Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Auditory Stimulation Effects on Sleep and Memory in Patients With Epilepsy

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will investigate the role of coordinated brain rhythms during sleep in memory consolidation and determine whether playing precisely timed brief bursts of noise can enhance these rhythms and...

Detailed Description

The investigators will test the hypotheses that coordinated brain rhythms during nonrapid eye movement sleep are associated with memory consolidation and can be enhanced with auditory stimulation (pla...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inpatients with epilepsy
  • Aged 12-65
  • Undergoing clinically indicated continuous scalp and intracranial EEG monitoring with implanted hippocampal electrodes
  • Fluent in English
  • Able to give informed consent/assent (for minors aged 12-17 or adults with an appointed guardian)

Exclusion

  • Intellectual disability impairing ability to perform task
  • Motor problems that preclude finger tapping task
  • Previous surgery anticipated to disrupt coordination of sleep oscillations in the circuitry of interest

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 21 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04788628

Start Date

January 21 2021

End Date

March 31 2026

Last Update

November 17 2025

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

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