Active clinical trials for "Epilepsy"

Psychological problems are prevalent among patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. The bi-directional interaction between psychological well-being and seizure have been recognized in recent years. Reduction of psychological stress has the potential to improve seizure manifestation. The present study uses an assessor-blinded prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a mindfulness-based psychotherapy and an attentional-placebo social support on improving psychological well-being, seizure control and cognitive performance among adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of perampanel on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single-dose oral contraceptive (OC)containing ethinylestradiol (EE) and levonorgestrel (LN) (Microgynon-30) and to investigate the effects of repeated dosing of OC containing EE and LN (Microgynon-30) on the PK of a single dose of perampanel.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of levetiracetam treatment used as adjunctive therapy in Japanese and Chinese epilepsy patients aged ≥16 years and with uncontrolled Generalized Tonic-Clonic seizures despite treatment with 1 or 2 anti-epileptic drugs.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of the Modified Atkins Diet in children and adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy regarding seizure control, and to create a protocol for the use of the Modified Atkins Diet as a treatment for epilepsy in Norway.

This is an open Label study to investigate the safety and efficacy of eslicarbazepine acetate as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in elderly patients.

Study A0081106 is a 12-month open-label study to evaluate the long term safety and tolerability of pregabalin as add-on therapy in pediatric subjects 1 month to 16 years of age with partial onset seizures and pediatric and adult subjects 5 to 65 years of age with primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Pregabalin will be administered in equally divided daily doses for 1 year, in either capsule or liquid oral formulation.

This study is to evaluate the efficacy of YKP3089 in reducing seizure frequency when compared to baseline in subjects with partial onset seizures not fully controlled despite their treatment with 1 to 3 concomitant anti-epileptic drugs. Also to evaluate the safety and tolerability of YKP3089.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of antiparasitic treatment with albendazole on the severity and duration of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis. II. Determine the effect of a short course of albendazole on Taenia solium cysts present in the brain. III. Determine the natural regression of cerebral T. solium cysts in patients given placebo and their response to treatment at the end of the study.

Compare efficacy and safety of Lacosamide (LCM) to Carbamazepine Controlled-Release (CBZ-CR) as monotherapy in newly or recently newly diagnosed subjects with a primary efficacy endpoint of 6-month seizure freedom. Noninferiority design to show a similar risk/benefit balance between Lacosamide (LCM) and Carbamazepine-CR (CBZ-CR).

The aim of the study is to prove the feasibility and safety of transcutaneous, electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve in patients with difficult-to-treat forms of epilepsy.