Clinical trials: Seizure, Refractory
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.
Epilepsy, Partial
Study With Subjects 18-65 Years Old With Partial Onset Seizures Who Are Currently Taking Levetiracetam
This trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of UCB44212 as add-on therapy in subjects with focal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00152503
- Testing
- Seletracetam (UCB44212)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma SA
Generalized Epilepsy
A Study to Determine if BHV-7000 is Effective and Safe in Adults With Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy With Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizures
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BHV-7000 is effective in the treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures and includes an additional open-label extension (OLE) phase.
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT06425159)
- Testing
- BHV-7000
- Where
- 109 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd.
Epilepsy, Epilepsies, Partial
An Open-Label Extension Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of the Investigational Compound RWJ-333369 in Patients With Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the novel compound RWJ-333369 in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00210522
- Testing
- RWJ 333369
- Volunteers
- 421 people
- Sponsor
- SK Life Science, Inc.
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.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Epilepsy
Safety and Efficacy of AV078 in Participants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Refractory Epilepsy (RESTOR-1)
This Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of oral AV078 in participants with refractory epilepsy due to tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
- Trial name
- RESTOR-1 (NCT07680322)
- Testing
- AV078
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Aeovian Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Medically Intractable Epilepsy
Personalizing Health Outcome in Epilepsy Now - An Introduction to Clinical Services
The assumption of the unpredictability of seizures may have an enormous impact on the perception of self-efficacy and may contribute more to a patient's poor quality-of-life than the actual seizures.
- Trial name
- PHOENICS (NCT01533649)
- Testing
- Andrews/Reiter approach to epilepsy, Relaxation/Meditation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Quality of Life, Epilepsy (treatment Refractory)
Evaluation of the Epilepsy-related Quality of Life, Seizure-related Accidents and Validation of the Mjn-SERAS Solution in the Normalised Patient Environment with Real-World Data
The study will be prospective, multicentre, postmarketing clinical study, with a controlled and randomized design, to perform the analysis of 130 subjects with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy, patients whose clinical semiology…
- Trial name
- SERAS_Home_RWD (NCT05845255)
- Testing
- mjn-SERAS
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Spain and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- MJN Neuroserveis, S.L
Epilepsy
Levetiracetam Versus Topiramate as Adjunctive Therapy to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety in Subjects With Refractory Partial Onset Seizures
To assess the long-term effects of levetiracetam on retention rate in subjects with refractory partial onset seizure that are not fully controlled with 1 to 3 concomitant antiepileptic drugs, compared to topiramate as add-on…
- Trial name
- NCT01229735
- Testing
- Levetiracetam, Topiramate
- Where
- 24 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Korea Co., Ltd.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Aspirin
Aspirin as an add-on Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
There had been much evidence in aspirin controlling tumorous conditions conducted by basic researches, especially through mammilian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway.
- Conditions
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Aspirin, Epilepsy, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03356769
- Testing
- Aspirin, AED
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Epilepsy
GW273225 Therapy Added To Current Seizure Treatments In Patients With Partial Seizures
Study to determine drug interactions between GW273225 and the anticonvulsants valproate, carbamazepine or phenytoin
- Trial name
- NCT00567424
- Testing
- GW273225
- Where
- 30 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Status Epilepticus, Cardiac Arrest
Dual Anti-glutamate Therapy in Super-refractory Status Epilepticus After Cardiac Arrest
Status epilepticus (SE) is found in 20-30% of patients in coma after cardiac arrest, is often refractory to medical therapy and is considered a negative prognostic factor.
- Trial name
- SUPER-CAT (NCT05756621)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Any anti-epileptic and anesthetic therapy, excluding Ketamine and Perampanel
- Where
- 10 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Epilepsy
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of USL255 in Patients With Refractory Partial-onset Seizures
The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and effectiveness of USL255 as adjunctive therapy in patients with refractory partial onset-seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT01142193
- Testing
- USL255
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Upsher-Smith Laboratories
PCDH19-Related Epilepsy
Study of Adjunctive Ganaxolone Treatment in Female Children With Protocadherin 19 (PCDH19)-Related Epilepsy (Violet Study)
A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of adjunctive ganaxolone therapy compared to placebo for the treatment of seizures in female children and young adults with genetically confirmed PCDH19 gene…
- Trial name
- NCT03865732
- Testing
- Ganaxolone
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Hungary and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Refractory Status Epilepticus
Multicenter Retrospective Study of Isoflurane in Refractory and Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
Isoflurane might be used as anticonvulsive therapy in refractory status epilepticus. The aim of the study is to assess the efficiency of Isoflurane in this indication.
- Trial name
- I-Seizure (NCT05830864)
- Testing
- Isoflurane
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital of Melun
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, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
RNS System LGS Feasibility Study
To generate preliminary safety and effectiveness data for brain-responsive neurostimulation of thalamocortical networks as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of generalized seizures in individuals 12 years of age or…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Intractable, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT05339126
- Testing
- RNS System
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroPace
Epilepsy, Asystole
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Epilepsy: the CARELINK-study
Patients with difficult-to-treat epilepsy ("refractory epilepsy") are at high risk of sudden death: sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Cardiac arrhythmias are one of the possible causes of SUDEP.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Asystole, Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Trial name
- CARELINK (NCT01946776)
- Testing
- implantable heart rate monitor
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland
Status Epilepticus, Refractory Status Epilepticus
Feasibility Study: tDCS for Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus
Status epilepticus, or recurrent seizures without return to baseline, is a neurologic emergency. Refractory status epilepticus occurs when seizures are resistant to multiple first line anti-seizure medications.
- Trial name
- NCT05934903
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Status Epilepticus
EEG Monitoring for Refractory Status Epilepticus
This is a prospective randomized study to investigate the yield of continuous electroencephalogram (cEEG), as a diagnostic tool in intensive care unit (ICU), for patients with refractory status epilepticus (RSE) and the…
- Trial name
- NCT04170491
- Testing
- Continuous EEG
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust