Status:

TERMINATED

STIMEP : Assessment of Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Grenoble

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, France

Conditions:

Epilepsy

Drug Resistant

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of deep brain stimulation in drug resistant epilepsy. This is a double blind, controlled and randomized clinical trial with two c...

Detailed Description

The experimental work performed for more than 15 years by several research teams shows in animal models of epilepsy, that several circuits of basal ganglia are involved in the control of epilepsy seiz...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Epilepsy resistant to antiepileptic drug and dopaminergic D2 agonist.
  • No curative exeresis surgery possible
  • Metabolism deficiency of DOPA above 1 DS, evaluated by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using fluorodopa
  • Age ranging from 18 to 50
  • capacity to consent
  • Affiliation to the French Social Security

Exclusion

  • pregnant woman or nursing mother
  • change of antiepileptic, 30 days before base line
  • convulsive "etat de mal" that requires an hospitalisation, 30 days before base line

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00228371

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2010

Last Update

May 28 2015

Active Locations (3)

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University Hospital of Grenoble

Grenoble, Isere, France, 38043

2

University Hospital of Rennes

Rennes, France, 35000

3

University Hospital of Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France, 67091