Status:

UNKNOWN

Study of Predictive Biomarkers for Rational Management of Drug-resistant Epilepsy Associated With Focal Cortical Dysplasia

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Conditions:

Refractory Epilepsy

Focal Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

2+ years

Brief Summary

Focal Cortical Dysplasias (FCDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders that represent a major cause of early onset drug-resistant epilepsies with cognitive and behavioral impairments, carrying a lifelong p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult or pediatric patient suffering from drug-resistant focal epilepsy;
  • Age more than 2 years old;
  • Brain MRI suggestive of FCD or normal;
  • Standardized presurgical evaluation available including medical history, scalp video-EEG, 3T MRI, FDG-PET, Neuropsychological tests;
  • Inpatient in one of the participating centers for recording seizure during long term scalp video-EEG and / or SEEG-monitoring;
  • Resective surgery with a minimal post-operative follow-up of 12 months;
  • Histopathologic evidence for FCD or non-pathologic findings (normal histology or mMCD type II).
  • Patient, parents or legally representative who have given written informed consent to allow the study data collection procedures.

Exclusion

  • Brain MRI suggestive of another type of lesion;
  • Difficulty to read or understand French, or inability to understand the information;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman;
  • Subject under judicial protection.
  • Other lesion discovered on histological examination;
  • FCD type 3, dual pathology, ambiguous or unavailable neuropathological findings
  • Lack of longitudinal pre- and post-surgical follow-up.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 15 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03321240

Start Date

January 15 2018

End Date

December 15 2022

Last Update

June 24 2019

Active Locations (11)

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1

Michallon Hospital

Grenoble, France, 38043

2

Hôpital Roger Salengro

Lille, France, 59037

3

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France, 69001

4

Timone Hospital

Marseille, France, 13005

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