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Evaluación prequirúrgica no invasiva de pacientes con epilepsia focal y establecimiento de una base de datos de imágenes normativas

Objectives:

The overall study objective is to compare the sensitivities and specificities of morphometric analysis techniques using structural MRI images based on pre- and postsurgical localization of epileptic foci in patients undergoing presurgical evaluation for medically refractory epilepsy. To carry out these analyses, we aim to establish an age-stratified normative imaging database using healthy volunteers. Additional objectives are to identify abnormal networks in these patients using resting state fMRI/EEG and MEG/EEG, and to use language and memory fMRI tasks to examine the effects of epileptogenic zones and surgery on cognitive function and the networks associated with these functions.

Study population:

300 adults and children (age 8 and older) with uncontrolled focal epilepsy, and 200 age-stratified healthy volunteers.

Design: A retrospective and prospective natural history study. Research procedures for patients in this study include neuropsychological testing and 1-4 MRI sessions during presurgical evaluation and an additional 1-3 MRI sessions and neuropsychological testing approximately 12 months post-operatively. Research testing (such as research neuropsychological tests or MRI scanning sequences) will be done during a visit for clinical testing whenever possible, likely reducing the number of required visits. Patients will also have optional MEG and 7T structural imaging. Data will also be obtained from patients who have already undergone epilepsy surgery if they had procedures as outlined in the protocol and are willing to share the data. Healthy volunteers will receive a subset of the pre-operative procedures for patients, requiring at least 3 visits. In order to ensure adequate data acquisition, subjects may be re-scanned up to three times for the portions of the study in which they participated, possibly requiring additional visits.

Outcome measures:

The main outcomes will be establishment of normative values for morphometric analysis methods in age-stratified normal controls, and comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of these measures to pre- and postsurgical localization of the epileptogenic zone. Secondary outcome measures will include determination of the sensitivity and specificity of source localization using MEG/EEG and resting state fMRI/EEG, and to evaluate changes in activation during rest, as well as language and memory fMRI tasks in patients pre- and postsurgically, to examine the effects of epileptogenic zones and surgery on cognitive function and the networks underlying these functions.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Reclutamiento

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

Objectives: The overall study objectives of this study are 1) to establish an age-stratified normative imaging database, 2) to explore the use of non-invasive imaging techniques such as morphometric analysis of structural MRI, resting state fMRI/EEG and resting state MEG/EEG to localize seizure foci. The sensitivities and specificities of analysis techniques will be determined based on pre- and postsurgical localization of epileptic foci in patients undergoing presurgical evaluation for medically refractory epilepsy. Additional objectives are to identify abnormal networks in these patients using resting state fMRI/EEG and MEG/EEG, to explore the use of language and memory fMRI tasks to examine the effects of epileptogenic zones and surgery on cognitive function and the networks associated with these functions, and to explore whether changes in resting state and task-based fMRI networks can be identified following epilepsy surgery, and how these changes relate to seizure and neuropsychological outcomes.

Study population: 500 adults and children (age 8 and up) with uncontrolled focal epilepsy, and 200 age-stratified healthy volunteers.

Design: A retrospective and prospective natural history study. Research procedures for patients in this study include 1-4 MRI sessions during presurgical evaluation and additional 1-3 MRI sessions approximately 12 months post-operatively. Research testing (such as research neuropsychological tests or MRI scanning sequences) will be done during a visit for clinical testing whenever possible, likely reducing the number of required visits. Patients will also have optional MEG, neuropsychological testing, fMRI and 7T structural imaging. Data will also be obtained from patients who have already undergone epilepsy surgery if they had procedures as outlined in the protocol and are willing to share the data. Healthy volunteers will receive a subset of the pre-operative procedures for patients, requiring at least 3 visits. In order to ensure adequate data acquisition, subjects may be re-scanned up to three times for the portions of the study in which they participated, possibly requiring additional visits.

Outcome measures:

The main outcomes will be establishment of normative values for morphometric analysis methods in age-stratified normal controls, with exploratory outcome measures of determination of comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of these measures to pre and postsurgical localization of the epileptogenic zone. Exploratory outcome measures include determination of the sensitivity and specificity of source localization using morphometric analysis of structural MRI, resting state MEG/EEG and resting state fMRI/EEG, evaluation of changes in activation during rest, as well as language and memory fMRI tasks in patients pre- and post-surgically, and examination of the effects of epileptogenic activity and surgery on cognitive function and the networks underlying these functions.

