Seizure Disorders Clinical Trials
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.
Found 338 clinical trials
Managing Agitated Delirium With Neuroleptics and Anti-Epileptics as a Neuroleptic Sparing Strategy
To examine the effects of haloperidol, chlorpromazine, valproic acid and placebo, in conjunction with standardized non-pharmacologic interventions, in the first line treatment of agitated delirium in hospitalized patients with cancer. This double-blind, randomized clinical trial aims to provide evidence on various therapeutic options for palliating delirium, thereby reducing delirium-related distress …
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 older with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) who are refractory to antiseizure medications. The intent is to determine the feasibility …
Pharmacological Modulation of Brain Oscillations in Memory Processing
The goal of this study is to learn about the effects of scopolamine (an anticholinergic drug) on areas of the brain involved in memory, and changes it may have on brain activity. The investigators will do this by testing epileptic patients who are already undergoing intracranial surgery for seizure monitoring, …
Exogenous Ketone Esters for Refractory Status Epileptics
This study aims to investigate the efficacy of add-on exogenous ketone esters for the treatment of children with refractory generalized convulsive status epilepticus
ON/OFF Stimulation and Reward Motivation in Patients With Deep Brain Stimulators
We propose to study approach/avoidance behavior as measured by the Approach Avoidance task in 20 epilepsy patients undergoing implementation of depth electrodes for seizure monitoring in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at MGH. We will also study the effects of VC/VS electrical stimulation on approach-avoidance conflict in 20 adult patients who …
Collaborative Care for Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy
This is a randomized effectiveness/implementation trial comparing a 24-week neurology-based collaborative care intervention to usual neurology care among 60 adults with epilepsy.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Genetic Epilepsies
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) uses electromagnetic induction as an efficient, painless, non-invasive method to generate a suprathreshold current at the level of the encephalon, and provide in vivo measurements of cortical excitability and reactivity at the level of the motor cortex (TMS-EMG) or the entire cortical mantle (TMS-EEG). This study …
Substance P-Induced Migraine Attacks Without Aura
Substance P is a neuropeptide implicated in the pathogenesis of headache. This study investigates whether its administration can trigger migraine attacks in individuals with migraine without aura.
Stimulation-Induced Changes in Fronto-Limbic Network
The purpose of this research is to better understand how emotion processing unfolds in the brain using stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) and direct brain stimulation. This study will use standard behavioral emotion processing tasks combined with neural recording and direct brain stimulation to assess different aspects of emotion processing. Stimulation pulses during …
VNS Prospective Neuromodulation of Autonomic, Immune and Gastrointestinal Systems
Vagal nerve stimulation is a neurosurgical procedure consisting of implantation of an impulse generator battery with leads placed into the vagus nerve in the neck. This procedure was FDA approved for epilepsy in the 1990s and is commonly performed as an outpatient surgery. The mechanism of efficacy is not well …
