Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Po... | NCT00001666

ID	Type	Description	Link
97-N-0092

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Jun 2002

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

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Delayed Posting

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Why Stopped

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Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Mar 1997

Primary Completion Date

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Completion Date

Jun 2002

First Submitted Date

Nov 3, 1999

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Nov 3, 1999

First Posted Date

Nov 4, 1999Estimated

Results Waived

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Results First Submitted Date

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Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

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Results First Posted Date

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Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

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Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

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Certification/Extension First Posted Date

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Last Update Submitted Date

Mar 3, 2008

Last Update Posted Date

Mar 4, 2008Estimated

Description Module

Brief Summary

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique that can be used to stimulate brain activity and gather information about brain function. It is very useful when studying the areas of the brain related to motor activity (motor cortex, corticospinal tract, and corpus callosum).

Epilepsy is a condition associated with seizures as a result of an over excitable cerebral cortex. Despite the introduction of several new antiepileptic medications, less than half of the patients diagnosed with partial epilepsy are well controlled. However, studies have shown that non-invasive stimulation of the brain can decrease the excitability of the cerebral cortex.

Researchers are interested in the potential therapeutic effects of TMS on patients with epilepsy that have responded poorly to standard medication. This study will use TMS to decrease the excitability of the areas of the brain responsible for seizures.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this protocol is to study the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) at 1 Hz on the excitability of the seizure focus in patients with poorly controlled epilepsy refractory to pharmacological treatments. 1 Hz TMS is a rate proven to induce long term depression in animal models and reported to decrease the excitability of both human and animal cerebral cortex.

Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

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Expanded Access Types

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Patient Registry

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Target Follow-Up Duration

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Phases

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Interventional Study Design

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Biospecimen

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No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Age 5 to 60 at entry to protocol.

History of partial or Complex Partial Epilepsy for two or more years.

Patients should be on a stable anti-convulsant regimen defined as unchanged medicines and dose modifications lower than 20% in the last month. Blood levels of anti-convulsants will be measured at the beginning of the study, prior to stimulation and after the study to assure that the type and dose of medication will remain constant.

Seizures not completely responsive to medical treatment (1 or more seizures per week for at least 6 months) and patients have failed at least two anti-convulsant regimens in the past.

The patients have a localized seizure focus.

Epilepsy refractory to medical treatments.

No pregnant women (will be tested with urine pregnancy test).

No severe coronary disease.

No metal anywhere in the cranium except the mouth.

No intracardiac lines.

No increased intracranial pressure as expressed by the presence of papilledema.

No cardiac pacemakers.

Must not be taking neuroleptic or antidepressant medications.

No progressive neurologic disease.

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

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Sex/Gender Description

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Minimum Age

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Maximum Age

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Standard Ages

ChildAdultOlder Adult

Study Population

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Sampling Method

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Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)		Bethesda	Maryland	20892	United States

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
3124709	Background	Abou-Khalil BW, Siegel GJ, Sackellares JC, Gilman S, Hichwa R, Marshall R. Positron emission tomography studies of cerebral glucose metabolism in chronic partial epilepsy. Ann Neurol. 1987 Oct;22(4):480-6. doi: 10.1002/ana.410220407.
7530636	Background	Classen J, Witte OW, Schlaug G, Seitz RJ, Holthausen H, Benecke R. Epileptic seizures triggered directly by focal transcranial magnetic stimulation. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1995 Jan;94(1):19-25. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(94)00249-k.

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Cadwell High-Speed Magnetoelectric Stimulator	Device
Magpro High-Speed Magnetoelectric Stimulator	Device

ID	Term
D004828	Epilepsies, Partial
D012640	Seizures

ID	Term
D004827	Epilepsy
D001927	Brain Diseases
D002493	Central Nervous System Diseases
D009422	Nervous System Diseases
D009461	Neurologic Manifestations
D012816	Signs and Symptoms
D013568	Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms