Clinical trials: Intractable Epilepsy
Epileptic Encephalopathy
Cannabidiol in Children With Refractory Epileptic Encephalopathy
This study will assess the safety and tolerability of a cannabidiol-enriched Cannabis Herbal Extract in a small group of children with refractory epileptic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- CARE-E (NCT03024827)
- Testing
- CanniMed® 1:20
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Epilepsy
Atkins Plus KetoCal for Childhood Epilepsy
The modified Atkins diet (MAD) is a relatively new, alternative dietary therapy for intractable childhood and adult epilepsy. Recent evidence suggests that a strict, highly ketotic, first month may be advantageous to both…
- Trial name
- NCT00681239
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet and KetoCal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Anxiety, Epilepsy
Epidiolex® for Anxiety in Pediatric Epilepsy
This is a prospective open label study assessing the efficacy and tolerability of pharmaceutical grade cannabidiol--Epidiolex (R), for the treatment of anxiety in pediatric patients with pediatric epilepsy that has been difficult…
- Trial name
- NCT05324449
- Testing
- Cannabidiol 100 MG/ML
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
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
Epilepsy
PuLsE 2-Observational Long-Term Effectiveness Follow-Up Study of PuLsE 1
This is a post-market, open observational long-term effectiveness follow-up study of participants with drug-resistant epilepsy with partial-onset seizures previously enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (PuLsE) comparing…
- Trial name
- PuLsE 2 (NCT01281280)
- Where
- 18 sites in Belgium, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Cyberonics, Inc.
Epilepsies, Partial
Treatment of Difficult to Control Focal Epilepsy With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
The investigators will treat patients with fully characterized refractory unifocal neocortical epilepsy with a technique that delivers magnetic waves (transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS) to the region that causes the…
- Trial name
- NCT01745952
- Testing
- figure-of-eight active rTMS coil, round active rTMS coil
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, ARX-Related Epilepsy
Occupational Therapy Approach in ARX-Related Epilepsy
This study evaluated the effects of medical ketogenic diet therapy combined with occupational therapy in children with ARX-related epilepsy. Twenty children were included.
- Trial name
- NCT07745608
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy, Medikal Ketogenic Diet Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Epilepsy
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Triggered Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Epilepsy Patients
A prospective exploratory study in patients with drug resistant epilepsy with a target comparison of long term outcome. NeuroScan software modules and a MagLink will be used to acquire EEG in combination with MRI/fMRI data.
- Trial name
- NCT02193932
- Testing
- EEG Triggered fMRI using Micro Maglink
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Baptist Health South Florida
Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Epilepsy (Treatment Refractory)
Metabolites in Blood and Breath in Metabolic Conditions
In patients with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and in those requiring a ketogenic diet for the treatment of medical conditions, relevant biochemical analytes are routinely and regularly measured in venous or capillary blood…
- Trial name
- NCT07704606
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Epilepsy
High Definition Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Treatment of Refractory Partial Onset Epilepsy
High-Definition transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD tDCS) Genuine cathodal HD-tDCS will be delivered through High-Definition electrodes that will be arranged on the skull according to a 4x1-ring configuration with the…
- Trial name
- HD-TDCS (NCT02264652)
- Testing
- HD Transcranial Direct Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Epilepsy, Mental Retardation
Ketogenic Diet vs.Antiepileptic Drug Treatment in Drug Resistant Epilepsy
This is an open randomized controlled study in children with mental retardation and refractory epilepsy in which treatment with ketogenic diet (KD) is compared with treatment with the antiepileptic drug (AED), not tried by the…
- Trial name
- NCT00552526
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet, Antiepileptic drug (AED)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Infantile Spasms, Refractory Complex Partial Seizures in Adults
Sabril Patient Registry
The purpose of this study is to create a patient registry to collect and analyze information on subjects treated with Sabril and the prescribers of Sabril.
- Trial name
- NCT01073579
- Testing
- Sabril®
- Volunteers
- 9,423 people
- Sponsor
- Lundbeck LLC
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Epilepsy
Nearly a third of children with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacotherapy. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a highly effective alternative therapy reducing seizure frequency by 50% in more than half of treated children.
- Trial name
- EPBiome (NCT04705298)
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Epilepsy Intractable
Ciprofloxacin in Drug-resistant Epilepsy
This study aims to investigate the effect of a short-term prescription of ciprofloxacin on intestinal microbial pattern and seizure frequency of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Trial name
- CIDRE (NCT04763070)
- Testing
- Ciprofloxacin Oral Product
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Epilepsy, Unspecified, Refractory (Medically)
The Use of Medicinal Cannabinoids as Adjunctive Treatment for Medically Refractory Epilepsy
Many families of children with medically refractory epilepsy are choosing to use medicinal cannabinoids (MCBD) as an adjunctive alternative treatment option. The safety, tolerability and efficacy of these products are not known.
- Trial name
- NCT02523183
- Testing
- Medical Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Epilepsy, Seizure
Predictors of Drug Resistant Epilepsy Among Pediatric Patients
1. This study aims to determine the main predictors of drug resistance in pediatric epilepsy by examining clinical data, EEG abnormalities, and neuroimaging results, in order to support early identification of resistant cases and…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Seizure, Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT07241754
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Traumatic Brain Injury Without Open Intracranial Wound
Genes, Proteins, and Metabolites in Drug-resistant Epilepsy (DRE) Patients
In patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), there may be changes at the genetic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels when comparing epileptic tissues from DRE to normal tissues in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT06665880
- Testing
- Routine clinical treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Resistant Epilepsy, Drug, Adolescent Epilepsy
Study of Safety and Efficacy of MGCND00EP1 as an Add on Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Resistant Epilepsies
EudraCT: 2018-003887-29 Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of: MGCND00EP1 from MGC PHARMACEUTICALS d.o.o. Study Design: Randomized, double blind, placebo controlled parallel grouped study Sample Size: 103 subjects…
- Conditions
- Resistant Epilepsy, Drug, Adolescent Epilepsy, Children Epilepsy, Children and Adolescents With Resistant Epilepsies
- Trial name
- NCT04406948
- Testing
- MGCND00EP1, ECG, EEG
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel, Slovenia
- Sponsor
- MGC Pharmaceuticals d.o.o
Refractory Epilepsy
A Controlled Clinical Trial of Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients With Refractory Epilepsy
There is a continuous necessity for the search of new alternatives for safe, affordable and effective noninvasive therapies for patients that are not eligible for focal resective or palliative surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01763294
- Testing
- Nicolet Endeavor CR: 30min, Nicolet Endeavor CR: 60min, Nicolet Endeavor CR: 30min for 3 days
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- El Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia Manuel Velasco Suarez
CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Hyperthermic Baths in the Treatment of Seizures in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
The primary objective of this research is to study the efficacy and safety of hyperthermic baths as adjunctive therapy for reducing the frequency of seizures in CDKL5 deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT06447675
- Testing
- Hyperthermic Baths
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing