Actively Recruiting

Age: 0 - 18Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT05651204

GABA Biomarkers in Dravet Syndrome

Led by Cook Children's Health Care System · Updated on 2022-12-14

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

260 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

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Cook Children's Health Care System

Lead Sponsor

E

Encoded Therapeutics

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This study will non-invasively obtain levels of GABA in the brain of children with SCN1A+DS and neurodeveloping children through evoked and induced cortical responses, correlate them with the BOLD responses, and with the levels of GABA in their blood.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

GABA Biomarkers in Dravet Syndrome

Who Can Participate

Age: 0 - 18Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Parent or caregiver is willing and able to provide informed consent; participants able to assent must provide assent
  • Participant and caregiver can comply with all study requirements as judged by the investigator
  • Male or female aged 0 months to 18 years at consent
  • Confirmed pathogenic or likely pathogenic SCN1A mutation by genetic testing
  • Normal development before first seizure as defined by CDC 2019
  • First seizure onset between 3 and 5 months of age
  • Diagnosis of Dravet Syndrome confirmed by a pediatric neurologist
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Participant has SCN1A copy number variant affecting other genes
  • SCN1A mutation on both alleles
  • Known pathogenic or suspected mutation in other seizure-related genes besides SCN1A
  • Mutation in other genes known to increase seizure severity
  • Known gain-of-function mutation such as p.Thr226Met
  • Developmental deficit evident before seizure onset
  • Central nervous system structural abnormalities inconsistent with Dravet Syndrome
  • Metal implants
  • Baclofen pump
  • Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent or assent

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104

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Research Team

S

Sabrina Shandley, PhD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

N/A

Model

N/A

Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

2

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