Status:
RECRUITING
Localization of the Reward Positivity to ACC
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Ghent
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Ghent
Conditions:
Refractory Epilepsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The exact function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is one of the largest riddles in cognitive neuroscience and a major challenge in mental health research. ACC dysfunction contributes to a broa...
Detailed Description
This is a monocentric prospective interventional clinical trial that will include patients with refractory epilepsy and for whom a hospitalization at the Centre for Neurophysiological Monitoring (CNM)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 years or older
- Patients with refractory epilepsy
- Planned hospitalization at CNM for invasive video-EEG recording with subdural, epidural and/or depth electrodes
- Patients have to be able to give informed consent themselves
- Imaging after placement of electrodes (CT and/or MRI) has to be available
Exclusion
- Patients known with dementia or severe cognitive and/or psychiatric disorders that makes it impossible for patients to participate in this study
- Active alcohol and/or drug abuse
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 4 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04684797
Start Date
March 4 2021
End Date
September 30 2024
Last Update
January 5 2024
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Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000