Clinical trials: Refractory Childhood Epilepsy
Epilepsy Intractable
Add-on Clioquinol in Drug-resistant Childhood Epilepsy: an Exploratory Study
In this exploratory trial, the potential anti-seizure activity of clioquinol in a small cohort of adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy will be examined.
- Trial name
- CLIOKID (NCT05727943)
- Testing
- Clioquinol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Refractory Childhood Epilepsy
Modified Atkins Diet Versus Levetiracetam for Refractory Childhood Epilepsy
In this study, the efficacy of add-on modified Atkins diet will be compared with add-on Levetiracetam in children with refractory epilepsy in a randomized open label trial.
- Trial name
- LEVEMAD (NCT04172311)
- Testing
- Modified Atkins Diet, Levetiracetam
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Epilepsy
Atkins Plus KetoCal for Childhood Epilepsy
The modified Atkins diet (MAD) is a relatively new, alternative dietary therapy for intractable childhood and adult epilepsy. Recent evidence suggests that a strict, highly ketotic, first month may be advantageous to both…
- Trial name
- NCT00681239
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet and KetoCal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Refractory Childhood Epilepsy
Cannabidiol for Pediatric Epilepsy (Compassionate Use)
This is an open-label observational study of pure CBD for the treatment for 25 children with intractable epilepsy. As pure CBD is not FDA approved, the investigators are conducting this study via the FDA expanded access mechanism…
- Trial name
- NCT02556008
- Testing
- cannabidiol (CBD)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Refractory Epilepsy
Low Glycemic Index Diet Therapy in Children With Refractory Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a frequent cause of morbidity in the pediatric age group. Many catastrophic epilepsies present during infancy and childhood1.
- Trial name
- NCT01645072
- Testing
- Low glycemic index diet, Control group
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Epilepsy, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Add-on Therapy With Low Dose Fenfluramine in Lennox Gastaut Epilepsy
In this trial, the potential anti-epileptic effect of low dose fenfluramine in Lennox Gastaut epilepsy will be studied. An exploratory dose finding add-on trial is proposed.
- Trial name
- FFA-LGS (NCT02655198)
- Testing
- Fenfluramine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Epilepsy
Prospective Study of Comparison Between the Modified Atkins Diet and Classic Ketogenic Diet for Intractable Childhood Epilepsy
The Ketogenic diet is a now proven, evidence based treatment of refractory epilepsy. the classic ketogenic diet (KD) is based on a ratio of fat to carbohydrate and protein, usually 3:1 or 4:1.
- Trial name
- NCT02100501
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
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, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Surgery as a Treatment for Medically Intractable Epilepsy
Background: Drug resistant epilepsy is the term used to describe epilepsy that cannot be controlled by medication. Many people whose seizures do not respond to medication will respond to surgical treatment, relieving seizures…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Partial Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT01273129
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Refractory Childhood Epilepsy
Modified Atkins Diet in Childhood Epilepsy
Seizures are a frequent cause of morbidity in the pediatric age group. Uncontrolled seizures pose a variety of risks to children, including higher rates of mortality, developmental delay and/or regression, and cognitive…
- Trial name
- mAD (NCT00836836)
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Refractory Epilepsy in Children
Does VNS Interact With the Serotonergic and Immune System in Children With Intractable Epilepsy?
Clinical randomized controlled observer blinded add-on design. Additionally there will be a non-controlled follow-up phase of the study.
- Trial name
- NCT01378611
- Testing
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Neurocybernetic prothesis NCP, Cyberonics Inc., Webster, TX, USA
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Epilepsiecentrum Kempenhaeghe