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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

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
BIDMC
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting

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