06105996)
- Testing
- Interoceptive training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Functional Neurological Disorder, Dissociative Seizures
The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Yoga Program for People With Functional Neurological Disorders
This is a feasibility study to see if it is acceptable and helpful for people living with a functional neurological disorder to receive online group yoga sessions to improve their wellbeing
- Conditions
- Functional Neurological Disorder, Dissociative Seizures, Psychogenic Seizure, Non-Epileptic Seizure
- Trial name
- YOGA-FUND (NCT07077603)
- Testing
- A12 week, twice weekly, small group, online yoga program
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizure
Evaluation of a Telephone Follow-up Procedure on the Quality of Life in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures
The goal of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of the phone follow-up method compared to the conventional filler taken one.
- Trial name
- EDUQ-CPNE (NCT02311829)
- Testing
- Telephone follow-up device
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Status Epilepticus, Ictal-interictal Continuum
The Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis, Management and Prognosis of Possible Non-convulsive Status Epilepticus
The investigators propose a prospective study of 20 control subjects and 180 consecutive patients with possible non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). The investigators will obtain three functional images of the brain: 1.
- Conditions
- Status Epilepticus, Ictal-interictal Continuum, Positron-emission Tomography, Perfusion Weighted MRI
- Trial name
- NCT06017973
- Testing
- MRI scan including arterial spin labelling of the brain, CT perfusion scan of the brain, FDG-PET scan of the brain
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Electroconvulsive Therapy, Major Depressive Disorder
Multimodal Clinical Study of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Magnetic Seizure Therapy
To compare the efficacy and tolerability of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Conditions
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Major Depressive Disorder, Magnetic Seizure Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07473648
- Testing
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Magnetic Seizure Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University