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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
University Hospital, Ghent Medtronic |
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Information provided by: | University Hospital, Ghent |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00431457 |
Patients will be prospectively randomized to 3 different treatment arms:
Twelve months after inclusion unblinding will occur. Patients in group 2 and 3 will have the option to choose between continuing neurostimulation treatment or resective surgery. Study visits will occur every 3 months.
Condition | Intervention |
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Epilepsy |
Device: Implantation of an intracranial electrode |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Neurostimulation in the Medial Temporal Lobe for Patients With Medically Refractory Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; Controlled Randomized Stimulation Versus Resection (CoRaStiR) |
Estimated Enrollment: | 45 |
Study Start Date: | June 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Kristl Vonck, MD | + 32 9 332.64.88 | kristl.vonck@UGent.be |
Belgium | |
University Hospital Ghent | Recruiting |
Ghent, Belgium, 9000 | |
Contact: Kristl Vonck, MD + 32 9 332.64.88 kristl.vonck@UGent.be | |
Principal Investigator: Kristl Vonck, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Paul Boon, MD, PhD | University Hospital, Ghent |
Responsible Party: | University Hospital Ghent ( Paul Boon ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 2007/005 |
Study First Received: | February 2, 2007 |
Last Updated: | April 9, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00431457 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Belgium: Institutional Review Board |
Epilepsy Central Nervous System Diseases Brain Diseases Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe |
Epilepsy Nervous System Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Brain Diseases |