Clinical trials: Focal Epilepsy
Partial Epilepsy
EXTENT: EXtended Tolerability and Efficacy of a Novel Formulation of Oxcarbazepine in a Trial in Partial Epilepsy
This study is intended to investigate the safety and efficacy of a novel formulation of oxcarbazepine that is released more slowly than the current formulation.
- Trial name
- NCT00391534
- Testing
- modified release formulation of oxcarbazepine (OXC MR), immediate release formulation of oxcarbazepine (OXC IR)
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH
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)
Epilepsy, Complex Partial
Effect on Anxiety in Partial Epilepsy Patients Treated With Pregabalin
To prospectively demonstrate the superior anxiolytic effect of high dose pregabalin (PGB) therapy (450 mg/day) compared to low dose PGB therapy (150 mg/day) in subjects with medically refractory partial epilepsy not fully…
- Trial name
- NCT01128712
- Testing
- Pregabalin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group
Epilepsy
Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy and Tolerability of BIA 2-093
The purpose of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetics of Eslicarbazepine acetate in children and adolescents with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02170064
- Testing
- BIA 2-093 (Eslicarbazepine acetate)
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Bial - Portela C S.A.
Epilepsy
Transcutaneous Non-invasive Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve for the Treatment of Difficult-to-treat Epilepsy
The aim of the study is to prove the feasibility and safety of transcutaneous, electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve in patients with difficult-to-treat forms of epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT01178437
- Testing
- T-VNS® Stimulator cM02 (Transcutaneous Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- cerbomed GmbH
Focal Seizure, Epilepsy
Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of RAP-219 in Adult Participants With Focal Seizures
This is a clinical research study for an investigational drug called RAP-219 in adult participants with focal seizures. This study is being conducted to determine if RAP-219 is safe and effective in reducing focal seizure…
- Conditions
- Focal Seizure, Epilepsy, Focal Epilepsy
- Trial name
- FOCUS 2 (NCT07594119)
- Testing
- RAP-219
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Rapport Therapeutics Inc.
Focused Ultrasound, MR-guided FUS
Focused Ultrasound for Drug-resistant Epilepsy
Focused ultrasound (FUS) has been shown to differentially lesion or modulate (excite and inhibit) brain circuit and neural activity across a broad range of acoustic stimulus parameters (intensity, duty cycle, pulse repetition…
- Conditions
- Focused Ultrasound, MR-guided FUS, Drug Refractory Epilepsy, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT06292494
- Testing
- Exablate 4000 Transcranial MRgfUS System
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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
Intracerebral Electrical Stimulation and the Optimisation of Presurgical Planning in Drug-refractory Partial Epilepsy
Patients with drug-refractory epilepsy sometimes need to be implanted with intracerebral electrodes in order to identify their seizure onset zone.
- Trial name
- StiMiC (NCT03738072)
- Testing
- StiMiC stimulation condition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
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
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
The Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Everolimus as an Adjunctive Treatment for Focal Refractory Epilepsy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of everolimus as an adjunctive therapy for refractory epilepsy. The significance lies in addressing whether the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus has antiepileptic adjunctive…
- Trial name
- NCT07095933
- Testing
- Everolimus
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Focal
MELD as an Adjunct for SEEG Trajectories
Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain which is associated with disabling seizures and affects 100,000 people under 25. Many children with epilepsy also have a learning disability or problems with development.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Focal, Epilepsy, Refractory
- Trial name
- MAST (NCT04383028)
- Testing
- MELD algorithm use to aid in the planning of SEEG electrode trajectories
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Focal Epilepsy With and Without Secondary Generalization
Real-world Clinical Response to Cenobamate Early add-on in France, Germany and Spain
Aim of the study is to better characterize the clinical profile of adjunctive cenobamate by collecting data from the current standard clinical practice in France, Germany, and Spain, to describe the real-world clinical response…
- Trial name
- NCT06716801
- Testing
- Cenobamate
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Aziende Chimiche Riunite Angelini Francesco S.p.A
Partial Epilepsies
Determine Safety and Efficacy of Long-term Oral Lacosamide in Patients With Partial Seizures
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether lacosamide is safe and effective for long-term use in patients with partial-seizures from epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT00522275
- Testing
- lacosamide
- Where
- 60 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.
Partial Epilepsy
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Trial of YKP3089 as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures
This is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled dose response study, with an 8-week prospective baseline and an 18 week double-blind treatment period (including a 6-week titration phase and 12 week maintenance…
- Trial name
- NCT01866111
- Testing
- YKP3089
- Where
- 67 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 437 people
- Sponsor
- SK Life Science, Inc.
Partial Seizures With Secondary Generalization, Focal Epilepsy With Secondary Generalization
A Pilot Study: Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for the Prevention of Secondary Generalization in Focal Onset Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and feasibility of unilateral focused ultrasound thalamotomy in adults with focal onset epilepsy whose medicines are not working well.
- Trial name
- NCT03417297
- Testing
- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial
A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Topiramate Monotherapy in Patients With Recently Diagnosed Partial-Onset Seizure
The purposes of this study are (1) to compare the effectiveness of two doses of topiramate and (2) to assess the safety of topiramate alone in the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with recently diagnosed epilepsy…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT00230698
- Testing
- topiramate
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Focal Onset Seizure, Focal Onset Epilepsy
Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of NBI-921352 When Used With Anti-seizure Medications in Adults With Focal Onset Seizures
This Phase 2, prospective, interventional, active extension study was designed to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of NBI-921352 as adjunctive therapy in adult participants with focal onset seizures who completed 11…
- Trial name
- NCT05493293
- Testing
- NBI-921352
- Where
- 26 sites in Australia, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Neurocrine Biosciences
Focal Epilepsy
A Prospective, Observational Study On The Effectiveness Of New Antiepileptic Drugs As First Bitherapy In The Daily Clinical Practice
Assessment of the efficacy under daily clinical conditions of the new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, pregabalin, tiagabine and topiramate, used as first-choice combination…
- Trial name
- NCT00855738
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam, Pregabalin, Oxcarbacepine, Tiagabine, Topiramate, Zonisamide
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Intractable Epilepsy, Malignant Glioma
Perampanel for the Reduction of Seizure Frequency in Patients With High-grade Glioma and Focal Epilepsy
This phase IV trial studies the side effects and how well perampanel works in reducing seizure frequency in patients with high-grade glioma and focal epilepsy. Perampanel is a drug used to treat seizures.
- Conditions
- Intractable Epilepsy, Malignant Glioma, Seizure Disorder, WHO Grade 2 Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT04650204
- Testing
- Anticonvulsant Agent, Perampanel, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic