Nonepileptic Seizures Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Non-epileptic Seizures
NCT number | NCT02796924 |
Other study ID # | B2016:039 |
Secondary ID | |
Status | Completed |
Phase | N/A |
First received | |
Last updated | |
Start date | June 2016 |
Est. completion date | September 2019 |
Verified date | March 2020 |
Source | University of Manitoba |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) - a form of non-invasive brain stimulation - to decrease the frequency of psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) episodes in patients with PNES.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 10 |
Est. completion date | September 2019 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Confirmed Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Exclusion Criteria: - Evidence of previous or comorbid epileptic seizures - Major comorbid neurological diseases - Currently taking medications that are known to reduce seizure-threshold - Currently pregnant |
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Manitoba |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Number of Weekly Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizure-events | Number of weekly seizure-events recorded using seizure logs. | One week and three months post-rTMS treatment |
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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Completed |
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