Reduction and Prevention of Seizure Occurrence From Exposure to Auditory Stimulation in Individuals With Neurological Handicaps

Epilepsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Reduction and Prevention of Seizure Occurrence From Exposure to Auditory Stimulation in Individuals With Neurological Handicaps

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01459692
• Other study ID #: HR15863
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2005
• Est. completion date: January 2008

Study information

• Verified date: May 2018
• Source: Medical University of South Carolina
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Neurologically-impaired individuals may have significant neurologic morbidity related to epilepsy and seizure disorders. Finding safe, noninvasive methods of decreasing seizures, and potentially reversing the epileptogenic process, is of paramount importance in improving the lives of those with epilepsy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: January 2008
• Est. primary completion date: January 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident of Thad E. Saleeby Center

• Epilepsy or seizure disorder

• At least one year of detailed seizure reporting prior to study starting date

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe hearing impairment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Epilepsy
• Seizures

Intervention

Other:
• Music Exposure
Twenty-seven subjects were randomly assigned to receive nightly exposure to music at periodic intervals between the hours of 9:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of South Carolina	MIND Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in seizure rates	Main Outcome Measure: The effect of exposure to the auditory stimulus on seizure frequency. Changes in seizure rates from baseline to treatment years were determined and statistically compared within the treatment and control groups, as well as between the groups to assess efficacy of treatment.	3 years