Clinical trials: Drug Refractory Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable
The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation in Drug-resistant Epilepsy Patients
This study evaluates the effect of probiotic supplementation in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. All the patients received the probiotic.
- Trial name
- NCT03403907
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- María Gómez Eguílaz
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
Ketogenic Diet, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Effects of Low Glycemic Index Diet in Children With Drug-resistant Epilepsy
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a low glycemic index diet (LGID) on seizure frequency, oxidative stress markers and quality of life in children with drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Ketogenic Diet, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06432231
- Testing
- Low glycemic index diet treatment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
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
Refractory Epilepsy
Safety and Efficacy of 333369 in the Treatment of Partial Epilepsy
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of 4 daily doses of RWJ-333369 as adjunctive treatment of refractory partial epilepsy in subjects who are between 18 and 70 years of age…
- Trial name
- NCT00228969
- Testing
- RWJ-333369
- Where
- 61 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Sponsor
- SK Life Science, Inc.
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 in Children, Epilepsy Intractable
Ketogenic Diet in Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a ketogenic diet in treating pediatric intractable epilepsy and to explore its relationship with changes in inflammatory markers.
- Trial name
- NCT06310954
- Testing
- Early ketogenic diet combined with conventional pharmacotherapy., Common diet combined with conventional pharmacotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Epilepsy Intractable
TMS - Intracranial Electrodes
This is a study looking at the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), on the human brain as recorded by intracranial electroencephalography in neurosurgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03702127
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Aaron Boes
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
The Benefit and Safety of Older Generation Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Children
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the efficacy and safety of first line anti epileptic drugs (AEDs) as substitution therapy for children who are resistant to second-line AEDs.
- Trial name
- NCT05697614
- Testing
- Valproic acid, Carbamazepin, Phenytoin
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Epilepsy, Seizure
Medium Chain Triglycerides as an Adjunct to the Modified Atkins Diet for Women With Catamenial Epilepsy
The modified Atkins diet (MAD) has been shown to be effective in treating intractable epilepsy. Approximately 55% of the patients started on the diet are women of childbearing age and women with epilepsy often have a pattern of…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Seizure, Catamenial Epilepsy, Medically Resistant Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT02426047
- Testing
- betaquik®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Epilepsy Intractable
Impact of SPEAC® System Data on Therapeutic Decisions Related to Convulsive Seizure Patient's Refractory to AEDs
This is an open label, randomized, prospective study of the impact on healthcare utilization of a surface Electromyography (sEMG) based seizure monitoring and alerting system for Veterans with seizures with upper extremity motor…
- Trial name
- NCT03741192
- Testing
- SPEAC System
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Brain Sentinel
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
STIMEP : Assessment of Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in Drug Resistant Epilepsy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of deep brain stimulation in drug resistant epilepsy. This is a double blind, controlled and randomized clinical trial with two cross-over groups and four…
- Trial name
- NCT00228371
- Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Piriform Cortex Electrical Stimulation for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Biliteral Hippocampus Sclerosis
The primary objective of this research is to study the efficacy and safety of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of Piriform cortex as adjunctive therapy for reducing the frequency of seizures in drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy…
- Trial name
- NCT07128563
- Testing
- piriform cortex-DBS
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Modified Ketogenic Diet on Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Adults - a Prospective Observational Study of Real-world Data
The purpose of our study is to investigate how dietary treatment with a modified ketogenic diet for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy affects patients' health-related quality of life and seizure frequency.
- Trial name
- Epiketo (NCT07878104)
- Testing
- Modified ketogenic diet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Refractory Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Exercise as Adjunctive Treatment for Refractory Epilepsy
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a 12-week telehealth aerobic exercise intervention is feasible in people with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04607317
- Testing
- Exercise program, Health Coach, Health Information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Epilepsy, Refractory Epilepsy
Self-administered ONe-of-a Kind Approach to Epilepsy Therapy Through a Web-based Music Application
This is a prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blinded randomized study of self-administered auditory intervention in a naturalistic home environment.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Refractory Epilepsy, Music
- Trial name
- SONATA (NCT06425029)
- Testing
- Experimental Intervention (Music A), Active Comparator Intervention (Music B), Active Comparator Intervention (Music C)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Epilepsy, Cryptogenic, Epilepsy, Partial
IVIG Treatment for Refractory Immune-Related Adult Epilepsy
The purpose of the initial screening study is to find out if immune problems are an unrecognized cause of epilepsy in some patients.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Cryptogenic, Epilepsy, Partial, Seizure Disorder, Autoimmune Diseases, Nervous System
- Trial name
- NCT01545518
- Testing
- IVIG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Epilepsy Surgery, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Cortical Resections in Drug Resistant Epilepsy
The aim of the study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of epilepsy surgery in the form of cortical resections in patients with refractory epilepsy and to review outcomes of resection procedures in focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04553354
- Testing
- cortical resections
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Epilepsy
Safety and Efficacy of AV078 in Participants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Refractory Epilepsy (RESTOR-1)
This Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of oral AV078 in participants with refractory epilepsy due to tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
- Trial name
- RESTOR-1 (NCT07680322)
- Testing
- AV078
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Aeovian Pharmaceuticals, Inc.