Clinical trials: Epilepsy in Children
Epilepsy
Emotion/Behavior Problems, Neuropsychological Functioning, and Parental Adjustment in Children With Epilepsy
This study aims to Investigate characteristics and prevalence of emotion/behavior problems in child and adolescents with epilepsy; to identify the associated factors and their effects on these children/adolescents; and to examine…
- Trial name
- NCT00550940
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Centro-temporal Spikes (BCECTS), Focal Cryptogenic Epilepsy of Childhood
Brain Maturation in Children With Localization Related Epilepsy
This project intends to investigate children with idiopathic and cryptogenic localization related epilepsies, using a longitudinal assessment of structural and functional MRI data, in relation to neuropsychological evaluation.
- Conditions
- Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Centro-temporal Spikes (BCECTS), Focal Cryptogenic Epilepsy of Childhood, Cryptogenic Epilepsy of Childhood
- Trial name
- DYNAMAT (NCT02648529)
- Testing
- MRI, functional MRI (fMRI), neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Epilepsy Intractable
A Multifaceted Assessment of Eating Behaviors, Anthropometric Measurements and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy on a Ketogenic Diet and Healthy Children
The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07714226
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Epilepsy
Epilepsy and Mood Regulation Disorder in Children
Epilepsy is a multifaceted disorder and a major public health problem. In addition to recurrent and unpredictable seizures, abnormalities in psychiatric status, cognition and social-adaptive behaviors are potential major sources…
- Trial name
- EPILETRE (NCT02568813)
- Testing
- Multiscore Depression Inventory for Children scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy Syndrome
Cognitive Impairments in Children With Epilepsy
Since the proportion of language and attentional difficulties in patients with epilepsy is recognized, both in the literature and in the clinical experience of practitioners, it is appropriate to propose a complete…
- Trial name
- NCT05097742
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Epilepsy
Impact of Parental Perfectionistic Cognitions Self-compassion Intervention Effects on Shame in Child Health Context
Parents of children with long-term health conditions (LTCs) can experience shame related to parenting. Whilst self-compassion interventions (SCIs) can reduce parental shame, this has not been studied with parents of children with…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Epilepsy, Asthma, Shame
- Trial name
- NCT03504605
- Testing
- Online self-compassion intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
Dravet Syndrome
GABA Biomarkers in Dravet Syndrome
This study will non-invasively obtain levels of GABA in the brain of children with SCN1A+DS and neurodeveloping children through evoked and induced cortical responses, correlate them with the BOLD responses, and with the levels…
- Trial name
- NCT05651204
- Testing
- GABA Blood Level
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook Children's Health Care System
Metabolic Disease, Mitochondrial Diseases
Genetic Diagnosis in Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Inborn Errors of metabolism comprise a large number of rare conditions with a collective incidence of around 1/2000 newborns. Many disorders are treatable provided that a correct diagnosis can be established in time, and for many…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Mitochondrial Diseases, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT06376279
- Testing
- IEM-EP
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Centro-Temporal Spikes
Imaging the Effect of Centrotemporal Spikes and Seizures on Language in Children
This project examines how seizures, and abnormal brain activity, affect language skill in children with Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes (BECTS).
- Trial name
- FIRST (NCT01521130)
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rolandic Epilepsy, Apraxia
Scholar Performance and Praxis Assessment in Children With Rolandic Epilepsy
Rolandic Epilepsy is the most common form of childhood epilepsy. It is classified as idiopathic, age-related epilepsy syndrome with benign evolution.
- Trial name
- NCT01046760
- Testing
- Language Assessment
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Other Forms of Epilepsy, Treatment Resistant
TDCs to Treat Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Epilepsy is the fourth overall neurologic disorder, regardless of age and gender, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT05825274
- Testing
- Active Cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development
Specific Language Impairment
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in Children May Caused by Epileptic Brain Activity
The objective of this study was to find if there is a possible association and the impact of epilepsy and epileptiform activity in children with SLI.
- Trial name
- NCT04141332
- Testing
- EEG was recorded by EEG Machines
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University Hospital
Epilepsy, Sensory Disorders
Sensory Perception in Children With Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by abnormal neuronal activity, affecting approximately 0.5-1% of children worldwide.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Sensory Disorders, Perception Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06818357
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Baker Gordon Syndrome, Rare Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Investigating Phenotypic, Epigenetic, and NeuroGenetic Traits in Rare and Ultra-rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Project PENGUIN)
Rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Syt-1 or Baker Gordon Syndrome (BAGOS) arise from mutations in genes essential for brain development and function, often disrupting neurotransmission and neuronal connectivity.
- Conditions
- Baker Gordon Syndrome, Rare Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Rare Neurogenetic Conditions, Syt-1 Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07329257
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Epilepsy, Sensory Modulation Disorder
Sensory Modulation in Children With Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological condition that can impact cognitive, motor, and behavioral skills, often leading to sensory modulation disorders (SMDs) in children.
- Trial name
- NCT06818344
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Childhood Absence Epilepsy [Pyknolepsy]
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study of Memory in Children
Memory is a cognitive function whose development is still poorly documented in children, but which is often disturbed in temporal epilepsy. There are no studies about the disorders of episodic memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00242905
- Testing
- Study of memory using MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Epilepsy
Association Between Ferroptosis and Epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders seen in children, often characterized by recurring seizures. Nearly 10.5 million children worldwide are estimated to have active epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05269901
- Testing
- SLC7A11, GPX4, P53
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University
Sleep Apnea, Temporo-central Epilepsy
Sleep and Memory in Children
Sleep exerts a dual effect on learning: on the one hand, good sleep quality allows good daytime aptitudes leading to knowledge acquisition. On the other hand, sleep after learning is necessary for knowledge consolidation.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Temporo-central Epilepsy, Narcolepsy, High Intellectual Potential
- Trial name
- EnSOM (NCT02785328)
- Testing
- memory evaluation at V1 and V2 (with treatment), memory evaluation at V1 (without treatment), memory evaluation at V1 and V2 (without treatment)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Localization-related Epilepsy, Partial Epilepsy
Improving Lesion Detection in Children With Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Negative Partial Epilepsy Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Focal cortical dysplasia is one of the most common lesions responsible for medically refractory epilepsy in the pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT00894478
- Testing
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Magnetoencephalography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children