Clinical trials: Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Epilepsy Intractable
Add-on Clioquinol in Drug-resistant Childhood Epilepsy: an Exploratory Study
In this exploratory trial, the potential anti-seizure activity of clioquinol in a small cohort of adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy will be examined.
- Trial name
- CLIOKID (NCT05727943)
- Testing
- Clioquinol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Temporal Interference for Drug Resistant Epilepsy
This single-center prospective study aims to investigate the treatment efficacy of temporal interference (TI) in drug-resistant epilepsy patients aged 6-60.
- Trial name
- TIE (NCT06708143)
- Testing
- Temporal Interference
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Epilepsy Intractable
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Oral Administration of PTL101 (Cannabidiol) as an Adjunctive Treatment for Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy
To evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral administration of PTL101 (cannabidiol) for the treatment for pediatric intractable epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02987114
- Testing
- PLT101
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- PhytoTech Therapeutics, Ltd.
Epilepsy
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Adjunctive Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy
We are studying whether the addition of fish oil capsules, containing 2.2 gm of polyunsaturated fatty acids, when added to antiepileptic drugs improve seizure control.
- Trial name
- NCT00299533
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Electrophysiologic Studies of Cognition in Epilepsy Patients
Interoception, or sensation from inside the body, is involved in a variety of clinical symptoms, such as tics, compulsions and negative mood.
- Trial name
- NCT05769634
- Testing
- Stereoelectroencephalography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Refractory Epilepsy
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Refractory Epilepsy
Evaluate the long-term clinical effectiveness and safety of the PINS Deep Brain Stimulation to patients with refractory epilepsy.
- Trial name
- ANT-DBS-RE (NCT02602899)
- Testing
- PINS'Deep Brain Stimulator device
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd
Refractory Childhood Epilepsy
Modified Atkins Diet in Childhood Epilepsy
Seizures are a frequent cause of morbidity in the pediatric age group. Uncontrolled seizures pose a variety of risks to children, including higher rates of mortality, developmental delay and/or regression, and cognitive…
- Trial name
- mAD (NCT00836836)
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Epilepsy
Brain Infusion of Muscimol to Treat Epilepsy
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of infusing a chemical called muscimol into the brain to control seizures in patients with intractable epilepsy (frequent seizures that persist despite therapy).
- Trial name
- NCT00005925
- Testing
- Muscimol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Enhancing Epilepsy Management With Precision Deep Brain Stimulation
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of objective neural response feedback on deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming for drug-resistant epilepsy in a prospective observational cohort study.
- Trial name
- EPI-BOOST (NCT06364085)
- Testing
- Neuromodulation programming
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Epilepsy, Insomnia
Trial of Melatonin to Improve Sleep in Children With Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral melatonin in improving sleep continuity in children with epilepsy and neurodevelopmental delay who have chronic insomnia by comparing Fast Release Melatonin…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Insomnia, Developmental Disability
- Trial name
- NCT01161108
- Testing
- Fast Release Melatonin (FR MLT), Timed Release Melatonin (TR MLT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Epilepsy Intractable
5-SENSE Score Validation Study
The purpose of this study is to assess how well a new scoring system called the 5-SENSE score can predict where seizures start in the brain using Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG).
- Trial name
- NCT06138808
- Testing
- Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
SSPE
Role of Ketogenic Diet in SSPE
SSPE is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder occurring after measles infection and is potentially life-threatening.Measles infection remains endemic in Pakistan especially in the lower socioeconomic population where the…
- Trial name
- NCT05152771
- Testing
- KETOGENIC DIET
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
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
No Condition, Study Mental State in Healthy Populations and Drug-resistant Epilepsy Patients With Existing iEEG
Novel Multimodal Neural, Physiological, and Behavioral Sensing and Machine Learning for Mental States
In this program, the investigators will develop novel multimodal neural-behavioral-physiological monitoring tools (software and hardware), and machine learning models for mental states within social processes and beyond.
- Trial name
- NCT07110688
- Testing
- Virtual human social interaction, Cold pressor test
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Deep Brain Stimulation, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Evaluating Modulation Effects of Temporal Interference Using SEEG
This single-center prospective study aims to investigate the electrophysiological mechanisms of temporal interference (TI) in humans by analyzing clinical, imaging, and electrophysiological data from patients aged 14-60 with…
- Trial name
- NCT06663969
- Testing
- Temporal Interference
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Refractory Epilepsy, Sleep
Investigating the Functional Characteristics During Wakefulness and Sleep Based on SEEG
This study aims to collect electrophysiological and clinical data from patients aged 14-65 with drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent SEEG.
- Trial name
- NCT06524479
- Testing
- SEEG recordings and SPES
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Epilepsies, Focal, Drug Restistant Epilepsie
Prognosis of Epilepsy With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Surgery
Why is this study being conducted? For people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, surgery, to remove the part of the brain where seizures start, is currently the most effective treatment.
- Conditions
- Epilepsies, Focal, Drug Restistant Epilepsie, Anxiety Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Trial name
- PEPSY (NCT07718542)
- Testing
- Baseline PTSD status, Psychiatric questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Epilepsy, Seizure Disorders
External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy
This study investigates a new therapy for epilepsy called Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (TNS). TNS involves external electrical stimulation of sensory nerve located above the eyes and over the forehead.
- Trial name
- NCT01159431
- Testing
- Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Olive View-UCLA Education & Research Institute
Electroencephalography, Refractory Epilepsy
Clinical Utility of ESI in Presurgical Evaluation of Patients With Epilepsy
This study evaluates to what extend electrical source imaging (ESI) provides nonredundant information in the evaluation of epilepsy surgery candidates.
- Conditions
- Electroencephalography, Refractory Epilepsy, Brain Imaging, Surgery
- Trial name
- CUESIPE (NCT03533530)
- Testing
- Low-density ESI (LD ESI), High-density ESI (HD ESI), No electrical source imaging (ESI)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Focal Epilepsy, Intractable Epilepsy
Long-term Cardiac Monitoring in Epilepsy
The purpose of this research study to investigate, classify, and quantify chronic cardiac rhythm disorders in three groups of patients with epilepsy (intractable focal epilepsy, controlled focal epilepsy and symptomatic…
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Intractable Epilepsy, Epileptic Encephalopathy, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
- Trial name
- LOOP (NCT03955432)
- Testing
- Reveal LINQ ICM System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health