New electrical brain treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests a new way to treat seizures that start in the temporal lobe using special electrical signals that focus on the seizure area without surgery. It may help reduce seizures in people whose seizures don't stop with medicine.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have temporal lobe epilepsy that doesn't get better with medicine.
- You are scheduled for SEEG, a test that uses thin wires to find where seizures start.
- You are willing to cooperate with the study treatments and check-ups.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You are not in status epilepticus, which is a long seizure that doesn't stop.
- You can safely have SEEG and the new treatment called temporal interference.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
Similar studies
Other trials that look related to this one.
This trial tests a brain stimulation treatment for people with temporal lobe epilepsy that doesn't improve with medication. The goal is to see if it can reduce seizures.
This trial tests a non-invasive brain stimulation technique during routine epilepsy monitoring to see if it can help reduce seizures. It may offer a new way to manage epilepsy without surgery.
This study tests a new non-invasive brain stimulation method called TIEFS. It uses safe electric fields to see how it affects thinking and brain waves. You may join if you are having brain surgery for epilepsy or are a healthy adult.
This trial tests a minimally invasive brain surgery that targets a small area deep in the brain to stop seizures in people whose epilepsy has not improved with medications. It may help reduce or eliminate seizures caused by scarring in the temporal lobe.
This trial looks at using brain surgery to treat epilepsy that does not improve with usual medicines, or epilepsy caused by a brain tumor. It may help some people reduce seizures if surgery is appropriate for their situation.
This study places electrodes in the brain to learn how seizures spread and how memory works. It may help people with temporal lobe epilepsy understand their condition better and improve future treatments.
Hear when a new Epilepsy trial opens
We’ll email you when one opens — at most once a week, no account needed, unsubscribe anytime.