Gut-brain connection in resistant epilepsy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at how the gut and brain talk to each other in people with epilepsy, especially when seizures are hard to control. It may help find new ways to treat epilepsy by focusing on the gut.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 3 and 50 years old.
- You have epilepsy (either newly diagnosed or drug-resistant).
- You or a caregiver can take part and sign a consent form.
- You do not have a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (like Crohn's or ulcerative colitis).
- You are not on a special diet (like keto or gluten-free).
- You have not taken antibiotics, steroids, or probiotics in the past month.
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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