A registry study of anterior nucleus of thalamus stimulation therapy for refractory epilepsy

A registry study of anterior nucleus of thalamus stimulation therapy for refractory epilepsy - A registry study of anterior nucleus of thalamus stimulation therapy for refractory epilepsy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1052240157

Enrollment

200

Registered

2024-10-10

Start date

2024-10-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

intractable focal epilepsy intractable, drug resistant, focal epilepsy

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with refractory epilepsy who have undergone surgery after being judged as suitable for surgery by a physician who has attended the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Epilepsy Techniques Course held by the Japanese Epilepsy Society and is capable of judgment and adjustment of indications. Patients who have given written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator or principal investigator's assistant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
seizure reducation rate, responder rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Medications Developmental Status Mental Status Social Status Quality of Life (QOLIE-31) Memory (Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test) Mood (Beck Depression Inventory II) Adverse events, malfunctions	—

Contacts

Public ContactNaoki Tani

Osaka University Hospital

n-tani@nsurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp+81-6-6879-3652

Outcome results