Clinical trials: Functional Seizures
Functional Seizures, Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
A Multi-site Feasibility Clinical Trial of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT), a Mind and Body Treatment for Pediatric Functional Seizures
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a future fully powered multi-site efficacy Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing two treatments for pediatric functional seizures (FS).
- Trial name
- NCT05819268
- Testing
- ReACT, CATCH-IT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Neonatal Seizure, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Neonatal Seizure Registry - Developmental Functional EValuation
The NSR-DEV study is a longitudinal cohort study of around 280 Neonatal Seizure Registry participants that aims to evaluate childhood outcomes after acute symptomatic neonatal seizures, as well as examine risk factors for…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Seizure, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Trial name
- NSR-DEV (NCT04337697)
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Psychogenic Seizure, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Self-modulation of the Sense of Agency by Means of Real-time Neurofeedback
This study investigates whether the sense of agency is sensitive to self-regulation by means of EEG-based neurofeedback. During neurofeedback, the brain activity in response to a motor task is recorded in real-time and displayed…
- Conditions
- Psychogenic Seizure, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Health, Subjective
- Trial name
- NF-Agency (NCT05214833)
- Testing
- Real Neurofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ETH Zurich
Epilepsy, Seizures
Mapping the Areas of the Brain Associated With Language in Children With Epilepsy
Researchers are interested in studying if magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is practical for locating the areas of the brain associated with language in children with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00001366
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES)
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Veterans With PNES
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) reflect a subtype of functional neurological disorder (FND) that is common and extremely disabling in Veterans.
- Trial name
- CRVWP (NCT07316543)
- Testing
- Cognitive Rehabilitation And Functional Treatment (CRAFT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Conversion Disorder, Psychogenic Movement Disorder
Embodied Virtual Reality Therapy for Functional Neurological Symptom/ Conversion Disorder
The purpose of this study is to design and test the safety and feasibility of virtual reality technologies and experiences of egocentric avatar embodiment in the application of physical and cognitive behavior therapy in…
- Conditions
- Conversion Disorder, Psychogenic Movement Disorder, Functional Movement Disorder, Functional Neurological Disorder
- Trial name
- VR4FND (NCT02764476)
- Testing
- Embodied Virtual Reality Therapy, Virtual reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hearing Loss, Self Perceived Hearing Loss
Assessing Functional Outcomes and User Experience of the Lexie B3 Pro Powered by Bose Over-the-counter Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
Hearing loss significantly impacts quality of life, with sensorineural hearing loss being the most common type among adults. Hearing aids are a well-established intervention, yet barriers such as access and affordability limit…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Self Perceived Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06878300
- Testing
- Over the counter hearing aid (Lexie), Comparator over the counter hearing aid
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HearX SA
Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Encephalitis
Relapse and Functional Outcomes in Anti-LGI1 Encephalitis
This study focuses on a rare brain disease called anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) encephalitis. In this condition, the body's immune system mistakenly attacks a protein in the brain, which can cause problems with…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Encephalitis, Limbic Encephalitis
- Trial name
- NCT07722286
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Shen Chun-Hong
Conversion Disorder
Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Prognosis in Motor Functional Neurological Disorders
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND/ Conversion Disorder) is a highly prevalent and disabling neuropsychiatric condition. Motor FND symptoms include Nonepileptic Seizures, Functional Movement Disorders and Functional Weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT03398070
- Testing
- Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Nonepileptic Seizures
Treating Non-epileptic Seizures Using Magnetic Brain Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) - a form of non-invasive brain stimulation - to decrease the frequency of psychogenic non-epileptic seizure…
- Trial name
- NCT02796924
- Testing
- MagStim Rapid2 Transcranial Magnetic Simulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Real-World Study of Magnetic Resonance-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Drug-resistant Epilepsy
The goal of the real-world study is to evaluate the long-term seizure control outcomes, postoperative complications, long term impact on cognitive, memory function outcomes, quality-of-life measures, and healthcare resource…
- Trial name
- NCT06341075
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (MRgLITT)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Dissociative Seizures
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Dissociative Seizures
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adults with disoociative (psychogenic non-epileptic) seizures receiving cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) show a greater reduction in seizures and health service use and greater…
- Trial name
- NCT00688727
- Testing
- CBT, Standard Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Epilepsy, Motor Partial, Psychogenic Seizures
Detecting PNES With Single-channel sEMG
This is a prospective, comparative, multicenter study of subjects being admitted for standard of care therapy in Epilepsy Monitoring Units in the Veteran's Affair (VA) Medical Centers.
- Trial name
- NCT03313362
- Testing
- SPEAC System, video EEG
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Brain Sentinel
Functional Neurological Disorder, Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
Establishment of an Interdisciplinary Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Treatment Program and Development of a Clinical Care Pathway for FND
The purpose of this study is to help providers develop an interdisciplinary treatment pathway for functional neurological disorder (FND) at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and will involve psychiatry, speech therapy…
- Conditions
- Functional Neurological Disorder, Convulsion, Non-Epileptic, Functional Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT06362161
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Focal Epilepsy
The Effects on Cognitive Function of Levetiracetam (Keppra®) Compared to Carbamazepine (Tegretol®, Carmazepine®) as Monotherapy for Children With Partial Seizure; A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Study
Unlike the first generation antiepileptic medications, newer drugs for epilepsy such as levetiracetam are reported to have less adverse effect in children but not many studies have systematically reviewed the subject.
- Trial name
- NCT02208492
- Testing
- Levetiracetam, Carabamazepine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Focal Epilepsy, Electrodes, Implanted
Multi-level Approach of Brain Activity Using Intracranial Electrodes in Epileptic Patients
The main goal of this project is to study the mechanisms of epileptic activities using intracranial macro and micro electrodes in epileptic patients undergoing pre-surgical investigation.
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Electrodes, Implanted, Cognitive Function, Neurophysiology
- Trial name
- EpiMicro (NCT04653012)
- Testing
- Intracranial macro-microelectrode recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Seizures Newborn, Brain Injuries
Newborn Brain Test (NBT)
The aim of the overall project is to develop the Newborn Brain Test (NBT), a novel platform to detect abnormal brain activity in infants at birth through an automated AI assessment.
- Trial name
- NBT (NCT06580834)
- Testing
- Cergenx Wave
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Geraldine Boylan
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNESs), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Treatment for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Using Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) or Psychoeducation for PNES
An outpatient randomized controlled clinical trial conducted at the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group's PNES Program, involving mental health clinicians certified in PE and trained in administering PsychoEd.
- Trial name
- PNES (NCT07344766)
- Testing
- imaginal and in vivo exposure, psychoeducation for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effects of Huperzine A in Treatment of Moderate to Severe TBI
We will explore the use of Huperzine A in patients who have sustained a moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury. We aim to determine whether Huperzine A, as compared with placebo, would have an effect on memory function after…
- Trial name
- NCT01676311
- Testing
- Huperzine A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Video-EEG Features of Adult Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
This completed retrospective observational study evaluated adult patients diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) who underwent video-EEG monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT07521761
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi