Continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill children
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at whether continuous brain-wave monitoring can guide seizure care in sick children in the pediatric intensive care unit. It also studies how this approach may affect children’s thinking and behavior later.
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Who can take part
- You are being cared for in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia pediatric ICU
- Your care team recommends continuous EEG monitoring (a test that tracks brain waves continuously)
- Your age is more than 1 month and under 18 years
- You are not in the hospital specifically just for Phase 2 (intracranial) EEG monitoring
- Your ICU doctor does not expect the EEG/technology support to be stopped within the next 2 days
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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