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Investigating Epilepsy: Screening and Evaluation

This study is currently recruiting participants.

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Summary

Number

18-N-0066

Sponsoring Institute

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Participants currently recruited/enrolled
Gender: Male & Female
Min Age: 8 Years
Max Age: N/A

Referral Letter Required

No

Population Exclusion(s)

None

Keywords

Seizure Disorder;
Seizures;
Antiepileptic Drug;
Natural History Study;
Screening Protocol

Recruitment Keyword(s)

None

Condition(s)

Seizures;
Epilepsy;
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe;
Partial Epilepsy

Investigational Drug(s)

None

Investigational Device(s)

None

Intervention(s)

None

Supporting Site

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Background:

Epilepsy affects about 1 percent of the U.S. population. Most people with epilepsy respond well to medicine, but some do not. Researchers want people who have diagnosed or suspected epilepsy to participate in ongoing studies. They want to learn more about clinical care for epilepsy. They want fellows and residents to learn more about the care of people with epilepsy.

Objectives:

To learn more about seizures and find ways to best treat people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Eligibility:

Adults and children ages 8 years and older with diagnosed or suspected epilepsy

Design:

Participants will be screened with:

Physical exam

Medical history

Questionnaires

Participants will have many visits. They may be admitted to the hospital for several weeks. Their medication might be stopped or changed.

Participants will have many tests:

Blood and urine tests

EEG: Wires attached to the head with paste record brain waves. This may be videotaped.

Thinking and memory tests

MRI: Participants lie on a table that slides in and out of a tube. They perform simple tasks in the tube.

MEG: Participants lie on a table and place their head in a helmet to record brain waves.

PET scan: Participants lie on a table that slides into a machine. A small amount of radioactive dye is injected into their arm with an IV. For the IV, a small tube is inserted into the arm with a needle.

Participants will stay enrolled in this study if they join other epilepsy-related studies. They may be contacted at intervals for follow-up. Their participation will end if they have not been seen clinically for their epilepsy for 3 years.

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Eligibility

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

- Age 8 years or older

- Known or suspected diagnosis of epilepsy

- Ability to give informed consent or have a legally authorized representative able to give consent (for adults without consent capacity) or parent/guardian able to provide informed consent (for a child)

- If unable to give informed consent, ability to give assent (for minors 8 and older)

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

- Patients with unstable medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigators, makes participation unsafe, or who, in the opinion of the investigators may be unable to comply with the protocol

- Patients who are unable to travel to the NIH


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Citations:

Not Provided

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator

Referral Contact

For more information:

Sara K. Inati, M.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NIHBC 10 - CRC BG RM 7-5680
10 CENTER DR
BETHESDA MD 20892
(301) 435-6269
inatisk@mail.nih.gov

Aaliyah H. Hamidullah-Thiam
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health
Building 10
Room 7-5680
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
(301) 402-7686
aaliyah.hamidullahthiam@nih.gov

Office of Patient Recruitment
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Building 61, 10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
Local Phone: 301-451-4383
TTY: TTY Users Dial 7-1-1
ccopr@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT03478852

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