Clinical trials: Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Focal
A Study of Brivaracetam in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures
This trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of brivaracetam (at doses of 50 and 150 mg/day in twice a day administration) as add on therapy in subjects with focal epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT00175929
- Testing
- Brivaracetam
- Where
- 56 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Epilepsies, Partial
Treatment of Difficult to Control Focal Epilepsy With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
The investigators will treat patients with fully characterized refractory unifocal neocortical epilepsy with a technique that delivers magnetic waves (transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS) to the region that causes the…
- Trial name
- NCT01745952
- Testing
- figure-of-eight active rTMS coil, round active rTMS coil
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsies in Pediatric Population
Genetic and Electrophysiologic Study in Focal Drug-resistant Epilepsies
Brain somatic mutations are increasingly recognized as a major cause of focal epilepsies. These include mTOR pathway mutations underlying cortical malformations such as focal cortical dysplasia and hemimegalencephaly, and SLC35A2…
- Trial name
- GENEPHY (NCT02890641)
- Testing
- Sampling of blood, frozen resected tissues, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Partial Epilepsy
Safety and Tolerability of OXC XR as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Refractory Partial Epilepsy
Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Oxcarbazepine Extended-Release (OXC XR)
- Trial name
- NCT00908349
- Testing
- Oxcarbazepine XR
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Refractory Localization-related Epilepsy
A New Method for Delineation of Epileptic Brian Tissue During Epilepsy Surgery (The HFO Study)
Epilepsy occurs in 0.5-0.7% of the population, of which 25% are children. 30% Of patients with focal epilepsy do not respond well to medication and half of them are eligible for epilepsy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02207673
- Testing
- Tailoring of the resection based on biomarker in aEcoG during epilepsy surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Focal Epilepsy, Generalized Seizure
Optimizing Therapy in Epilepsy Using Seizure Forecasts Via EEG and Wearables
Mayo Clinic is conducting a research study to test a new approach to managing seizures in people with epilepsy whose seizures have not been fully controlled with regular medications.
- Conditions
- Focal Epilepsy, Generalized Seizure, Drug Refractory Epilepsy
- Trial name
- FORESITE (NCT07012148)
- Testing
- UNEEG SubQ device, seizure forecasts, nasal diazepam, Preventative Medication (PM)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Epilepsy
Ictal SPECT With Intra-arterial Injection
Ictal SPECT with intravenous injection in a cubital vein of a perfusion tracer is an established technique to localize the ictal onset zone during presurgical evaluation of refractory focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02513992
- Testing
- intra-arterial injection of tracer, 99m-Technetium Ethyl Cysteinate Dimer, intra-arterial catheter
- Where
- Belgium
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Epilepsy
Clobazam Adjunctive Treatment of Adults With Refractory Focal Epilepsy
The goal of the present study is to obtain pilot data on efficacy and safety of clobazam add-on treatment on adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02726919
- Testing
- Clobazam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Pavel Klein
Partial Epilepsy
Efficacy and Safety Study of BIA 2-093 in Combination With Other Anti-Epileptic Drugs to Treat Partial Epilepsy
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of eslicarbazepine acetate once-daily at doses of 400 mg, 800 mg and 1200 mg compared with placebo as adjunctive therapy in patients with refractory partial epilepsy…
- Trial name
- NCT00957047
- Testing
- eslicarbazepine acetate, ESL - Part II
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 395 people
- Sponsor
- Bial - Portela C S.A.
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Sirolomus Adjuvant Treatment of Focal Refractory Epilepsy (SATFRE)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of sirolimus as an adjunctive therapy for refractory epilepsy. The significance lies in addressing whether the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus has antiepileptic adjunctive…
- Trial name
- NCT06719791
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial
An Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of RWJ 333369 in Patients With Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of the novel compound RWJ-333369 in patients with partial onset seizures who are currently being treated with 1 or 2 concomitant antiepileptic…
- Trial name
- NCT00210652
- Testing
- RWJ 333369:
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- SK Life Science, Inc.
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.
Epilepsy Intractable, Epilepsy in Children
The Mosaic Brain: a New Diagnostic Approach in Focal Epilepsies
Overall, this observational cohort study aims to: 1. Improve our understanding of the genetic architecture of childhood focal epilepsies. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT06602570
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Child Health
Refractory Epilepsy, Focal Seizure
Pivotal-Safety and Therapeutic Measures of tDCS in Patients With Refractory Focal Epilepsy
This is a multiple site, randomized, double blinded parallel-group controlled study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy, safety, and tolerability of repeated, daily sessions with the STARSTIM device, which delivers…
- Conditions
- Refractory Epilepsy, Focal Seizure, Seizures, Focal, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT04770337
- Testing
- STARSTIM device
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Neuroelectrics Corporation
Epilepsy in Children, Focal Epilepsy
Novel Network Analysis of Intracranial Stereoelectroencephalography
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 in Children, Focal Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable, Epilepsy, Focal
- Trial name
- NNAIS (NCT03916848)
- Testing
- Combined Micro-Macro SEEG Electrodes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Epilepsies, Partial, Epilepsy Intractable
Contribution of Genetics, Non-invasive Methods and Neuropsychology in Focal Cryptogenic Epilepsies
Patients with cryptogenic focal epilepsy (unknown cause) represent about the 30% of the entire population of epilepsy patients. Among them, about 30% are drug-resistant.
- Trial name
- NCT05015868
- Testing
- Standard of care, Functional magnetic resonance imaging-Electroencephalogram combined analysis, High density- electroencephalogram or 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Slow Oscillatory Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Refractory Focal Epilepsy
This pilot study evaluated whether a type of non-invasive brain stimulation called slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (so-tDCS) can reduce seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- so-tDCS-RE (NCT07684352)
- Testing
- Slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (so-tDCS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Epilepsy (Treatment Refractory), Epilepsy Comorbidities
Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Epilepsy
This study is an invite only study looking at the effects of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) on epilepsy patients with implanted electrodes under the care of Dr. Shah.
- Trial name
- NCT07353918
- Testing
- Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Carilion Clinic
Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable
Localizing Epileptic Networks Using MRI and iEEG
Upon successful completion of this study, the investigators expect the study's contribution to be the development of noninvasive imaging biomarkers to predict IEEG functional dynamics and epilepsy surgical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy Intractable, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
- Trial name
- NCT04649008
- Testing
- 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Intracranial electroencephalography recordings, 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Topiramate as add-on Therapy in the Treatment of Epilepsy Patients With Difficult to Treat, Partial-onset Seizures
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of topiramate as add-on therapy in epilepsy patients with difficult to treat, partial-onset seizures who are taking one or two standard anti-epileptic drugs.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT00236860
- Testing
- topiramate
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.