A listing of Seizure Disorders medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
30% of patients with epilepsy suffer from drug-resistant seizures and are at risk of epilepsy-related complications, from cognitive dysfunctions to premature mortality. Both seizures and their complications are modulated by patients' vigilance states, with a tight and bi-directional interplay between sleep and epilepsy. Several epilepsy complications are associated with sleep, …
Epilepsy is a clinical condition that affects about fifty million people worldwide, with an estimated occurrence of 16-51 new cases per 100,000 people each year. In 60% of these patients, the origin of seizures is due to a localized (focal) alteration of the brain. In about 25 percent of patients …
This study tests Project Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts (UPLIFT) which is a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program teaching participants with epilepsy methods that include challenging thoughts, behavioral activation, coping, problem-solving, and mindfulness, for well-being and costs. Project UPLIFT is delivered as weekly sessions over 8 weeks.
The goal of this trial is to learn about the effect of PRAX-222 in pediatric participants with early onset SCN2A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), aged 2 to 18 years.
The study consists of prospective enrollment of healthy participants and patients with epilepsy, as well as analysis of an existing data set. Healthy participants will be studied with fMRI, eye metrics and behavioral testing at Yale. Patients will be studied with thalamic recording and stimulation, eye metrics and behavioral testing.
Epilepsy can lead to cognitive impairments, particularly in attention, which may affect daily activities such as driving. Driving plays a key role in maintaining autonomy and is essential for the social and professional integration of people with epilepsy. Therefore, assessing fitness to drive is a major issue for individuals with …
This study is a non-randomized, open label, phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the fesibility and safety of intrathalamic delivery of MSCs during standard of care DBS surgery for epilepsy. Subjects will be screened at our outpatient clinic and interested qualified subjects will be consented and offered participation in this …
Over the past decade, the concept of the brain as a complex network has extremely influenced the way regarding how the latter is studied (Bartolomei et al., 2017). The structure of both structural and functional networks within the brain has been related to optimal brain functioning (Duma et al., 2022). …
The study aims to evaluate modulation effects of burst stimulation patterns via SEEG.
The goal of this observational study is to assess the preparation of the caregiver and the patient for the transition, by comparing the results of the Transition Readiness Assessment (TRAQ) questionnaire at the time of the last pediatric neuropsychiatric visit, which is then repeated at the first adult epilepsy neurology …
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