Clinical trials: Focal Drug-resistant Epilepsy
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
Highly Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
A Study of UCB0942 in Adult Patients With Highly Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
This study is to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the investigational drug UCB0942in adult subjects with drug-resistant focal epilepsy across multiple centers in Europe.
- Trial name
- NCT02495844
- Testing
- UCB0942
- Where
- 18 sites in Belgium, Bulgaria and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Biopharma S.P.R.L.
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
Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
EASEE® System Pivotal Study for the United States of America
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of focal cortex stimulation with the EASEE(R) System in a large cohort of subjects with medically refractory focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- EASEE4US (NCT07301346)
- Testing
- Implantable minimaly invasive brain stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Precisis US, Inc.
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Memory and Forgetting in Patients With Epilepsy
Drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRFE) is frequently associated with complications of varying severity that impair patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- EPIMNESIE (NCT04924933)
- Testing
- Computerised associative memory task using abstract words and landscape photographs
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Electroencephalography, Refractory Epilepsy
Clinical Utility of ESI in Presurgical Evaluation of Patients With Epilepsy
This study evaluates to what extend electrical source imaging (ESI) provides nonredundant information in the evaluation of epilepsy surgery candidates.
- Conditions
- Electroencephalography, Refractory Epilepsy, Brain Imaging, Surgery
- Trial name
- CUESIPE (NCT03533530)
- Testing
- Low-density ESI (LD ESI), High-density ESI (HD ESI), No electrical source imaging (ESI)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Focal Epilepsy
Electrophysiological Dose-Response to Anterior Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation in Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
This prospective, single-center mechanistic pilot study will investigate the electrophysiological dose-response to anterior thalamic deep brain stimulation (ANT-DBS) in 10 adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy undergoing…
- Trial name
- ANT-DOSE (NCT07912931)
- Testing
- Anterior thalamic deep brain stimulation with a standardized amplitude schedule and acute stimulation challenges
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsies in Pediatric Population
Genetic and Electrophysiologic Study in Focal Drug-resistant Epilepsies
Brain somatic mutations are increasingly recognized as a major cause of focal epilepsies. These include mTOR pathway mutations underlying cortical malformations such as focal cortical dysplasia and hemimegalencephaly, and SLC35A2…
- Trial name
- GENEPHY (NCT02890641)
- Testing
- Sampling of blood, frozen resected tissues, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Epilepsy, Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy
Impact of Epilepsy on the Brainstem Adenosine Pathway and Its Relation With Arousal and Respiratory Reactivity
Despite the continuous development of new antiseizure medications over the past 25 years, 30% of patients with epilepsy suffer from drug-resistant seizures and are at risk of epilepsy-related complications, like cognitive…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT07249034)
- Testing
- 1 Hypercapnic challenge while participant is awake, PET/MRI acquisition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Focal Seizure
Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Single and Multiple Ascending Oral Doses of iQ-007
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted in healthy adult volunteers to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of iQ-007.
- Trial name
- NCT06899230
- Testing
- iQ-007
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iQure Australia Pty Ltd
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Non-Invasive Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of a non-invasive, low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) stimulation on seizure frequency and the epileptogenic network in drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy (Treatment Refractory), Epilepsy Comorbidities
- Trial name
- NCT07680842
- Testing
- Target optimization using LIFU, Serial LIFU stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Epilepsy
Study for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsies
Epilepsy is a clinical condition that affects about fifty million people worldwide, with an estimated occurrence of 16-51 new cases per 100,000 people each year.
- Trial name
- EpiBesta (NCT06794606)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
MRgFUS for Childhood Epilepsy
The goal of this observational study is to learn if magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) can treat brain lesions causing epilepsy in children with drug resistant epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07497178
- Testing
- Ablation
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Epilepsy: A Pilot Trial
The aim of the proposed pilot study is to investigate patient tolerability and efficacy of moderate term, repeated exposure of Pulsed Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (PLIFUS) in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe…
- Trial name
- LIFUS (NCT03868293)
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Depression and Epilepsy
Depression, Stress and Vulnerability Factors in Drug Resistant Focal Epilepsies
Psychiatric disturbances, notably depression, occur frequently as co-morbid conditions with epilepsy. A complex, probably bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and depression has been postulated.
- Trial name
- NCT03244345
- Testing
- Self-measurement scale of sensitivity to stress/emotion
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Subthalamic Nucleus Electrical Stimulation for Drug-resistant Focal Motor Epilepsy
The primary objective of this research is to study the efficacy and safety of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of subthalamic nucleus (STN) as adjunctive therapy for reducing the frequency of seizures in drug-resistant focal motor…
- Trial name
- STEM (NCT06248333)
- Testing
- STN-DBS ON, STN-DBS OFF
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
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
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Sirolomus Adjuvant Treatment of Focal Refractory Epilepsy (SATFRE)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of sirolimus as an adjunctive therapy for refractory epilepsy. The significance lies in addressing whether the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus has antiepileptic adjunctive…
- Trial name
- NCT06719791
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of NaviFUS™ System Neuromodulating Treatment for Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy
This will be a prospective, pilot, open-label, two-arm, parallel-group, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) neuromodulation using NaviFUS System in patients with…
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Seizures, Focal
- Trial name
- NCT06492720
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound (FUS) treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- NaviFUS Corporation
Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Clinical Evaluation of Interstitial Laser Thermal Therapy Under Continuous MRI Monitoring as a Minimally Invasive Treatment of Patients With Medically Unbalanced Partial Epilepsy
Laser Induced Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) is a "minimally invasive" procedure that uses the heat generated by a laser light (65°) to destroy brain lesions by coagulation leading to lesion necrosis under real-time MRI…
- Conditions
- Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Focal, Focal Epilepsy
- Trial name
- EPILITT (NCT05198882)
- Testing
- Laser technology for intracerebral thermocoagulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris