A wearable device to prevent sudden death in epilepsy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests a wearable device that monitors your body position during seizures. The goal is to see if it can warn about dangerous positions that may lead to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), a rare but serious risk.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years old or older.
- You must have drug-resistant epilepsy, meaning at least two seizure medications have not stopped your seizures.
- You must have a history of seizures that were confirmed with brain wave (EEG) testing.
- You must be a patient at Brigham and Women's Hospital's epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) during the study.
- Your seizures must not be thought to be psychogenic (caused by stress) rather than from epilepsy.
- You cannot be in the hospital just to adjust your medication—you need to be there to have your seizures recorded.
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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