Clinical trials: Temporal Lobe
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Hippocampal and Thalamic DBS for Bilateral Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
The study aims to compare the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation of the hippocampus and the anterior nucleus of the thalamus for reducing the frequency of seizures in patients with bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04164056
- Testing
- deep brain stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Subcutaneous EEG in Epilepsy
The study is a two-phase study, which aims to explore the uses of a novel electrode type in detecting epileptic seizures. The electrode is designed for subcutaneous implantation with long-term monitoring in mind.
- Trial name
- NCT02946151
- Testing
- UNEEG implantable EEG electrode and data storage device
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Language Localization Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Patients With Epilepsy
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may be able to provide a moderately detailed localization of language functions in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00001672
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
A Multicenter Study of Hippocampal Electrical Stimulation (HS, in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
The primary goal is to determine whether hippocampal electrical stimulation (HS) is safe and more effective than simply implanting an electrode in the hippocampus without electrical stimulation (HI), in patients with mesial…
- Trial name
- METTLE (NCT00717431)
- Testing
- Hippocampal Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Rolandic Epilepsy, Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
The Rolandic Epilepsy/ESES/Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Correlation With Language Impairment Study
In clinical practice language impairment is frequently reported in association with nocturnal epileptiform activity. There is a spectrum of epileptic conditions that are characterized by nocturnal epileptiform activity.
- Conditions
- Rolandic Epilepsy, Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Electrical Status Epilepticus During Slow Wave Sleep
- Trial name
- REL (NCT01335425)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Healthy
Brain Use of Sensory Information to Generate Movement
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate functions of brain regions that may use information from sensory organs, such as the eyes or ears, to generate movements.
- Trial name
- NCT00055289
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Epilepsy
Radiosurgery or Open Surgery for Epilepsy Trial
This study will compare radiosurgery (focused radiation, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery) with temporal lobectomy (standard surgical care) as a treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
- Trial name
- ROSE (NCT00860145)
- Testing
- radiosurgery, temporal lobectomy
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Epilepsy, Hippocampal Sclerosis
Gene Expression Changes of Brain Tissue in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Hippocampal Sclerosis
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease, manifested in the sudden abnormal discharge of neurons leading to short-term brain dysfunction, has become the neurology after headache the second most common disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04917939
- Testing
- RNA sequencing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Anxiety Disorder, Seizures
Buspirone Therapy for Localized Epilepsy
Background: Buspirone is a drug that is approved for the treatment of anxiety in adults. Studies suggest that buspirone might act on parts of the brain that can increase certain levels of brain activity.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Seizures, Epilepsy, Partial Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT01496612
- Testing
- Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Levetiracetam and Memory Function in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
This research is being done to find out if daily use of the drug levetiracetam can improve memory function in individuals with memory problems like those associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease…
- Trial name
- NCT01044758
- Testing
- Levetiracetam 62.5mg, Levetiracetam 125mg, Levetiracetam 250mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Epilepsy
A Dose Ranging Pilot Study for Intracerebroventricular (ICV) Delivery of Valproate in Subjects With Temporal Seizures
Patients with medically refractory epilepsy will be treated by intracerebroventricular (ICV) delivery of valproate using an implantable drug pump system.
- Trial name
- NCT02899611
- Testing
- Valproate
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Cerebral Therapeutics LLC
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Epilepsy Surgery and Cognitive Outcome
This study will give important information about long term consequences of temporal lobe epilepsy surgery on cognition (memory, language, concentration etc), psychiatric function and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04264780
- Testing
- Neuropsychological examination
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Epilepsy
Evaluation of the 24/7 EEG SubQ System for Ultra Long-Term Recording of Patients With Epilepsy Involving the Temporal Lobe Region.
The 24/7 EEG™ SubQ system will be compared to simultaneously recorded video-EEG in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (gold standard) and to self-reported seizure log books throughout 12 weeks of outpatient EEG recording.
- Trial name
- NCT04526418
- Testing
- 24/7 EEG™ SubQ system
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- UNEEG Medical A/S
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Cognitive Decline
Pre-operative Mapping of the Anterior Temporal Lobe Using Functional MRI Innovative Techniques in in Drug-resistant Epileptic Patients
Anterior temporal epilepsy is the most frequent form of focal epilepsy (more than 50% of focal epilepsies). The epilepsy is drug-resistant when epileptic seizures persist despite antiepileptic treatment (25% of cases).
- Trial name
- CARTA (NCT05339438)
- Testing
- functional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Enhanced MRI Imaging in Healthy Participants and Participants With Epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a common type of epilepsy and one of the most likely to not be controlled by medication. For patients who do not respond to medication, surgery can result in a cure of seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT06483061
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
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, 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
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Hippocampal Sclerosis, Epilepsy
High Selective Subiculum SEEG Guided RF-TC for mTLE-HS
The primary objective of this research is to study the efficacy and safety of Stereotactic EEG (SEEG) guided radio-frequency thermocoagulation (RF-TC) of Subiculum as adjunctive therapy for reducing the frequency of seizures in…
- Trial name
- NCT06558864
- Testing
- Subiculum RF-TC
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Epilepsy
Temporal Interference for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Under SEEG
This study evaluates the effect of temporal interference (TI) stimulation on biomarkers in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) under stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG), and provides theoretical basis for non-invasive TI…
- Trial name
- TITE-SEEG (NCT07082101)
- Testing
- temporal interference
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital