Clinical trials: Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Seizures
Cannabidiol Oral Solution as an Adjunctive Treatment for Treatment-resistant Seizure Disorder
This is a multicenter, open-label trial to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of Cannabidiol Oral Solution as adjunctive therapy for pediatric participants with treatment-resistant seizure disorders, including…
- Trial name
- NCT02318602
- Testing
- Cannabidiol Oral Solution
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- INSYS Therapeutics Inc
Drug Resistant Partial Onset Seizure
Phase 3 Study of Adjunctive Ganaxolone in Adults With Drug-resistant Partial Onset Seizures and Open-label Extension
The study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an investigational drug-ganaxolone - on partial seizure frequency in adults with epilepsy taking a maximum of 3 antiepileptic medications (AEDs).
- Trial name
- NCT01963208
- Testing
- ganaxolone
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 405 people
- Sponsor
- Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Drug-resistant Epilepsy, Focal-Onset Seizures
Study to Test the Efficacy and Safety of Padsevonil as Adjunctive Treatment of Focal-onset Seizures in Adults With Drug-resistant Epilepsy
The purpose of the study is to characterize the dose-response relationship with respect to efficacy of Padsevonil administered concomitantly with up to 3 anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for treatment of observable focal-onset…
- Trial name
- ARISE (NCT03373383)
- Testing
- Padsevonil
- Where
- 148 sites in United States, Australia and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 411 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L.
Drug Resistant Partial Onset Seizure
A Two-year Open-label Extension Study of Ganaxolone in Patients With Drug-resistant Partial-onset Seizures
A follow-on, two-year open-label extension study of ganaxolone as add-on therapy in adult patients with drug-resistant partial-onset seizures
- Trial name
- NCT02519439
- Testing
- ganaxolone
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Treatment of Childhood Drug-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, A Pilot Study
Background: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe childhood epileptic syndrome with high pharmacoresistance. The treatment outcomes are still unsatisfied.
- Trial name
- NCT02731300
- Testing
- tDCS
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Seizures
A Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of CVL-865 as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Focal Onset Seizures
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if CVL-865, when taken regularly with other anti-seizure medicines, works to prevent seizures in adults with drug-resistant focal onset seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT04244175
- Testing
- CVL-865
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie
Intractable Epilepsy, Malignant Glioma
Perampanel for the Reduction of Seizure Frequency in Patients With High-grade Glioma and Focal Epilepsy
This phase IV trial studies the side effects and how well perampanel works in reducing seizure frequency in patients with high-grade glioma and focal epilepsy. Perampanel is a drug used to treat seizures.
- Conditions
- Intractable Epilepsy, Malignant Glioma, Seizure Disorder, WHO Grade 2 Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT04650204
- Testing
- Anticonvulsant Agent, Perampanel, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Epilepsy
A Study to Look at the Efficacy and Safety of Keppra® Extended Release Formulation - XR
This is a safety and efficacy study of Keppra® extended release formulation - XR in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00368069
- Testing
- Keppra® extended release formulation - XR
- Where
- 34 sites in Brazil, Finland and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Refractory Epilepsy
Optimal Stimulation Parameters to Disrupt Epileptiform Activity
Open-loop electrical stimulation has been found to reduce spike activity and seizures, but determining the optimal parameters to achieve these effects requires a brute force trial-and-error approach that relies on subjective…
- Trial name
- NCT06141668
- Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Cannabidiol Expanded Access Study in Medically Refractory Sturge-Weber Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the tolerability and optimal dose of cannabidiol (CBD) as an simultaneous treatment in children and young adults with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and drug resistant epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02332655
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Anne Comi, MD
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
Highly Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
A Study of UCB0942 in Adult Patients With Highly Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
This study is to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the investigational drug UCB0942in adult subjects with drug-resistant focal epilepsy across multiple centers in Europe.
- Trial name
- NCT02495844
- Testing
- UCB0942
- Where
- 18 sites in Belgium, Bulgaria and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L.
Epilepsy
Ataluren for Nonsense Mutation in CDKL5 and Dravet Syndrome
This is a phase 2, crossover study of Ataluren for the treatment of nonsense mutation Dravet syndrome or cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency, resulting in drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02758626
- Testing
- ataluren
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Seizures
Retigabine Efficacy and Safety Trial for Partial Onset Refractory Seizures in Epilepsy
This Phase 3 study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retigabine dosed at 900 mg/day and 600 mg/day, in three equally divided doses, compared with placebo in patients with epilepsy who are receiving up to…
- Trial name
- RESTORE2 (NCT00235755)
- Testing
- Retigabine
- Where
- 70 sites in United States, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 539 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Epilepsy
Acute Recording of Stereotyped High-Frequency Oscillations
Overall, this study will investigate the functional utility of stereotyped HFOs by capturing them with a new implantable system (Brain Interchange - BIC of CorTec), which can sample neural data at higher rates >=1kHz and deliver…
- Trial name
- NCT05439655
- Testing
- Brain Interchange System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Focal-Onset Seizures
A Study to Test the Efficacy and Safety of Padsevonil as Treatment of Focal-onset Seizures in Adult Subjects With Drug-resistant Epilepsy
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the 3 selected dose regimens of padsevonil (PSL) administered concomitantly with up to 3 anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) compared with placebo for…
- Trial name
- DUET (NCT03739840)
- Testing
- Padsevonil
- Where
- 141 sites in United States, Australia and 26 more
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma SRL
Seizures, Epilepsies, Partial
Efficacy and Safety of Diazepam in the Management of Refractory Epilepsy in Selected Patients Who Require Intermittent Medical Intervention for Acute Repetitive Seizures.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of diazepam in the management of refractory epilepsy in selected patients who require intermittent medical intervention for the control of episodes of acute repetitive seizures.
- Conditions
- Seizures, Epilepsies, Partial, Epilepsy, Complex Partial, Epilepsy, Generalized
- Trial name
- NCT00319501
- Testing
- Vanquix Auto-Injector (Diazepam Injection)
- Where
- 86 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Epilepsy
Pediatric Language and Memory Mapping in Refractory Epilepsy Using Magnetoencephalography
This is a pilot research study where language and working memory tasks will be used to study brain activities from children with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04888637
- Testing
- Baseline MEG Test, Receptive Language Task, Memory Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Epilepsy
A Dose-ranging Study With Brivaracetam in Patients From 16 to 65 Years With Refractory Partial Onset Seizures.
This trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of brivaracetam (at doses of 5, 20 and 50 mg/day in twice a day administration) as add-on therapy in subjects with focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00175825
- Testing
- Brivaracetam
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma