Clinical trials: Epileptic Seizures
Seizure Disorders
Dexmedetomidine in Seizure Patients
Dexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 agonist commonly used during neurosurgery due to its unique properties as a sedative and anxiolytic with minimal respiratory depression.
- Trial name
- NCT01116700
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dravet Syndrome
EXploring novEl Molecular Determinants of DRAvet Syndrome Phenotype Heterogeneity
Dravet syndrome is characterized as a developmental encephalopathy resulting from mutations of SCN1A, the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.1.
- Trial name
- EXEDRA (NCT06371794)
- Testing
- skin punch biopsy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Epilepsy Syndrome
Cognitive Impairments in Children With Epilepsy
Since the proportion of language and attentional difficulties in patients with epilepsy is recognized, both in the literature and in the clinical experience of practitioners, it is appropriate to propose a complete…
- Trial name
- NCT05097742
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Epilepsy, Focal Cortical Dysplasia
First-in-human Experience Using Novel Ultraflexible Low-impedance Electrode Arrays: an IDEAL Stage 1 Study
The goal of this first-in-human study is to evaluate a novel ultraflexible microelectrode in children undergoing neurosurgery to remove tissue that causes epilepsy (seizures) in focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) or long-term…
- Trial name
- NCT06116279
- Testing
- Insertion of electrode during planned neurosurgery for epilepsy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Healthy
Effect of Talampanel (an AMPA Receptor Blocker) on Brain Activity
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG) to test the safety of an experimental anti-epileptic drug called Talampanel and learn how it affects brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00057460
- Testing
- Talampanel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Women With Epilepsy: Pregnancy Outcomes and Deliveries
This is a three-center prospective case-control study to examine the patterns of fertility among women with epilepsy (WWE) compared to an age-matched group of women without epilepsy (WWoE).
- Trial name
- WEPOD (NCT01259310)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, MRI Scans
Structural Cartography of the Insula in Temporal Epilepsy Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate insula structural connectivity in temporal epilepsy patients. Insula being at the interface of frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal lobes, its structural organization reflects the…
- Trial name
- CON-INSULA (NCT04871555)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Epilepsy
Nearly a third of children with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacotherapy. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a highly effective alternative therapy reducing seizure frequency by 50% in more than half of treated children.
- Trial name
- EPBiome (NCT04705298)
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Stress Sensitivity and Hyperemotivity in Epilepsy Compared to and a Group of Healthy Volunteers
Recently, a possible subtype of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) has been proposed: this subtype presents ipsilateral amygdala enlargement (AE) without any other lesion.
- Trial name
- STELLA (NCT03464370)
- Testing
- Measure of emotional stressors
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Dravet Syndrome
GABA Biomarkers in Dravet Syndrome
This study will non-invasively obtain levels of GABA in the brain of children with SCN1A+DS and neurodeveloping children through evoked and induced cortical responses, correlate them with the BOLD responses, and with the levels…
- Trial name
- NCT05651204
- Testing
- GABA Blood Level
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook Children's Health Care System
Epilepsy, HHV6B Infection
Relationship of HHV-6B Virus to Seizures and Brain Injury
This study will look for evidence that a virus called HHV-6B may be related to seizures and to a form of brain injury called mesial temporal sclerosis that is associated with seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT00597285
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Refractory Epilepsy
Efficacy of Ketamine Infusion Compared With Traditional Anti-epileptic Agents in Refractory Status Epilepticus
The study will investigate the efficacy of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist ketamine as a first line agent in refractory status epilepticus versus traditional general anesthetic agents used for burst suppression that…
- Trial name
- NCT03115489
- Testing
- Traditional Treatment (Group T), Ketamine Infusion (Group K)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patients With Epilepsy, Patients With First Seizure
Comparison Study of Electrocardiogram Indexes in Patients With Epilepsy, Patients With First Seizure and Normal Population
According to recent advances in epileptic heart and sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, in this study the investigators aimed to compare ECG findings in patients with epilepsy, patients who had experienced their first seizure…
- Conditions
- Patients With Epilepsy, Patients With First Seizure, Normal Population
- Trial name
- NCT06608784
- Testing
- Electrocardiography
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Epilepsy, Alzheimer Disease
Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability of a New Formulation of NPT 2042 Soft-Gelatin Capsules Compared to the Original Formulation of NPT 2042
A Single-center, Open-label, Single-dose, Three-period, Fixed Sequence Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability of a New Formulation of NPT 2042 Soft-Gelatin Capsules
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Alzheimer Disease, Epilepsy Intractable
- Trial name
- NCT07222878
- Testing
- NPT 2042 (Reference formula/Formulation 1), NPT 2042 (Test formula/Formulation 2)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroPro Therapeutics, Inc.
Epilepsy, Seizure Disorder
Policy on Optimal Epilepsy Management
This study examines the use of an online social media platform (PatientsLikeMe) to assist Veterans with epilepsy. The hypothesis is that the online social media platform, PatientsLikeMe, will improve selected patient-reported…
- Trial name
- POEM (NCT01762215)
- Testing
- PatientsLikeMe.com
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern California Institute of Research and Education
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
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Language and Emotional Function in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
This study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to examine how the brain processes tasks involving language and emotion in normal volunteers and in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00081432
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Epilepsy-related Cognitive Deficits
Methylphenidate (MPH) is a stimulant, FDA-approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is unknown, however, if stimulants would be of benefit for memory and thinking problems due to epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04419272
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Centro-Temporal Spikes
Imaging the Effect of Centrotemporal Spikes and Seizures on Language in Children
This project examines how seizures, and abnormal brain activity, affect language skill in children with Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes (BECTS).
- Trial name
- FIRST (NCT01521130)
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
Treatment Outcomes of ReACT for PNES
This research study is examining the effects of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT; an intervention focused on changing behaviors and thoughts) for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES, episodes resembling epileptic…
- Trial name
- NCT02801136
- Testing
- ReACT, Supportive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham