Clinical trials: Epilepsy Surgery
Focal Epilepsy
Diffusion MRI Methods to Minimize Postoperative Deficits in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
This project will test the accuracy of a novel diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) approach using a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) to predict an optimal resection margin for pediatric epilepsy surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT04986683
- Testing
- Brain magnetic resonance imaging, Neuro-psychology testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Abdominal Surgery, Hypertension
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress Burnout and Life Satisfaction During the Pandemic Period
This study aimed to determine the effects of laughter yoga on the perceived stress, burnout and life satisfaction of nurses working actively during the pandemic period.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Hypertension, Done Laughter Yoga Before, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT05317091
- Testing
- Laughter yoga practiced
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Spatial Scene Recognition Memory in Epilepsy Surgery
This study investigates the anatomical and physiological basis of spatial scene recognition memory in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe lesions.
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Medically Refractory Epilepsy, Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07580183
- Testing
- Virtual Tour Recognition Memory Task, Intracranial EEG Recording with Research Electrodes (Aim III only), MRI Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Assessment (Aim I)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Epilepsy
Bridging the Gap: Educating Patients on Social Determinants of Health to Improve Epilepsy Surgery Access and Outcomes
The goal of this study is to identify the needs and barriers to accessing and undergoing epilepsy surgery for patients with epilepsy and then to pilot an educational program regarding the social determinants of health and how…
- Trial name
- NCT07509190
- Testing
- PEERS Program, Surveys, Focus group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anny Reyes
Epilepsy
Cartography of Functional and Epileptic Cerebral Areas by Functional MRI and Electroencephalography in Epileptic Patients Before and After Surgery
Exploring the reorganization (plasticity) of neuroanatomic networks associated with language and memory in patients with left (or dominant hemisphere) temporal lobe epilepsy using functional MRI (fMRI)
- Trial name
- NCT03102957
- Testing
- functional MRI
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Epilepsy, Healthy Volunteers
Simultaneous MEG or fMRI And INtracranial EEG
The SEMAINE project will investigate intracranial EEG (icEEG) simultaneously recorded with either fMRI or MEG to 1) improve identification of the epileptogenic zone in patients suffering from drug-resistant partial epilepsy, and…
- Trial name
- SEMAINE (NCT02342938)
- Testing
- MEG or fMRI And INtracranial EEG, fMRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy, Sleep
Prospective Longitudinal Study of Sleep, Brain Activity, and Plasma Analyses in Patients Undergoing Epilepsy Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to understand how sleep and brain activity change after epilepsy surgery in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Sleep, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07885826
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Partial Epilepsy
Multimodal Imaging in Pre-surgical Evaluation of Epilepsy
Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in the world, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 35% of patients with epilepsy are refractory to all available antiepileptic drugs.
- Trial name
- EPIMAGE (NCT01735032)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
End Stage Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Failure
Human Tissue Distribution of Orally Supplemented Natural Vitamin E Tocotrienol
Levels of tocotrienol in human tissues following supplementation is not currently known. The objective of this present study is to determine the levels of this form of vitamin E in the human tissues such as skin, heart, lung…
- Conditions
- End Stage Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Failure, End Stage Liver Disease, Morbid Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00678834
- Testing
- To surgery patients, Tocopherol capsules., Tocotrienol to healthy subjects., To surgery patients, Tocotrienol capsules.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chandan K Sen
Cavernous Malformation, Cerebral, Cavernous Angioma
Quantitative Susceptibility Biomarker and Brain Structural Property for Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Related Epilepsy
Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM)-related epilepsy (CRE) impairs the quality of life in patients with CCM. Patients could not always achieve seizure freedom after surgical resection of the lesion, suggesting an inadequate…
- Conditions
- Cavernous Malformation, Cerebral, Cavernous Angioma, Cavernous Hemangioma, Cavernous Hemangioma of Brain
- Trial name
- CRESS (NCT04076449)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- yuanli Zhao
Epilepsy, Unspecified, Pharmacologically Resistant, Memory Impairment
Episodic Memory Before and After Surgery in Drug-resistant Partial Epilepsies
This study has two purposes: firstly, a better understanding of the neurobiological processes underlying episodic memory and, secondly, the development of useful clinical applications for epileptic patients, in particular the…
- Trial name
- MemO-Epi (NCT01919957)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Epilepsy
Noninvasive Pre-surgical Evaluation of Patients With Focal Epilepsy and Establishment of a Normative Imaging Database
Objectives: The overall study objective is to compare the sensitivities and specificities of morphometric analysis techniques using structural MRI images based on pre- and postsurgical localization of epileptic foci in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT02107989
- Testing
- MRI, MEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)