Status:

RECRUITING

Mos-FED (Mosaicism in Focal Epilepsy Cortical Dysplasia Tissue)

Lead Sponsor:

King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

King's College London

Danish Epilepsy Centre

Conditions:

Focal Cortical Dysplasia

Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a malformation of brain development, the most common cause of drug-resistant epilepsy and often caused by mutations in mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway ge...

Detailed Description

Primary Objectives: 1. To identify if somatic mosaicism for mTOR is present in resected tissue from patients with FCDIIA/B, and can be detected in DNA from patient's serum as circulating free DNA (cf...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Epilepsy in Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type IIA/B
  • Key
  • Adult and Paediatric Patients (male and female)
  • A histologically proven diagnosis of FCDIIA/B or a suspected diagnosis of FCDIIA/B (on MRI/EEG and PET grounds) awaiting resective Epilepsy surgery.
  • Able to attend appointment/hospital and undergo sampling of serum and nasal swab
  • Informed Consent Available
  • Key

Exclusion

  • Any acute or chronic conditions that could limit the ability of the patient to participate in the study.
  • Refusal to give informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 9 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 8 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06053671

Start Date

April 9 2023

End Date

April 8 2026

Last Update

October 23 2024

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King's College Hospital

London, United Kingdom