Status:

COMPLETED

Detecting Absence Seizures Using Eye Tracking

Lead Sponsor:

Rachel Kuperman

Collaborating Sponsors:

Children's Hospital of Orange County

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Epilepsy, Generalized

Absence Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-100 years

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to develop a comfortable system that uses a wearable eye-tracker similar to eyeglasses to assist people with epilepsy in counting and measuring the severity of seizures. Part...

Detailed Description

Seizures can be difficult to detect outside of the hospital even with careful observation by a caregiver. EEG is the best method that we have to detect seizures- but it is uncomfortable for long term ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form- per local IRB
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures including the clicker test and availability for the duration of the study
  • Male or female, aged 4-100
  • Experience known typical absence seizures as defined by the ILAE 2017 classification or referred to EEG lab for staring spell or concern for absence seizure
  • a. This will allow for inclusion of children and adults across the entire spectrum of disease states including new diagnosis (medication naive), medication responsive and non-medication responsive
  • Scheduled for clinical EEG observation

Exclusion

  • Intolerant of wearing or unable to wear the eyeglasses
  • Autism or other developmental disorder that the PI thinks will interfere with data collection
  • History of aggression that the PI thinks will interfere with data collection
  • History of not tolerating EEG that the PI thinks will interfere with data collection
  • Unable to give consent (for individuals ≥ 18 years old) unless they have an adult with power of attorney to consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 15 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 28 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04439656

Start Date

July 15 2020

End Date

June 28 2022

Last Update

July 5 2022

Active Locations (5)

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Children's Hospital Orange County

Orange, California, United States, 92868

2

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

San Diego, California, United States, 92123

3

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94158

4

Wake Forest Baptist Health

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157