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Exploring the Characteristics of Epileptogenic Foci in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Based on Multimodal Imaging Technology

Exploring the Characteristics of Epileptogenic Foci in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Using Multimodal Imaging Techniques: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Jun 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Using multimodal imaging technology, this study aims to explore the characteristics of epileptogenic foci in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and identify key network nodes (such as central nodes) to provide more assistance for the diagnosis of drug-resistant epilepsy.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
50 (estimated)
First submitted
1 Aug 2024
Start date
11 Jun 2024
Primary completion date
11 Jun 2027
Lead sponsor
Xijing Hospital
Diseases
Epilepsy
NCT number
NCT06557720

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 50
  • From 11 Jun 2024 to the primary completion date, 11 Jun 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • In a state of continuous epileptic seizures;
  • Complicated with severe infections, cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, and other diseases, accompanied by severe dysfunction of the heart, liver, kidney, or other organs, or with mental disorders, or with uncorrectable hyperglycemia, or 3.patients on long-term use of corticosteroid medications;
    • 4.Pregnant or lactating women; 5.Contraindications for PET, MR, EEG examinations; 6.Patients with examinations (with ferromagnetic metal implants in the body; high fever); 7.Participating in other clinical trials at the same time; 8.The patient or family withdraws the informed consent form.

Who the study is looking for

  • Aged ≥18 years old;
  • Meet the 2010 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) diagnostic criteria for drug-resistant epilepsy;
  • Duration of epilepsy ≥2 years, with an average seizure frequency of ≥2 times per month in the 3 months prior to enrollment;
  • Adequate intake of two or more anti-epileptic drugs, with no intervention in the treatment plan during the trial period;
  • Capable of cooperating to complete treatment and related examination items; The patient and family fully understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University
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