NCT07145489Recruiting
Infrared Photobiomodulation in Humans With Epilepsy
An Open Label Pilot Study of Infrared Photobiomodulation in Humans With Epilepsy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Drug-resistant epilepsy represents roughly 40% of people with epilepsy. It is very challenging to stop seizures in this condition, and the treatment options are limited. This study aims to investigate a new treatment that involves using infra-red light. In animals, this treatment has shown promise as a possible way to reduce seizures, but it has not been tested in humans for this. The investigators are interested to know if it can reduce seizures, and how comfortable it is to be treated with this therapy.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 13 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 19 Aug 2025
- Start date
- 25 Nov 2025
- Primary completion date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT07145489
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 13
- From 25 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 25 Sept 2026
- 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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Prior treatment
- Taking any medication that can cause photosensitivity
Other illness
- Cancer on scalp
Other
- Implanted intracranial neurostimulation device (DBS or RNS)
- Intracranial shunt
- Skin photosensitivity
Who the study is looking for
- Drug resistant epilepsy
- Age 18 or older
- Average seizure rate of at least 2 seizures per month
- Accurate seizure diary with at least 3 months recorded
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIDMC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Recruiting |
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