Clinical trials: Epileptic Syndromes
Dravet Syndrome
A Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Fenfluramine (Hydrochloride) in Infants 1 Year to Less Than 2 Years of Age With Dravet Syndrome
The primary purpose of this study is evaluate the safety and tolerability of fenfluramine hydrochloride (HCl) 0.2 to 0.8 mg/kg/day in infants 1 year to less than 2 years of age with Dravet syndrome.
- Trial name
- ORCHID (NCT06118255)
- Testing
- fenfluramine
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.
Dravet Syndrome
Stiripentol in Dravet Syndrome
The patient has failed all other available agents and has intractable epilepsy due to Dravet Syndrome. Stiripentol is highly efficacious in Dravet Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01533506
- Testing
- stiripentol
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Infantile Spasm, West Syndrome
Vigabatrin With High Dose Prednisolone Combination Therapy vs Vigabatrin Alone for Infantile Spasm
Infantile spasms (IS) are seizures associated with a severe infantile epileptic encephalopathy. Both cessation of spasms and electrographic response are necessary for the best neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04302116
- Testing
- Combination therapy with vigabatrin and prednisolone, Vigabatrin Tablets
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Kullasate Sakpichaisakul
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
Familial Dementia With Neuroserpin Inclusion Bodies, Nervous System Heredodegenerative Disorder
Clinical and Genetic Studies of Familial Presenile Dementia With Neuronal Inclusion Bodies
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the medical problems and the genetic factors involved in a recently defined form of inherited dementia called "familial dementia with neuroserpin inclusion bodies (FDNIB)."…
- Trial name
- NCT00006176
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
The Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) is an international patient registry that serves as a centralized resource for rare disease research.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Early Surgical Intervention to Treat Epilepsy
The purpose of this trial is to compare the effectiveness of early surgical intervention for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy to continued treatment with antiepileptic drugs.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Seizures
- Trial name
- ERSET (NCT00040326)
- Testing
- anteromesial temporal resection, antiepileptic drugs
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Dravet Syndrome
An Open-Label Extension Study of STK-001 for Patients With Dravet Syndrome
Stoke Therapeutics is evaluating the long-term safety \& tolerability of repeated doses of zorevunersen (STK-001) in patients with Dravet syndrome who previously participated in studies of zorevunersen.
- Trial name
- NCT04740476
- Testing
- zorevunersen (STK-001)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Stoke Therapeutics, Inc
Epilepsy
Genetics of Rolandic Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to find the genes that cause Rolandic epilepsy and its related traits.
- Trial name
- NCT00282854
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Infantile Spasms
Artificial Intelligence-based Video Analysis to Detect Infantile Spasms
Infantile spasms are a type of seizure linked to developmental issues. Unfortunately, they are often misdiagnosed, causing delays in treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06315829
- Testing
- Spasm Vision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Infantile Colic, Infantile Spasm
The Effect of Spa and Massage on Babies on Colic Symptoms
Although various complementary health approaches have been examined to alleviate colic symptoms, there seems to be a limited number of studies on SPA and massage applications.
- Trial name
- NCT05538936
- Testing
- Baby SPA, Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Adjunctive GNX Treatment Compared With Placebo in Children and Adults With TSC-related Epilepsy
This is a Phase 3, global, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of adjunctive GNX treatment in children and adults with TSC-related epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05323734
- Testing
- Ganaxolone
- Where
- 63 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Epilepsy, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
A Pilot Study To Evaluate The Effects of Everolimus on Brain mTOR Activity and Cortical Hyperexcitability in TSC and FCD
The purpose of this study is to measure if the drug called Everolimus effects mTOR signaling (an electrical activity signal in the brain) in patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) with…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Focal Cortical Dysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT02451696
- Testing
- Everolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
SCN1A, Dravet Syndrome
SCN1A Horizons A Natural History Study of SCN1A-related Epilepsies in the United Kingdom
The aims of this prospective natural history study are to define the seizure, neuro-developmental, and behavioural characteristics of SCN1A-related epilepsies/Dravet syndrome in children and adults longitudinally over a period of…
- Conditions
- SCN1A, Dravet Syndrome, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT06504511
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Refractory Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Anti-epileptic Effect: Optimization and Evaluation With Electrophysiology.
Epileptic disease is characterised by enhanced brain excitability. Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be an effective treatment for refractory frontal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00382707
- Testing
- cortical magnetic stimulation provided by an eight-shaped coïl placed upon the skull.
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Potential EEG Biomarkers and Antiepileptogenic Strategies for Epilepsy in TSC
To determine whether EEGs during infancy is a reliable biomarker to identify TSC patients that will develop infantile spasms/epilepsy in the near future and thus are appropriate candidates for an antiepileptogenic drug trial.
- Trial name
- NCT01767779
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Epilepsy, Absence
A Pilot Study of Topiramate in Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Limited data exist on the effectiveness of antiepileptic drugs for treatment of childhood absence epilepsy. Preliminary data suggest that topiramate may be an effective drug for this condition.
- Trial name
- NCT00210574
- Testing
- topiramate
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Language Mapping in Patients With Epilepsy
This study will examine how certain language skills, such as naming objects, understanding spoken language and reading are organized in the brain and how they are affected by seizures.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Partial Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT00706160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
The Children's Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy Trial
The CADET Trial will investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to reduce the frequency of seizures in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS).
- Trial name
- CADET (NCT06924086)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London