Risk Factors for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children | NCT07723287

NCT07723287

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07723287
Lead Sponsor: Pham Ngoc Thach University of MedicineOTHER
Official Title: Risk Factors for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study
Brief Summary: This prospective cohort study evaluates clinical, electroencephalographic predictors of drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Predictive statistical and machine-learning models will be developed to facilitate early identification of children at high risk for drug-resistant epilepsy.
Conditions: Epilepsy
Epilepsy (Treatment Refractory)
Interventions: No Intervention: Observational Cohort

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Children younger than 16 years, including neonates.

Diagnosed with epilepsy according to International League Against Epilepsy criteria.

Receiving treatment or follow-up at Children's Hospital 1.

Parent or legal guardian provides informed consent.

Expected follow-up of at least 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Poor treatment adherence.

Insufficient baseline data.

Lost to follow-up.

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.

Severe systemic illness interfering with antiseizure medication.

Acute symptomatic seizures.