Status:
UNKNOWN
Human Single Neuron Recordings in Epilepsy Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Birmingham
Collaborating Sponsors:
European Commission
Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Epilepsy
Memory
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study uses single neuron recordings in pre-surgical epilepsy patients to uncover the neural mechanisms underlying memory formation and retrieval. A secondary aim is to improve diagnostic tools to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Interest in participation.
- Temporal lobe epilepsy that is clinically being investigated with implantations of depth electrodes as part of the pre-surgical epilepsy monitoring.
- Cognitive/language skills sufficient to follow experimental instruction and maintain focus on the experiment.
Exclusion
- Patient does not want to participate.
- Extra-temporal epilepsy, or electrode implantation strategy that does not allow the use of micro-macrowire electrodes.
- Cognitive/language skills insufficient to follow experimental instruction and maintain focus on the experiment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 4 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04290416
Start Date
February 4 2016
End Date
December 1 2021
Last Update
February 28 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Queen Elizabeth UHB Hospital
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B15 2TH