Clinical trials: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE)
MRI Volumetry and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
This works aims at evaluating the diagnostic performance of combined MRI Volumetry, Diffusion tensor imaging and Conventional MRI in lateralizing the epileptogenic focus in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and correlate these…
- Trial name
- NCT07384351
- Testing
- MRI
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
A Deep Learning Framework for Pediatric TLE Detection Using 18F-FDG-PET Imaging
This study aims to use radiomics analysis and deep learning approaches for seizure focus detection in pediatric patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
- Trial name
- NCT04169581
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
PRIME: PReservIng Memory in Epilepsy
In this study, participants will receive unilateral Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for treatment of epilepsy, with network-based stimulation targets specifically defined using a stereo-electro-encephalographic evaluation and…
- Trial name
- NCT05608408
- Testing
- Low Frequency Stimulation (LFS) of site with the Medtronic Percept PC system, Standard of Care (SOC) High Frequency Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus (ANT) with the Medtronic Percept PC system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Nitin Tandon
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
The Utility of NIOM During LITT for Refractory MTLE
Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common cause of medication-resistant epilepsy in adults, and MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy is a new approach to its surgical management; however, while LITT…
- Trial name
- NCT02913742
- Testing
- monitoring by depth electrode
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Targeting the Cerebellum for the Treatment of Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Study the therapeutic effect and potential neural mechanisms of transcranial electrical stimulation targeting the cerebellum for the treatment of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy through MRI and EEG.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Electroencephalogram
- Trial name
- NCT06558890
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Stereotactic Laser Ablation for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (Slate)
The study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Visualase MRI-guided laser ablation system for mesial temporal epilepsy (MTLE).
- Trial name
- SLATE (NCT02844465)
- Testing
- Visualase MRI-Guided Laser Ablation
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Seizures, Epilepsy
Investigating Epilepsy: Screening and Evaluation
Background: Epilepsy affects about 1 percent of the U.S. population. Most people with epilepsy respond well to medicine, but some do not.
- Conditions
- Seizures, Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Partial Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT03478852
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Treating Deep Seizure Foci With Noninvasive Surface Brain Stimulation
The overall goal of this study is to open up the promising treatment of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which has been shown to be effective against seizures in patients with surface neocortical foci, to a…
- Trial name
- NCT02339376
- Testing
- Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Epilepsy
Evaluation of the 24/7 EEG SubQ System for Ultra Long-Term Recording of Patients With Epilepsy Involving the Temporal Lobe Region.
The 24/7 EEG™ SubQ system will be compared to simultaneously recorded video-EEG in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (gold standard) and to self-reported seizure log books throughout 12 weeks of outpatient EEG recording.
- Trial name
- NCT04526418
- Testing
- 24/7 EEG™ SubQ system
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- UNEEG Medical A/S
Major Depression, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Escitalopram Treatment of Major Depression in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
This is a research study evaluating the use of escitalopram (Lexapro®) for the treatment of major depression in subjects with temporal lobe epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00595699
- Testing
- escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Conrad, Erich J., M.D.
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Memory and Forgetting in Patients With Epilepsy
Drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRFE) is frequently associated with complications of varying severity that impair patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- EPIMNESIE (NCT04924933)
- Testing
- Computerised associative memory task using abstract words and landscape photographs
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Amygdalo-Hippocampal Epilepsy
EASINESS-TRIAL - Enhancing Safety in Epilepsy Surgery
To conduct a retrospective multicenter cohort study to define surgical benchmark values for best achievable outcomes following surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04952298
- Testing
- Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgery
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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
Epilepsy
Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Epilepsy
This protocol has three purposes: 1) to screen patients with seizures for participation in research studies of NINDS s Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), 2) to follow the natural course of seizure disorders, and 3) to train CES…
- Trial name
- NCT00013845
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,278 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Hippocampal Network Function in Epilepsy
The aim of this pilot study is to understand hippocampal network function in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and to test whether transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting the network of the hippocampus can change…
- Trial name
- NCT06521437
- Testing
- TMS targeting the hippocampus indirectly via its network
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Hippocampal Sclerosis, Epilepsy
High Selective Subiculum SEEG Guided RF-TC for mTLE-HS
The primary objective of this research is to study the efficacy and safety of Stereotactic EEG (SEEG) guided radio-frequency thermocoagulation (RF-TC) of Subiculum as adjunctive therapy for reducing the frequency of seizures in…
- Trial name
- NCT06558864
- Testing
- Subiculum RF-TC
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Epilepsy, Anomia
Intensive Preoperative Speech Rehabilitation in Drug-Resistant Temporal Epilepsy
Out of 30,000 new cases per year in France, 30% of epileptic patients are drug-resistant. Neurosurgery, which consists in resecting the epileptogenic zone, is the only chance of cure.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Anomia, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Trial name
- REPREO (NCT05609084)
- Testing
- Speech therapy, Speech therapy assessment
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Electrophysiological Biomarkers in MTLE Patients.
The investigators plan to enroll individuals with medical temporal lobe epilepsy who are undergoing surgical workup with clinically implanted intracranial electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT04710004
- Testing
- Asynchronous distributed multi-electrode stimulation (ADMES) using an implantable neurostimulation device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Autonomic Dysfunction in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and SUDEP
The study aimed at detection of autonomic dysfunction among cases with temporal lobe epilepsy; using different electrophysiological techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT06269822
- Testing
- Sympathetic skin response, heart rate variability test, quantitative EEG
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Study of [11C]DPA-713 for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Background: Some people with epilepsy have an epileptic focus, a small part of the brain that is the starting point of the seizure. This focus is like an irritant or an inflammation, and helps cause the seizure.
- Trial name
- NCT01793532
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)