Clinical trials: Intractable Epilepsy
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Ketogenic Dieting
Comparison of Efficacy of LGIT and MAD Among Children With Drug Resistant Epilepsy
To compare the efficacy of two less restrictive dietary therapies - LGIT and MAD, used for treatment of drug resistant epilepsy in children
- Trial name
- NCT03764956
- Testing
- Low glycemic Index Therapy (LGIT), Modified Atkins Diet (MAD)
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Refractory Epilepsy
Evaluation of the Modified Atkins Diet in Young Children With Refractory Epilepsy
The modified Atkins diet is a non-pharmacologic therapy for intractable childhood epilepsy that was designed to be a less restrictive alternative to the traditional ketogenic diet.
- Trial name
- NCT01880333
- Testing
- Modified Atkin Diet
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Epilepsy
Non-interventional Study Describing Healthcare Resource Utilisation and Clinical Outcomes Associated With VNS Therapy in UK.
This is a UK, multi-center, non-interventional study based on the use of health service administrative and medical records (paper-based and/or electronic, as applicable) along with the use of prospectively collected…
- Trial name
- DANTE (NCT04779814)
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- LivaNova
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Functional Study of Inhibitory Neurotransmission in the Human Epileptic Brain.
Epilepsy is a neurological condition that afflicts 1% of the world population. 30% of patients become drug-resistant to classic antiepileptic treatment and only a small percentage, 5%, can undergo a neurosurgical resection of…
- Trial name
- NCT05459090
- Testing
- ex-vivo study
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
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
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
the Safety and Efficacy of N-acetyl Cysteine in Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
This study aims at investigating the possible efficacy and safety of N-acetyl cysteine as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT05485558
- Testing
- N-acetyl cysteine, NAc
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Epilepsy
Open Label Study (Everyone Who Participates Receives Drug) to Further Determine How Safe and Effective Oral Treatment of Seletracetam is in Patients With Refractory Epilepsy.
This is a safety and efficacy study of add on therapy with seletracetam in patients experiencing refractory epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00175864
- Testing
- Seletracetam (ucb 44212)
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Epilepsy, Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
RNS System NAUTILUS Study
To demonstrate that the RNS System for thalamic stimulation is safe and effective as an adjunctive therapy for the reduction of primary generalized seizures in individuals 12 years of age or older who have drug-resistant…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure
- Trial name
- NAUTILUS (NCT05147571)
- Testing
- Responsive stimulation
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroPace
Epilepsy
Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy and Tolerability of BIA 2-093
The purpose of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetics of Eslicarbazepine acetate in children and adolescents with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02170064
- Testing
- BIA 2-093 (Eslicarbazepine acetate)
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Bial - Portela C S.A.
Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Slow Oscillatory Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Refractory Focal Epilepsy
This pilot study evaluated whether a type of non-invasive brain stimulation called slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (so-tDCS) can reduce seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- so-tDCS-RE (NCT07684352)
- Testing
- Slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (so-tDCS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Epilepsy Intractable
Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Outpatient Classical Ketogenic Diet and Modified Atkins Diet on Seizures Frequency, Nutritional Status and Some Biochemical Factors in Children and Adolescents With Intractable Epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of a common neurological disorder. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are usually the primary treatment of epilepsy. However, almost 30% of patients do not respond to AEDs and other treatments including ketogenic diet…
- Trial name
- NCT03014752
- Testing
- Classical ketogenic diet, Modified Atkins diet
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies, Epileptic Spasms
Ketogenic Diet for Prevention of Epileptic Spasms in Infantile Onset Genetic Epilepsies
Epileptic spasms (ES) are a predominantly infantile seizure type observed frequently in certain genetic disorders. Ketogenic diet (high ratio of fat to carbohydrate/protein) is an established non-medication treatment for…
- Conditions
- Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies, Epileptic Spasms, Genetic Epilepsy, Neonatal and Infant Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT06700811
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Heather Olson
Refractory Epilepsy
Voronistat in Pediatric Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy
The study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Vorinostat in addition to standard of care anti-epileptic drugs in pediatric patients with medically refractory epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03894826
- Testing
- Vorinostat 100 MG
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Epileptic Spasms
Evaluation of the Modified Atkins Diet in Children With Epileptic Spasms
Epileptic spasms are a difficult to treat epileptic condition in young children. The first line treatment is hormonal treatment, in the form of ACTH or oral steroids, which are effective in 60-70% of children.
- Trial name
- NCT03807141
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Mitochondrial Diseases, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Vatiquinone for Treating Mitochondrial Disease in Participants With Refractory Epilepsy
This is a parallel-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a screening phase that includes a 28-day run-in phase to establish baseline seizure frequency, followed by a 24-week, randomized, placebo-controlled phase.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Leigh Disease, Leigh Syndrome
- Trial name
- MIT-E (NCT04378075)
- Testing
- Vatiquinone
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- PTC Therapeutics
Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsies in Pediatric Population
Genetic and Electrophysiologic Study in Focal Drug-resistant Epilepsies
Brain somatic mutations are increasingly recognized as a major cause of focal epilepsies. These include mTOR pathway mutations underlying cortical malformations such as focal cortical dysplasia and hemimegalencephaly, and SLC35A2…
- Trial name
- GENEPHY (NCT02890641)
- Testing
- Sampling of blood, frozen resected tissues, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Surgery as a Treatment for Medically Intractable Epilepsy
Background: Drug resistant epilepsy is the term used to describe epilepsy that cannot be controlled by medication. Many people whose seizures do not respond to medication will respond to surgical treatment, relieving seizures…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Partial Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT01273129
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy, Cardiovascular Disease
Impact of Ketogenic Diet on Lipoproteins in Refractory Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet is a non-pharmacological treatment prescribed especially for children and indicated in most specialized centers for patients with refractory epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Cardiovascular Disease, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- Ketonutri (NCT02644239)
- Testing
- ketogenic diet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Epilepsy Intractable, Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome
Evaluation of Ketoflo
For 28 days, 30 participants aged 3 to 18 years of age (inclusive) with a condition requiring a ketogenic diet will incorporate Ketoflo into their usual dietary regime.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy Intractable, Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome, Ketogenic Dieting
- Trial name
- Ketoflo (NCT04399954)
- Testing
- Ketoflo
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Vitaflo International, Ltd
Refractory Epilepsy
Safety and Therapeutic Measures of Tdcs in Patients With Refractory Focal Epilepsy
This is a single site, non-randomized, prospective, open-label, interventional pilot/feasibility study. Patients recruited will have medically-refractory focal neocortical epilepsy, defined on the basis of presence of focal…
- Trial name
- NCT02866240
- Testing
- Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS).
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Neuroelectrics Corporation