Clinical trials: Focal Epilepsy
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
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia
Pharmacokinetics of Two Formulation of Pregabalin
A Randomized, Single-Dose, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Two Formulations of Pregabalin after Oral Administration in Healthy Volunteers under Fasting Conditions
- Conditions
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia, Partial Seizure Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03712475
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yung Shin Pharm. Ind. Co., Ltd.
Epilepsy
Noninvasive Pre-surgical Evaluation of Patients With Focal Epilepsy and Establishment of a Normative Imaging Database
Objectives: The overall study objective is to compare the sensitivities and specificities of morphometric analysis techniques using structural MRI images based on pre- and postsurgical localization of epileptic foci in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT02107989
- Testing
- MRI, MEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Essential Tremor
LIFUS For Neurological Disorders
Low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFUS) has the potential to be used as a means of non-invasive neuro-modulation. To this day, the use of LIFUS is under investigation.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Essential Tremor, Orthostatic Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT07417280
- Testing
- LIFUS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Partial Epilepsy
Serotonin Receptors in Seizure Disorders
Patients in this study will undergo PET scans (a type of nuclear imaging test) to look for abnormalities in certain brain proteins associated with seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT00001932
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Spatial Scene Recognition Memory in Epilepsy Surgery
This study investigates the anatomical and physiological basis of spatial scene recognition memory in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe lesions.
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Medically Refractory Epilepsy, Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07580183
- Testing
- Virtual Tour Recognition Memory Task, Intracranial EEG Recording with Research Electrodes (Aim III only), MRI Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Assessment (Aim I)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Epilepsies, Partial
Brain P-gp and Inflammation in People With Epilepsy
Background: The brain is protected by a barrier that keeps toxins in the blood from reaching the brain. However, this barrier can also keep useful medications from reaching the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT01663545
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Impact of a Community Based Engagement Program Focused on Adolescents With Epilepsy
The goal of this community based observation study is to co-create solutions that empower people to make informed decisions about epilepsy, reduce stigma, and promote community health among the adolescent population living with…
- Trial name
- AWE-Change (NCT05660239)
- Testing
- Community Intervention
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Localization-Related (Focal) (Partial) Idiopathic Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes With Seizures of Localized Onset, TRAIL: Tumor Necrosis Factor Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand MCP-2
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizure
1. Evaluation of the role of TRAIL and MCP-2 in differentiation between epileptic seizure and psychogenic non-epileptic seizure. 2. Possible role to predict the prognosis of patients with epileptic seizure.
- Conditions
- Localization-Related (Focal) (Partial) Idiopathic Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes With Seizures of Localized Onset, TRAIL: Tumor Necrosis Factor Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand MCP-2, MCP-2: Monocyte Chemo-attractant Protein-2
- Trial name
- seizure (NCT05571371)
- Testing
- Measuring inflammatory serum biomarkers
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esraa Mostafa Ahmed Abdel Aal
Focal Epilepsy
Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Perampanel Monotherapy in the Treatment of Children With Focal Epilepsy
This project is a multicenter prospective study. By retrieving outpatient medical records and collecting clinical data of epilepsy patients, the efficacy and safety of single-drug perampanel in patients with focal epilepsy were…
- Trial name
- NCT05497193
- Testing
- perampanel
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yang Xinwei
Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome
A PET-MRI Study of Serotoninergic Brainstem Pathway in Patients With Dravet Syndrome
Dravet Syndrome (DS) is a severe neurodevelopmental disease, which is predominantly caused by mutations of SCN1A, the gene coding for Nav1.1 voltage-gated sodium channels.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- DRAPETONINE (NCT07013331)
- Testing
- [18F]MPPF PET-MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsies, Partial, Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
A Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Zonisamide as a First Add-On Treatment in Epileptic Seizures
This study primarily aims to assess the efficacy and safety of zonisamide when used as an adjunctive therapy for focal epilepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06967012
- Testing
- Oral Zonisamide Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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
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
BECTS, Epilepsy, Rolandic
Emotion Recognition in Benign Epilepsy of Childhood With Centro-Temporal Spikes (BECTS)
The social processes depend on complex cognitive mechanisms, which involve mainly the frontal and temporal lobe regions. Patients with early onset frontal and temporal lobe lesions might later develop important deficits in social…
- Trial name
- BECTS (NCT03465566)
- Testing
- IDS;MMSPE;CDI 2;CBCL;tests of facial expression evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Epilepsies, Partial
MRI in Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy With Auditory Features
This study will examine the possible structural and functional abnormalities in patients with an inherited form of epilepsy. It will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT00072813
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Genetic Basis of Idiopathic Focal Epilepsies With Cognitif Deficits
Epilepsy is a frequent neurological disease in childhood, characterized by recurrent seizures and sometimes with major effects on social, behavioral and cognitive development.
- Trial name
- NCT00851331
- Testing
- genome analyzes (genetic defects and pathophysiological mechanisms )
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Epilepsy, Unspecified, Pharmacologically Resistant, Memory Impairment
Episodic Memory Before and After Surgery in Drug-resistant Partial Epilepsies
This study has two purposes: firstly, a better understanding of the neurobiological processes underlying episodic memory and, secondly, the development of useful clinical applications for epileptic patients, in particular the…
- Trial name
- MemO-Epi (NCT01919957)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Localization-related Epilepsy, Partial Epilepsy
Improving Lesion Detection in Children With Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Negative Partial Epilepsy Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Focal cortical dysplasia is one of the most common lesions responsible for medically refractory epilepsy in the pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT00894478
- Testing
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Magnetoencephalography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children