Clinical trials: Refractory Epilepsy
Refractory Epilepsy
Optimal Stimulation Parameters to Disrupt Epileptiform Activity
Open-loop electrical stimulation has been found to reduce spike activity and seizures, but determining the optimal parameters to achieve these effects requires a brute force trial-and-error approach that relies on subjective…
- Trial name
- NCT06141668
- Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Refractory Epilepsy
Modulation of Emotion Perception in Humans Via Amygdala Stimulation
This study will enroll patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for epilepsy surgery and have intracranial EEG electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT05292183
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Refractory Partial Epilepsy
Efficacy and Safety of Eslicarbazepine Acetate as Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Partial Seizures
This was a phase III 4-part study in multiple centres. Part I was a 26-week parallel-group, randomised, placebo-controlled period (8 weeks single-blind placebo baseline, 2 weeks double-blind titration, 12 weeks maintenance, and 4…
- Trial name
- NCT00957684
- Testing
- eslicarbazepine acetate
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- Bial - Portela C S.A.
Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus
Repeated TMS at Low Frequencies to Reduce Seizure Occurrence
Perform non-invasive neuro-navigated repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) at low frequencies (LF) with the intent to reduce the occurrence of seizures over time (long-term protocol).
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsia Partialis Continua, Epilepsia Partialis Continua, Refractory (Medically)
- Trial name
- NCT03154307
- Testing
- Low frequency repeated TMS (LF-rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Baptist Health South Florida
Epilepsy, Depressions, Refractory
Low Frequency TMS for Depression in Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine if low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is safe and feasible for treating depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- LFTMS (NCT03105700)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Refractory Partial Onset Seizures
Open-Label Extension Study of Rufinamide Given as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Refractory Partial Seizures
This was an open-label extension study in adolescent and adult (between 12 and 80 years old) participants who had completed their participation in Study E2080-A001-301.
- Trial name
- NCT00448539
- Testing
- Rufinamide
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Refractory Epilepsy
Bioavailability, Safety and Tolerability of Diazepam Nasal Spray Versus Diazepam Rectal Gel (Diastat®)
This is a multi-center, open-label, crossover, pharmacokinetic, bio-availability study involving adolescents and adults with refractory (drug-resistant) epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02474407
- Testing
- diazepam nasal spray, diazepam rectal gel
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Acorda Therapeutics
Refractory Partial Seizures
A Long-term Extension Study of E2007 in Patients With Refractory Partial Seizures Uncontrolled With Other Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs)
The purpose of this trial is to investigate the safety and tolerability of perampanel in long- term treatment in the patients with refractory partial epilepsy (uncontrolled with other anti-epileptic drugs) who completed Week 10…
- Trial name
- NCT00903786
- Testing
- perampanel
- Where
- 9 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Co., Ltd.
Adult Refractory Complex Partial Seizures
A Study of the Structure and Function of the Retina in Adult Patients With Refractory Complex Partial Seizures Treated With Vigabatrin (Sabril®)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the change in visual fields by means of automated static perimetry and to evaluate the change in retinal structure by means of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in adult…
- Trial name
- NCT01278173
- Testing
- Sabril
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Lundbeck LLC
Refractory Partial Seizures
An add-on Study of E2007 in Patients With Refractory Partial Seizures Uncontrolled With Other Anti-epileptic Drugs (AEDs)
The purpose of this study is to explore the maximum tolerated dose of E2007 in Japanese patients with refractory partial seizures which are uncontrolled with other anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
- Trial name
- NCT00849212
- Testing
- E2007
- Where
- 9 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Co., Ltd.
Refractory Epilepsy
Thalidomide Low Threshold in Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether thalidomide is effective in the refractory epilepsy treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01061866
- Testing
- 3-phthalimidoglutarimide (Thalidomide)
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico