Clinical trials: Epilepsy Syndrome
Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome (DS)
A Study of Soticlestat in Adults and Children With Rare Epilepsies
The main aim is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of soticlestat when used along with other anti-seizure treatment. Participants will receive soticlestat twice a day.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome (DS), Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
- Trial name
- Endymion 1 (NCT03635073)
- Testing
- Soticlestat
- Where
- 59 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Enhanced MRI Imaging in Healthy Participants and Participants With Epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a common type of epilepsy and one of the most likely to not be controlled by medication. For patients who do not respond to medication, surgery can result in a cure of seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT06483061
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Epilepsy, Generalized
Evaluation of the 24/7 EEG™ SubQ System in Subjects With Uncontrolled Genetic Generalised Epilepsy Syndrome
This study is a 12 week prospective, comparative investigation in subjects diagnosed with uncontrolled genetic generalised epilepsy (GGE) also known as idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE).
- Trial name
- NCT05241678
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children
XEN496 (Ezogabine) in Children With KCNQ2 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
To investigate the potential antiseizure effects of adjunctive XEN496 (ezogabine) compared with placebo in children with KCNQ2 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (KCNQ2-DEE).
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy; Seizure, Disease
- Trial name
- EPIK (NCT04639310)
- Testing
- XEN496
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Comparative Study of E2080 in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Patients (Study E2080-J081-304)
To confirm that the combination therapy of rufinamide has superior efficacy compared to placebo in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01146951
- Testing
- Rufinamide (E2080)
- Where
- 23 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Limited
Parkinson Disease, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy
Manipulating and Optimising Brain Rhythms for Enhancement of Sleep
Treatment of sleep disturbances is mainly attempted through drug administration. However, certain drugs are associated with unwanted side effects or residual effects upon awakening (e.g.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy, Chronic Pain, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- MORPHEUS (NCT05011773)
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Dravet Syndrome, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
A Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of ZX008 in Children and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome or Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Currently Taking Cannabidiol
This is an open label study to evaluate the safety of ZX008 (fenfluramine) in patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) or Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS) who are being administered cannabidiol (CBD).
- Trial name
- NCT03467113
- Testing
- ZX008 0.2 to 0.8 mg/kg/day, Cannabidiol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Zogenix International Limited, Inc., a subsidiary of Zogenix, Inc.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies
Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) and Clinical-focused Narrative (CFN) Pilot in Adults With Primary Mitochondrial Disease (PMD).
The goal of this study is to find the best way to help people with primary mitochondrial disease deal with the stress of their condition, and to help these people be better able to "bounce back," or be resilient.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies, MELAS
- Trial name
- NCT06051448
- Testing
- Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM), Clinical-focused narrative (CFN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Post-ect Agitation, Post-ictal Agitation
Peri-procedural Weighted Blanket Use for ECT
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if weighted blanket use before and after electroconvulsant therapy (ECT) works to reduce pre-ECT anxiety and post-ECT agitation.
- Trial name
- NCT07900646
- Testing
- Weighted blanket, Usual Care Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Epilepsy, Generalized, Absence Epilepsy
Detecting Absence Seizures Using Eye Tracking
The goal of this study is to develop a comfortable system that uses a wearable eye-tracker similar to eyeglasses to assist people with epilepsy in counting and measuring the severity of seizures.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Generalized, Absence Epilepsy, Absence Seizures, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT04439656
- Testing
- Eye movement analysis
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Rachel Kuperman
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable
Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- QUANTUM (NCT06583395)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Inherited Mitochondrial Disease, Including Leigh Syndrome
Open-Label, Dose-Escalating Study Assessing Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, of RP103 in Mitochondrial Disease
To evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of cysteamine bitartrate delayed-release capsules (RP103) administered at a target maintenance dose of 1.3 g/m²/day in two divided doses, every 12 hours, for up to 6 months in…
- Trial name
- MITO-001 (NCT02023866)
- Testing
- Cysteamine Bitartrate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
Study of Perampanel as Adjunctive Treatment for Inadequately Controlled Seizures Associated With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
This study is being conducted to demonstrate that perampanel given as adjunctive anti-epileptic treatment is superior to placebo in reducing the number of drop seizures in participants with inadequately controlled seizures…
- Trial name
- NCT02834793
- Testing
- Perampanel
- Where
- 65 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Treating Deep Seizure Foci With Noninvasive Surface Brain Stimulation
The overall goal of this study is to open up the promising treatment of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which has been shown to be effective against seizures in patients with surface neocortical foci, to a…
- Trial name
- NCT02339376
- Testing
- Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Catatonia, Nodding Syndrome
Catatonia in Nodding Syndrome and Lorazepam Treatment
Nodding Syndrome is an enigmatic neuropsychiatric syndrome affecting children and adolescents mostly in Eastern Africa. The symptoms of Nodding Syndrome and catatonia seem to overlap.
- Trial name
- CINS (NCT02462109)
- Testing
- Lorazepam
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Brain Network Activation Analysis in Epilepsy
This is a prospective study investigating the utility of Brain Network Activation (BNA) analysis in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03265925
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Ketogenic Diet, West Syndrome
Ketogenic Diet vs ACTH for the Treatment of Children With West Syndrome
Children with West syndrome are prone to refractory seizures with poor neurocognitive outcome overall. The current standard of care consists of treatment with ACTH, but the grade of evidence is not high and not much RCTs are…
- Conditions
- Ketogenic Diet, West Syndrome, Infantile Spasm, ACTH
- Trial name
- NCT05279118
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet, ACTH
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Long-Term Safety of Pharmaceutical Grade Synthetic Cannabidiol Oral Solution in Pediatric Participants With Treatment-Resistant Childhood Absence Seizures
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (CBD) in pediatric participants with treatment-resistant childhood absence seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT03355300
- Testing
- Cannabidiol Oral Solution
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Radius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aphasia, Dysarthria
Chinese-Specific Speech Imagery Coding Using High-Density ECoG
The goal of this study is to investigate whether high-density electrocorticography (ECoG) signals recorded from the surface of the brain can be used to decode neural representations of Mandarin Chinese speech features, including…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Dysarthria, ALS, Speech and Language Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07460037
- Testing
- Intraoperative high-density ECoG recording, Permanent high-density ECoG implantation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine