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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01855178
Other study ID # 10-00895-XP
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received February 23, 2012
Last updated September 2, 2015
Start date October 2010
Est. completion date June 2015

Study information

Verified date September 2015
Source Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Nocturnal seizure and Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy patients (SUDEP) are major concerns for parents and creates anxiety and poor sleep conditions for many families dealing with epilepsy. An accurate and reliable system for alerting parents to ongoing seizure activity could make a substantial impact in quality of life and possibly reduce the mortality of epilepsy. No previous studies in the pediatric population have been performed to evaluate this type of monitoring for seizure activity. This is one of the most common questions parents ask in clinic, "Are there any alarms that can tell me when my child is having a seizure at night?" Currently the answer is no. This study has the capability to give us data that may change this answer to yes.


Description:

For parents of children with epilepsy, seizures occurring in sleep are a major concern. This frequently leads to many nights of lost sleep for parents and also to unfavorable sleeping arrangements, especially for older children and adolescents. Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy patients (SUDEP) is also a major concern for both parents and neurology practitioners. Patients with epilepsy have increased risk of sudden unexplained death compared to the rest of the population. The risk of sudden death in epilepsy is estimated at 24 times the risk of the general population. Specific risk factors for sudden death have been evaluated and the most frequently reported risk factors include: nocturnal seizures, being in bed, and history of generalized tonic -clonic seizures. Interestingly, one case-control study observed a decreased risk of SUDEP with nighttime monitoring or supervision which raises the possibility that some cases of SUDEP may be preventable if another person is able to give assistance. This finding may indicate that some of these deaths may be preventable if a caregiver could be alerted to seizure activity. Use of "baby monitors", apnea monitors and pulse oximeters to monitor their children at night has been attempted by families; however, these devices are not specific to seizure activity and in the case of apnea monitors and pulse oximeters have frequent false alarms leading to further anxiety and sleep disturbance for families. Therefore, there is a need for a product that can reliably detect seizure activity without such frequent false positives as to interfere with sleep and functional life.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 136
Est. completion date June 2015
Est. primary completion date June 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group N/A to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- epilepsy

Exclusion Criteria:

- non-epileptic

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Emfit Movement Monitor
Factory settings

Locations

Country Name City State
United States LeBonheur Children's Medical Center Memphis Tennessee

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Rauhala E, Virkkala J, Himanen SL. Periodic limb movement screening as an additional feature of Emfit sensor in sleep-disordered breathing studies. J Neurosci Methods. 2009 Mar 30;178(1):157-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.11.019. Epub 2008 Dec 3. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Efficacy of nocturnal seizure bed alarm Measure the occurrence rate of false alarms. Determine if setting parameters for detection can be established according to age and body weight of child/adult. 5 years No
Secondary Measure seizure types best detected using seizure bed alarm system Determine which seizure types are best detected using the bed alarm system i.e. generalized tonic-clonic, tonic, focal clonic, complex-partial, seizure events. 5 years No
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