Clinical trials: Epileptiform Activity
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
Epileptiform Activity During REM Sleep in Alzheimer's Disease
Recent clinical data showed that patients with Alzheimer Disease (AD) might present epilepsy at early stages of the disease (Cretin et al., 2016, Vossel et al., 2016).
- Trial name
- EREMAD (NCT03923569)
- Testing
- Overnight polysomnography, blood sample, high-resolution MRI scan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Cognitive Impairment, Epilepsy
Impact of Interictal Epileptiform Activity on Some Cognitive Domains in Newly Diagnosed Epileptic Patients
Epilepsy is a common health problem worldwide. In general population, studies in developed countries estimated the annual incidence of epilepsy to be~50 per 100,000 and prevalence to be ~8.2 per 1,000.
- Trial name
- NCT05068323
- Testing
- Digital electroencephalography (EEG) for an hour (16 channels)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Alzheimer Disease
Melatonin in Alzheimer's Disease: Effect on Disease Progression and Epileptiform Activity.
This is a long-term, prospective, observational study to investigate and compare the levels and rhythm of melatonin in patients with AD dementia, mild cognitive impairment due to AD and healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- MADE (NCT04522960)
- Testing
- MEG+hdEEG+MRI
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Severe Sleep Apnea, Severe Insomnia
Mainstream Sleep Tracking Devices vs Polysomnography
The purpose of this study is to compare two popular portable sleep monitoring devices-the Fitbit Charge®, Jawbone UP®, and SleepTime smartphone app-to the "gold standard" Polysomnography (PSG).
- Conditions
- Severe Sleep Apnea, Severe Insomnia, Epileptiform Activity
- Trial name
- NCT02744235
- Testing
- Polysomnography Data, Jawbone UP®, Fitbit Charge ®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health