Clinical trials: Epilepsy, Partial, open to volunteers
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)
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Biomarkers of Response to SEEG Thermocoagulation
Drug-resistant focal epilepsy is a severe neurological disease that affects one-third of patients with epilepsy. Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment.
- Trial name
- THALPO (NCT07399327)
- Testing
- Quality of life questionnaires (QOLIE, EFIQUACEE for children), psychiatric questionnaires (NDDIE, GAD-7, PCL-5) at Visit 1 (V1), V5, V6 and V7, Resting state SEEG recording 30min before and 30 min after RFTC, Blood sample at Visit 1 (V1), V2, V4 and V5
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Focal Epilepsy, Electrodes, Implanted
Multi-level Approach of Brain Activity Using Intracranial Electrodes in Epileptic Patients
The main goal of this project is to study the mechanisms of epileptic activities using intracranial macro and micro electrodes in epileptic patients undergoing pre-surgical investigation.
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Electrodes, Implanted, Cognitive Function, Neurophysiology
- Trial name
- EpiMicro (NCT04653012)
- Testing
- Intracranial macro-microelectrode recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Focal Epilepsy
Thalamic Recordings in Children Undergoing SEEG
Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) forms a key part of the pre-surgical evaluation in children who may be candidates for epilepsy surgery.
- Trial name
- TRICS (NCT06453759)
- Testing
- Additional electrodes into bilateral anterior, centromedian and pulvinar thalamic nuclei
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Epilepsy in Children
Prognostic Value of High-resolution Electrical Source Imaging on the Success of Pediatric Focal Epilepsy Surgery
This study investigates the usefulness of high resolution electrical source imaging (HR-ESI) in the setting of presurgical evaluation of drug-resistant focal epilepsy in children.
- Trial name
- ISEPEE (NCT06271785)
- Testing
- HR-EEG recording
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Focal Epilepsy With and Without Secondary Generalization, Psychotic Symptoms
Prospective Study of Postictal Psychotic Symptoms Occuring After Video-EEG Monitoring in Focal Epilepsies
Psychotic disorders are up to eight times more prevalent in patients with epilepsy compared to the general population. Among them, postictal psychosis (PIP) is a severe complication of focal epilepsy, characterized by a brief…
- Trial name
- INSPEV (NCT07471334)
- Testing
- Psychiatric assessment
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Patients With Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy, SEEG as Part of Presurgical Evaluation
Links Between Epileptic Activity, Sleep Disruption and Mental Content During Sleep
Interactions between epilepsy and sleep are numerous and bidirectional. Sleep can facilitate epileptic activity and seizures in several syndromes, while sleep deprivation increases cortical excitability and seizure…
- Trial name
- EPIDREAM 3 (NCT07605858)
- Testing
- Direct Electric Stimulation (DES)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy, Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
Impact of Epilepsy on the Brainstem Adenosine Pathway and Its Relation With Arousal and Respiratory Reactivity
Despite the continuous development of new antiseizure medications over the past 25 years, 30% of patients with epilepsy suffer from drug-resistant seizures and are at risk of epilepsy-related complications, like cognitive…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT07249034)
- Testing
- 1 Hypercapnic challenge while participant is awake, PET/MRI acquisition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy in Children
Mapping Epileptic Networks Using Multimodal Imaging
Currently, mapping the epileptogenic zone is based on a comprehensive preoperative assessment involving clinical, imaging and electrophysiological examinations.
- Trial name
- CREIM (NCT06202976)
- Testing
- Secondary data collection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Imagine Institute
Focal Onset Seizures
SPN-817 Open-Label Extension Study in Adults With Focal Onset Seizures
This is a Phase 2b open-label extension study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of SPN-817.
- Trial name
- NCT07141329
- Testing
- SPN-817
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
A Phase 1/2 Study of NRTX-1001 Neuronal Cell Therapy in Drug-Resistant Bilateral Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (MTLE)
This is a multicenter, single arm, open label clinical trial that is designed to test the safety and preliminary efficacy of single administration inhibitory nerve cells called interneurons (NRTX-1001), into both temporal lobes…
- Trial name
- NCT06422923
- Testing
- NRTX-1001
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Neurona Therapeutics
Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable
Localizing Epileptic Networks Using MRI and iEEG
Upon successful completion of this study, the investigators expect the study's contribution to be the development of noninvasive imaging biomarkers to predict IEEG functional dynamics and epilepsy surgical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
- Trial name
- NCT04649008
- Testing
- 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Intracranial electroencephalography recordings, 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Electroclinical Correlation of Anxiety
Anxiety disorders have the highest prevalence among mental disorders and cause considerable individual and financial costs. Current treatments do not relieve mental suffering of many patients.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
- Trial name
- IRAnxNet (NCT05393518)
- Testing
- Anxiety-induced task, Neuropsychiatric assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Tinnitus, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Pathophysiology, Psycho-emotional and Cognitive Functioning Associated With Tinnitus
the investigators have recently shown that patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy who have undergone brain surgery targeting the medial temporal lobe structures were more likely to develop tinnitus postoperatively.
- Trial name
- AudiCog (NCT04717388)
- Testing
- acoustics tests, Questionaries,, MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Focal Epilepsy, Epilepsy
A Long-term Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of RAP-219 in Adults With Focal Onset Seizures
This is a clinical research study for an investigational drug called RAP-219 in patients with Refractory Focal Epilepsy. This study is being conducted to determine RAP-219 Long- term safety and open-label antiseizure activity in…
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Refractory Focal Epilepsy, Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT07219407
- Testing
- RAP-219
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Rapport Therapeutics Inc.
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Evaluation of the NaviFUS System in Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Participants with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) enrolled in this study will receive focused ultrasound (FUS) treatment with the NaviFUS System, guided by the neuronavigation system to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using…
- Trial name
- NCT05947656
- Testing
- NaviFUS System
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Genovate-NaviFUS (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE)
MRgLITT for mTLE: A PROBE Trial
How does magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) impact clinical prognosis in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE)?
- Trial name
- MINE (NCT06720922)
- Testing
- Resonance-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (MRgLITT), Open Surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of NaviFUS™ System Neuromodulating Treatment for Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy
This will be a prospective, pilot, open-label, two-arm, parallel-group, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) neuromodulation using NaviFUS System in patients with…
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Seizures, Focal
- Trial name
- NCT06492720
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound (FUS) treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- NaviFUS Corporation
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Studying Heart Rhythms With a Wearable Sensor to Detect and Predict Seizures in People With Epilepsy
The goal of this observational study is to understand heart rhythm changes in adults with epilepsy. It will also explore whether computer programs can use heart recordings to detect or predict seizures.
- Trial name
- EpHR-DP (NCT07835594)
- Testing
- Textile-based wearable electrocardiography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Epilepsy
Assessment of MRI-guided HIFU for Patients With Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility, safety, and tolerance of MRI-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of drug-resistant focal epilepsy in adult patients with MRI-visible…
- Trial name
- EPIFUS (NCT07591350)
- Testing
- MR-guided HIFU thermoablation, EEG, MRI
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris