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Clinical Trials/NCT02603991
NCT02603991
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Prospective Cohort Study on the Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Children and Adolescents With Epilepsy(PVNS-CAE)

Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd1 site in 1 country1 target enrollmentJune 2016

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Epileptic Encephalopathy
Sponsor
Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd
Enrollment
1
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
The change of the score in Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Prospective cohort study on the long-term effectiveness and safety of PINS vagus nerve stimulators for children and adolescent with refractory epilepsy.

Detailed Description

Epileptic encephalopathy is very common in children and adolescent with epilepsy, but there is no data in clinical studies.The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the long-term vagus nerve stimulation for children and adolescent with epilepsy

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2016
End Date
October 2017
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnostic criteria for epilepsia brain disorders
  • Having tried appropriate anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) more than 1 year and zt least 6 seizures per month
  • patients or his(her) families could understand this method and sign the informed consent
  • Patients with good compliance and could complete postoperative follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

  • the vagus nerve lesion and damage
  • patients with progressive neurological diseases, cardiopulmonary anomaly, respiratory system diseases,digestive system diseases
  • patients'mental state is not stable,
  • patients with or anesthesia contraindications,such as long-term use of anticoagulation antiplatelet drugs etc.
  • patients have or need other implantable devices, such as pacemakers,defibrillators, cochlear and spinal nerve root stimulator.
  • patients due to their own reasons for the need for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in the future clinical trials
  • patients have participated in other clinical trials.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The change of the score in Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy

Time Frame: QOLCE Scores at 3,6,9,12,18, 24 month of stimulation

Secondary Outcomes

  • complication(complication at 3,6,9,12, 24 month)
  • Respondent rate(Respondent rate at 3,6,9,12,24 month)
  • seizure free rate(seizure free rate at 3,6,9,12, 24 month)

Study Sites (1)

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