NCT07353918Enrolling by invitation
Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Epilepsy
Neuromodulation Using Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound for Potential Treatment for Medically Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is an invite only study looking at the effects of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) on epilepsy patients with implanted electrodes under the care of Dr. Shah.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 6 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 22 Dec 2025
- Start date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Carilion Clinic
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT07353918
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 6
- From 13 Oct 2025 to the primary completion date, Dec 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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Prior treatment
- TBI (ongoing, or in the prior 6 months)
Other illness
- Progressive diseases - such as autoimmune epilepsies or diagnosis of a progressive neurological disorder
- History of suicidal ideation or attempts in the last 6 months
Other
- Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Status epilepticus within one year of study start
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of medically refractory focal epilepsy of mesial temporal onset
- RNS system implantation in the hippocampus
- Prior MRI and CT of the head
- Able to consent for themselves
- Internet access
Age in the registry: 18 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Roanoke | United States | Unknown status |
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