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Ear-Seizure Detection (EarSD) Study
Led by Felicia Chu · Updated on 2025-10-28
40
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
399 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
F
Felicia Chu
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The proposed study is an investigator-initiated study that aims to measure the accuracy of a wearable seizure detection and prediction device (Ear-Seizure Detection Device (EarSD)) by simultaneous recording with conventional video-EEG (Electroencephalogram) on patients with epileptic seizures in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit of the hospital.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Ear-Seizure Detection (EarSD) Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Patients admitted to UMass Memorial Epilepsy Monitoring Unit for long term video-EEG monitoring for focal or generalized epilepsy
- Willing to wear the wearable EarSD device
- Ability to provide informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Wearing other ear devices such as hearing aids
- Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
- Skin irritation where the device would be placed
- Patients with intracranial electrode placement
- Prisoners
- Cognitive impairment
- Pregnant women
- Children under 18 years old
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Ummmc-Memorial Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
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2
Ummmc-University Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
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Research Team
S
Stephanie Stephens
CONTACT
C
Charles Hill
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
1
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