Clinical trials: Partial Epilepsy, active
Focal Epilepsy, Transcranial Magnetis Stimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Epilepsy as a brain disease is characterised by enhanced brain excitability. Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be an effective treatment for refractory focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06681480
- Testing
- figure-of-eight active rTMS coil device
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Focal Epilepsy
A Study to Determine if BHV-7000 is Effective and Safe in Adults With Refractory Focal Onset Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BHV-7000 is effective in the treatment of refractory focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- RISE 2 (NCT06132893)
- Testing
- BHV-7000
- Where
- 104 sites in United States, Argentina and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd.
Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
Temporal Interference Brain Stimulation for Adults With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Undergoing Stereo-EEG Monitoring
This study evaluates whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called Temporal Interference (TI) can reduce epilepsy-related abnormal brain activity and influence sleep-related brain rhythms in adults with focal…
- Trial name
- NCT07764718
- Testing
- Temporal Interference Stimulation, Direct Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Focal Epilepsy, Intraoperative Monitoring
Evaluation of New Flexible High-density Intra-operative ECoG Electrodes for Epilepsy Surgery. ( EpiGrid )
The objective of this prospective interventional monocentric clinical investigation is to evaluate the feasibility and performance of the flexible high-density SOFT ECoG electrode grids, manufactured by Neurosoft Bioelectronics…
- Trial name
- EpiGrid (NCT06205160)
- Testing
- SOFT ECoG subdural grid electrode
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Neurosoft Bioelectronics SA
Seizures, Seizures, Focal
Study of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of ZONISADE in Children 1 Month to 17 Years of Age With Partial-onset Seizures
The purpose of this research is to determine the optimal dose, safety and tolerability of zonisamide oral suspension in children ages 1 month to 17 years of age who have partial-onset (focal) seizures.
- Conditions
- Seizures, Seizures, Focal, Seizure, Partial Onset, Seizure Disorder, Partial
- Trial name
- NCT06534502
- Testing
- Zonisamide Oral Product
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Azurity Pharmaceuticals
Pediatric Epileptic Syndrome, Partial-onset Seizures
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Perampanel Administered as an Adjunctive Therapy in Pediatric Participants With Childhood Epilepsy
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of perampanel as measured by the 50 percent (%) responder rate during the maintenance period of the core study for seizure frequency in participants with pediatric epileptic…
- Trial name
- NCT04015141
- Testing
- Perampanel Oral Suspension, Perampanel Tablet
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
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)
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE)
MRI Volumetry and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
This works aims at evaluating the diagnostic performance of combined MRI Volumetry, Diffusion tensor imaging and Conventional MRI in lateralizing the epileptogenic focus in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and correlate these…
- Trial name
- NCT07384351
- Testing
- MRI
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Autoimmune Encephalitis
Impact of Confirmed Autoimmune Encephalitis on Brain Glucose Metabolism
Prospective cohort study evaluating FDG PET in 56 patients with confirmed autoimmune encephalitis - based on 2016 Graus criteria, and 2021 paraneoplastic neurological syndromes criteria - at the acute phase, before…
- Trial name
- ENCEPHATAIP (NCT06079294)
- Testing
- FDG PET
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Focal Epilepsy
Sleep Architecture & Cognition in Focal Epilepsy
Focal Epilepsy (FE) patients and healthy controls will wear an actigraph at home for one week and a home sleep study device at home for one night.
- Trial name
- NCT05794295
- Testing
- Acoustic Stimulation (AS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Epilepsies, Focal, Pediatrics
Impact of Epileptic Discharge on the Structural Connectivity of the Developing Brain
Focal epilepsy is associated with widespread alterations in structural brain connectivity, often present at the disease onset and related to learning disabilities.
- Conditions
- Epilepsies, Focal, Pediatrics, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
- Trial name
- EPITRACT (NCT03268824)
- Testing
- Electroencephalogram (EEG), Diffusion Tensor imaging, Language assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Epilepsy, Anomia
Intensive Preoperative Speech Rehabilitation in Drug-Resistant Temporal Epilepsy
Out of 30,000 new cases per year in France, 30% of epileptic patients are drug-resistant. Neurosurgery, which consists in resecting the epileptogenic zone, is the only chance of cure.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Anomia, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Trial name
- REPREO (NCT05609084)
- Testing
- Speech therapy, Speech therapy assessment
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
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.
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
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 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
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
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Innovative MRI to Localize the Epileptic Zone
The goal of EPI-CATCHER is to outline the clinical potential of multiparametric quantitative MRI (mqMRI) and of GABA-edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy (GABA-MRS), combined with machine learning tools, as imaging biomarkers…
- Trial name
- EPI-CATCHER (NCT06057233)
- Testing
- mqMRI and GABA-MRS
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Focal Cortical Dysplasia, Epilepsy
Mos-FED (Mosaicism in Focal Epilepsy Cortical Dysplasia Tissue)
Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a malformation of brain development, the most common cause of drug-resistant epilepsy and often caused by mutations in mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway genes.
- Trial name
- MosFED (NCT06053671)
- Testing
- Blood and nasal swab sampling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust