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Epileptic SeizureNCT03163719

Impact of Early Lactate Dosage Compared to CK for Diagnosis of a Suspected Seizure

An observational study of Epileptic Seizure and Creatine Kinase, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand at 1 site in France.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Defining the origin of a seizure remains a difficult diagnosis. The presence of witness is not systematic, the clinical examination can be little contributory, and the delay recommended by the FSN is often surpassed for the realization of Creatine kinase (4h). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Epileptic Seizure, Creatine Kinase, Lactate
What is being tested?
CK and Lactate dosages
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
28 Nov 2016to Nov 2018
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All adult patients (aged at least 18 years old) presenting to the CHU Clermont-Ferrand adult emergencies with a strong suspicion of generalized tonic-clonic seizure beginning less than 4 hours will be included. Each eligible patient will be proposed by a doctor, to participate to the study. The emergency doctor will verify the patient's inclusion and non-inclusion criteria.

Who may be able to join

  • Any generalized convulsive seizure defined by a transient loss of consciousness with the occurrence of tonic-clonic movements.
  • Beginning less than 4 hours.
  • In a highly evocative context of the crisis by the presence of: witnesses and/or Urine loss, Tongue bite and/or personal medical history of epilepsy and/or Favorable context: sleeping debt, drug withdrawal, lights stimulations, video games and/or Impression of "already lived", already experienced before the discomfort and/or Break contact, and/or Unusual posture with hypertonia and/or Amnesia of the episode and/or Post-episode Confusion
  • Inaugural or recurrent

Who cannot join

  • Patient Refusal
  • <18 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Sepsis, fever> 38 °
  • Shock State
  • Myocardial infarction
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  • Unbalanced Diabetes
  • Hepatocellular insufficiency
  • Drug and Toxic Use
  • Taking Metformin
  • Significant muscle injuries
  • Myopathy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, 63003

    Patrick LACARIN, 04 73 75 11 95, placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr

    Farès MOUSTAFA, 06 24 36 63 69, fmoustafa@chu-clermontferrand.fr

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Impact of Early Lactate Dosage Compared to CK for Diagnosis of a Suspected Seizure, on Patient Admitted to an Emergency Unit

Defining the origin of a seizure remains a difficult diagnosis. The presence of witness is not systematic, the clinical examination can be little contributory, and the delay recommended by the FSN is often surpassed for the realization of Creatine kinase (4h). In the event of a suspected seizure, an initial blood test with Creatine kinase and Lactates is often done on admission of the patient in other words before the 4hours delay.

It seems interesting to harmonize the practices, to limit the patient wait in the emergencies for a deferred dosage of CK at 4 hours from the seizure and to identify an early biological marker.

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Objectives:

To evaluate the value of blood CK and Lactate dosage in emergency procedures in the diagnosis of generalized seizures.

Read the detailed description

We propose to carry out a prospective, observational, monocentric study at the CHU of Clermont-Ferrand. This is a descriptive analysis of the kinetics of the Creatine kinase and Lactates rates collected at the admission of a patient consulting for strong suspicion of convulsive seizure, and at 4 hours from the generalized seizure.

A patient consulting the emergency department for suspected seizure will have an usual blood test at the admission in this context with notably ionogram, fasting glucose, venous gasometry. As the CHU purchased a venous and arterial gasometry reader for the emergency department, blood ionogram, Hb, lactates, HCO3-, pH are collected without delay.

The Creatine kinase dosage will be collected in the usual way as a "tube bottom".

As recommended by the French Society of Neurology, a new sample will be collected at 4 hours of seizure for a dosage of Creatine kinase. The determination of the lactates will be based on a "tube bottom".

It is the emergency practitioner who will decide whether or not to include the patient in the descriptive study, assisted by a standardized survey, enumerating the high probability of generalized seizure orientation characteristics (patient history, treatments including antiepileptics, anamnesis, witnesses presence, evocative clinic) The study only recruited cases of strong suspicion of generalized seizure, beginning less than 4 hours to compare the kinetics of Creatine kinase and Lactates at admission and 4 hours of the generalized seizure.

Being tested
CK and Lactate dosages
Keywords
Seizure, Generalized convulsive seizure, Convulsions, Creatine Kinase, Lactate, Lactacidaemia, Diagnostic, Losing consciousness, Epilepsy, Epileptic generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Medical subject headings
Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized, Disease, Epilepsy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CK and Lactate dosagesDiagnostic test

    A patient consulting the emergency department for suspected seizure will have an usual blood test at the admission in this context with notably ionogram, fasting glucose, venous gasometry. As the CHU purchased a venous and arterial gasometry reader for the emergency department, blood ionogram, Hb, lactates, HCO3-, pH are collected without delay. The Creatine kinase dosage will be collected in the usual way as a "tube bottom". As recommended by the French Society of Neurology, a new sample will be collected at 4 hours of seizure for a dosage of Creatine kinase. The determination of the lactates will be based on a "tube bottom".

Study groups in NCT03163719
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients with generalized convulsive seizureAll adult patients (aged at least 18 years old) presenting to the CHU Clermont-Ferrand adult emergencies with a strong suspicion of generalized tonic-clonic seizure beginning less than 4 hours will be included. Each eligible patient will be proposed by a doctor, to participate to the study. The emergency doctor will verify the patient's inclusion and non-inclusion criteria.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: CK and Lactate dosages

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Comparison of lactates measurement and CPK measurement

    at admission and four hour after admission for a confirmed convulsive crisis

    Measured: Less than 4 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 May 2017
  2. Study start28 Nov 2016
  3. Primary completionNov 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionNov 2018 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03163719
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHU-329
Status last verified
May 2017
First submitted
9 May 2017
Last updated
23 May 2017
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Epileptic Seizure and Creatine Kinase, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 May 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Patrick LACARIN (04 73 75 11 95, placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Comparison of lactates measurement and CPK measurement (time frame: Less than 4 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 May 2017.

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