Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Efficacy of Lenses in Abolishing Photoparoxysmal Responses
Lead Sponsor:
Aston University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Reflex Epilepsy, Photosensitive
Eyeglasses
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background. Blue lenses that filter out red light have been proposed as a new therapeutic alternative for patients with PSE, such as the lens Zeiss Clarlet Z1. This lens only allows a small overall qu...
Detailed Description
1. BACKGROUND Photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) is the most common of reflex epilepsies and represents approximately 10% of all new cases of epilepsy in the age range 7-19 years (Harding \& Jeavons, 1...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children and adolescents between 5-18 years with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), whether they are taking antiepileptic medication or not.
- Capacity to:
- maintain concentration during the procedure
- follow simple commands
- assent (under 16 years) or consent (16-18 years) to participate after understanding the purpose of the study.
Exclusion
- Presence of a condition that may compromise the ability to tolerate the procedure and/or the capacity to assent or consent, such as:
- intellectual disability
- attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- autism spectrum disorders
- difficulties to understand verbal/written explanations in English
- Refusal to participate
- Generalized seizure during the EEG procedure.
- Female patients suspected or known to be pregnant.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 20 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04076410
Start Date
February 20 2021
End Date
January 31 2026
Last Update
June 5 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B4 6NH
2
Aston University
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B4 7ET