Clinical trials: Epileptic Seizures
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT): Sense of Control and Symptom Expectations as Targets of a Treatment for PNES
The purpose of this study is to assess sense of control and catastrophic symptom expectations as targets for Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT- an intervention focused on changing behaviors and thoughts) for treatment of…
- Trial name
- NCT05096273
- Testing
- ReACT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Absence Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Absence
Longitudinal Early Epilepsy Study
This longitudinal study will focus on the cognitive and brain development of children with absence epilepsy. In addition, the investigators aim to identify prognostic factors for cognitive deterioration and/or poor seizure…
- Trial name
- LEES (NCT02954107)
- Testing
- MRI, 24h-EEG + video, Neuropsychological tests
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Rolandic Epilepsy, Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
The Rolandic Epilepsy/ESES/Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Correlation With Language Impairment Study
In clinical practice language impairment is frequently reported in association with nocturnal epileptiform activity. There is a spectrum of epileptic conditions that are characterized by nocturnal epileptiform activity.
- Conditions
- Rolandic Epilepsy, Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Electrical Status Epilepticus During Slow Wave Sleep
- Trial name
- REL (NCT01335425)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Epilepsy
Ketogenic Diet Program for Epilepsy
This study will assess the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet (high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and moderate protein) in treating epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02497105
- Testing
- Ketogenic Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Epilepsy
Stimulation of Sleep in Patients With Epilepsy
Sleep slow waves (SSW) and the pathophysiological mechanisms of spike generation in patients with epilepsy are tightly linked. SSW are cortically generated oscillations (~1 Hz) alternating between a hyperpolarized down-state…
- Trial name
- NCT04716673
- Testing
- Down-phase targeted auditory stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) R33 Phase
The purpose of this study is to assess sense of control and catastrophic symptom expectations as targets for Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT- an intervention focused on changing behaviors and thoughts) for treatment of…
- Trial name
- ReACT (NCT06007053)
- Testing
- ReACT, Supportive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus
Creation, Implementation, and Analysis of a Seizure Action Plan
Data strongly suggests that aggressive and early treatment of status epilepticus (SE) is crucial for seizure abortion and prevention of long-term neurologic sequelae.
- Trial name
- NCT02995759
- Testing
- Seizure Action Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Infarction
Characteristics of Blood- Brain Barrier Permeability in Neurological Patients
The main goal of the present study is to challenge the hypothesis that blood- brain barrier disruption following brain injury increases the risk for long-term disability, development of brain dysfunction, epileptic seizures and…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Infarction, Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT00419874
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Petit Mal Epilepsy
Childhood Absence Epilepsy Rx PK-PD-Pharmacogenetics Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the best initial treatment for childhood absence epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Petit Mal Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT00088452
- Testing
- Ethosuximide, Lamotrigine, Valproic acid
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Epilepsy, Seizures
A Study of the Effectiveness of Risk Minimization Measures Related to Depakine® (Sodium Valproate) in Saudi Arabia
A cross-sectional, national, multicenter, survey-based study to assess the effectiveness of Risk Minimization Measures related to Depakine® (sodium valproate) in Saudi Arabia.
- Trial name
- DEPAKINE PASS (NCT06714448)
- Testing
- Sodium valporate
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 455 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Absence Seizures
Assessing Comorbidities in Epilepsy Using Eye Movement Recordings
This study wants to make it easier to find kids with a type of epilepsy called childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) who might have problems with ongoing seizures and thinking.
- Conditions
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Absence Seizures, Epilepsy Comorbidities
- Trial name
- ACER (NCT06310772)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eysz, Inc.
SUDEP
Risk Factors for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy
The main purpose of this study is to develop a North American registry for SUDEP cases; requesting family members of epilepsy patients who died suddenly of unclear causes (SUDEP) to contact the study team.
- Trial name
- SUDEP (NCT01662453)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Epilepsy
Association of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) rs6265 Gene Polymorphism With Susceptibility to Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition that affects people of all ages.Recent studies found that epilepsy is associated with several chromosomal regions, where mutations in these regions cause neurological dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT05096871
- Testing
- Genotyping by Real Time PCR
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Why Are Patients With Absence Seizures Absent? A Brain Imaging Study
Our study examines which different brain regions are involved in child absence seizures and how they are related to attention and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT00393666
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Virtual Reality, Epilepsy
Effect of VR-ESMEPP on Parents' Seizure Management
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, skills, and motivation of parents regarding management of epileptic seizures, by developing a "Virtual Reality Based Seizure Management Education Program for Parents…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Epilepsy, Seizure, Child
- Trial name
- VR-ESMEPP (NCT05500638)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Dravet Syndrome (DS)
Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration, Synaptic Plasticity and Neuroinflammation in Dravet Syndrome
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, usually caused by de novo pathogenic SCN1A variants, characterized by early-onset prolonged febrile seizures, subsequent drug-resistant polymorphic epilepsy…
- Trial name
- TEMBO-DS (NCT07801404)
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Epilepsy
Herpes Virus-6 and Epilepsy
This study will explore whether the human herpes virus-6 is associated with epileptic seizures. The virus may be involved in brain scarring, called mesial temporal sclerosis, which is seen in some epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00085683
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
STXBP1 Encephalopathy With Epilepsy
Phenotyping and Identification of Biological Markers in STXBP1 Encephalopathy
This is a prospective observational study to evaluate the phenotype of 10 patients under 10 years of age with developmental epileptic encephalopathy due to mutation of the STXBP1 gene.
- Trial name
- FIMBEX (NCT06356233)
- Testing
- No intervention will be performed
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Iniciativa para las Neurociencias (FINCE)