Clinical trials: Epilepsy Surgery
Epilepsy, Essential Tremor
Human Cognition During Surgery: Stimulation-based and Cholinergic Modulation
This is a research study to determine how COBENFY KarXT (FDA approved), a drug which has been approved for treatment of certain disorders, affects brain activity and cognitive tasks which may be regulated by the cholinergic…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Seizures, Memory Consolidation
- Trial name
- NCT07721272
- Testing
- Cobenfy KarXT pill (50/20 mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Epilepsy in Children, Focal Epilepsy
Novel Network Analysis of Intracranial Stereoelectroencephalography
Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain which is associated with disabling seizures and affects 100,000 people under 25. Many children with epilepsy also have a learning disability or problems with development.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy in Children, Focal Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable, Epilepsy, Focal
- Trial name
- NNAIS (NCT03916848)
- Testing
- Combined Micro-Macro SEEG Electrodes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
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
Pediatric Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery
High Frequency Oscillation in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
High Frequency Oscillation (HFO) on ElectroCorticoGraphy (ECoG) has been identified as a new biomarker for epileptogenic tissue.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery, High Frequency Oscillation
- Trial name
- HFO (NCT03790280)
- Testing
- HFO analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Epilepsy
Brain Activity in Epilepsy
Prospective interventional study with implantation of micro-electrodes to study the brain networks in epilepsy at high spatiotemporal resolution.
- Trial name
- NCT05307146
- Testing
- macro/micro electrode recording
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Epilepsy, Cardiac Disease
Epileptic Potentials During Cardiac Surgery and Association With Postoperative Neurological Outcome
Primarily, the investigators want to test the hypothesis that it is possible to detect epileptiform EEG during cardiac surgery under general anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Cardiac Disease, Peroperative Complications, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect
- Trial name
- EPOCAS (NCT02976584)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,067 people
- Sponsor
- Heiko Kaiser
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Amygdalo-Hippocampal Epilepsy
EASINESS-TRIAL - Enhancing Safety in Epilepsy Surgery
To conduct a retrospective multicenter cohort study to define surgical benchmark values for best achievable outcomes following surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04952298
- Testing
- Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgery
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Epilepsy Intractable, Focal Epilepsy
National Study on the Interest of EEG-fMRI in the Presurgical Evaluation of Partial Epilepsies Drug
The main goal of this study is to evaluate the additional value of EEG-fMRI method in the presurgical evaluation of focal intractable epilepsy.
- Trial name
- ENERGY (NCT03278210)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Anti-epileptic Prophylaxis in Intracranial Neurosurgery
Comitial Prophylaxis in Neurosurgery in Patients Who Have Undergone Intracranial Surgery Programmed Supratentorial Surgery (Exeresis or Biopsy) Between 2019 and 2022
JUSTIFICATION Anti-epileptic prophylaxis has long been a systematic practice for supra-tentorial intracranial surgeries. Since 2021, European guidelines no longer recommend this prophylaxis and practices have evolved.
- Trial name
- PRO-CON (NCT05670860)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Ultrasound-Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgery
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the medical records of adult patients who underwent vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation under general anesthesia for drug-resistant epilepsy at Fırat University Hospital between…
- Conditions
- Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07689617
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block, Bupivacaine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Epilepsy
Intraoperative Brain Microdialysis to Assess Neuroinflammation in Epileptic Tissue Immediately Prior to Surgical Resection.
This research study will investigate the fluid from the area of the brain that is being removed during clinical epilepsy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04531722
- Testing
- Intraoperative brain microdialysis
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Epilepsy
Clinical Trial of MgLiTT for Medical Refractory Epilepsy
Multicenter, open-label, prospective designed study to characterize the performance of MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MgLiTT) using the Sinovation Laser Ablation System for the treatment of medical refractory…
- Trial name
- NCT04569071
- Testing
- Sinovation Laser Ablation System
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Partial Drug-resistant Epilepsy
High Resolution Imaging of Cerebral Vasculature by Functional Micro-Doppler Sonography During Brain Surgery
High Resolution Imaging of Cerebral Vasculature by Functional Micro-Doppler Sonography During Brain Surgery (ULYS)
- Trial name
- ULYS (NCT02090569)
- Testing
- Functional micro-Doppler Sonography (fmDS)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Epilepsy
ESIS in Pediatric DRE
The main reason for this research study is to gain information about how the brain makes seizures by causing seizures using very small amounts of current, or electrical stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT05469373
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Sarah Katie Ihnen
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Comparative Effectiveness of Palliative Surgery Versus Additional Anti-Seizure Medications for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a serious and rare form of epilepsy that begins in infancy and early childhood. Seizures and their consequences need medical attention, emergency encounters, and hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- SOM-L (NCT05374824)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,680 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Fluorescence Guided Focal Cortical Dysplasia Surgery
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, with one of the highest morbidity rates of all diseases. Despite the development of new anticonvulsant drugs, around a third of patients suffer from drug-resistant…
- Trial name
- FLUOFOCODYS (NCT07657975)
- Testing
- 5-ALA (Gliolan)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy, Radiofrequency Ablation
Brain Regions and Functional Neuronal Network Characteristics of Dexmedetomidine Analgesia
Background: Dexmedetomidine (Dex) is a highly selective 2-adrenergic receptor agonist with significant analgesia affection. This study is planned to explore the brain regions and functional neuronal network involved in promoting…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Radiofrequency Ablation, Intracranial Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT05500703
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Injectable Solution, Sodium Chloride 0.9% Inj
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- China International Neuroscience Institution
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, Focal Cortical Dysplasia
Use of a Tonometer to Identify Epileptogenic Lesions During Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Refractory epilepsy, meaning epilepsy that no longer responds to medication, is a common neurosurgical indication in children. In such cases, surgery is the treatment of choice.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Focal Cortical Dysplasia, Tuberous Sclerosis, Hemimegalencephaly
- Trial name
- NCT04344626
- Testing
- Intra-operative brain tonometry
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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