implementation of magnetoencephalography (MEG) for the diagnosis of epilepsy

implementation of magnetoencephalography (MEG) for the diagnosis of epilepsy - MEG for diagnosis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON38612

Enrollment

350

Registered

2013-08-06

Start date

2013-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

epilepsy falling sickness

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - suspicion of epilepsy - 6 years or older - able to co-operate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - a pacemaker or intracranial metal - younger than six year - patients who cannot meet the mild physical or psychological criteria for prolonged MEG scanning

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome parameter is the clinical diagnosis at the end of the trajectory, after completion of the standard EEG and MEG recordings, which is considered as gold standard. .	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcomes will be (1) the patient experiences regarding each diagnostic procedure, (2) the relevant cost-factors taking into account the disease and interventions under investigation (EEG, EEsd, MEG), and (3) the societal costs due to the consumption of health care and other goods	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results