Experiment of Magnetic stimulation of brain for treatment of fits in children

efficacy of adjunctive neuronavigated rTMS in localization related epilepsy in children and adolescent: a sham controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/10/010067

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- diagnosis of localization related epilepsy

Interventions

Intervention1: repetitive transcranial Magnetic stimulation: A medical device with capacity to generate high intensity magnetic stimulation to be applied on scalp to stimulate the underlying brain can

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children and adolescents aged between 8 to 18 years with diagnosis of localization related epilepsy on adequate medicine for atleast 1 month with paroxysms of 4 or more seizures in last one month

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: with mental retardation, severe neurological device metallic device implanted in head neck region not giving consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
control of paroxysms of seizuresTimepoint: upto 3 months after rtms	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
changes in eeg abnormalityTimepoint: before and after rtms;reduction in hamilton anxiety rating scale score and childhood depression inventory scoresTimepoint: up to 3 months after rtms	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNirmalya Mukherjee

Central Institute of Psychiatry

vinod_sinhacip@yahoo.co.in8902384825

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026