Tipo de estudio

De observación

Inscripción (Estimado)

700

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Estudio Contacto

  • Nombre: Sara K Inati, M.D.
  • Número de teléfono: (301) 435-6269
  • Correo electrónico: inatisk@mail.nih.gov

Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio

Ubicaciones de estudio

    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, Estados Unidos, 20892
        • Reclutamiento
        • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

8 años a 120 años (Niño, Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

Sí

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Método de muestreo

Muestra no probabilística

Población de estudio

500 adults and children (age 8 and up) with uncontrolled focal epilepsy, and 200 age-stratified healthy volunteers.

Descripción

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR PATIENTS:
  • Age 8 and older
  • Evaluated or under evaluation for epilepsy surgery under protocol 18-N-0066,11-N-0051 or 16-N-0041
  • Documentation of focal epilepsy based on MRI, EEG and/or ictal semiology
  • Ability to give informed consent, have or be able to assign a legally authorized representative able to give consent (for adults without consent capacity), or parent/guardian able to provide informed consent (for a child).

INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR PATIENTS SOLELY CONTRIBUTING DATA:

  • Had epilepsy surgery with presurgical evaluation under 18-N-0066
  • Age 8 and up at the time of epilepsy surgery evaluation
  • Had a preoperative structural brain MRI of the type used in this protocol

INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS:

  • Age 8 and older
  • Ability to give informed consent or have a parent/guardian able to provide informed consent if a child.
  • Ability to cooperate with MRI scanning without anesthesia

EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR PATIENTS:

  • Contraindications to MRI or MEG studies (such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, shrapnel, permanent eyeliner)
  • Claustrophobia or anxiety disorders exacerbated by the MRI scanner
  • Pregnancy. All females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to MRI scanning

EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR PATIENTS SOLELY CONTRIBUTING DATA:

-Not able or willing to give consent or do not have an appropriate surrogate who can provide consent

EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS:

  • Contraindications to MRI or MEG studies (such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, shrapnel, permanent eyeliner)
  • Claustrophobia or anxiety disorders exacerbated by the MRI scanner
  • Significant medical conditions that may affect the central nervous system, such as psychiatric disorders (such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders, substance abuse or dependence), significant neurologic disorders (such as brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders, multiple sclerosis, stroke, movement disorders, epilepsy), or active systemic disease that may affect the central nervous system (such as uncontrolled hypertension, autoimmune disorders or other inflammatory disorders, neoplastic disease)
  • Use of centrally acting medications in the past 6 weeks, such as benzodiazepines, barbiturates, antidepressants, beta-blockers, and drugs for treating epilepsy or migraine
  • Pregnancy. All females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to MRI scanning

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Modelos observacionales: CASE_CONTROL
  • Perspectivas temporales: PROSPECTIVE

Cohortes e Intervenciones

Grupo / Cohorte
Intervención / Tratamiento
healthy volunteers

healthy volunteers

MRI of the brain is routinely used to identify abnormal areas of cortex in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. MRI evaluations of brain may be performed at field strengths of 1.5T, 3T, and/or 7T, under conditions designated by the FDA as constituting nonsignificant risk.

MEG/EEG: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is commonly used during epilepsy pre-surgical evaluations to help with localizing epileptic foci. MEG will be obtained as clinically indicated, usually in patients with unclear seizure focus localization who are undergoing presurgical evaluation, particularly when they have frequent interictal discharges on EEG. MEG records very small magnetic fields generated by the brain at rest, or in response to a task or to epileptic activity. Resting state MEG/EEG analysis will be used for research purposes only.

Patients

Patients

MRI of the brain is routinely used to identify abnormal areas of cortex in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. MRI evaluations of brain may be performed at field strengths of 1.5T, 3T, and/or 7T, under conditions designated by the FDA as constituting nonsignificant risk.

MEG/EEG: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is commonly used during epilepsy pre-surgical evaluations to help with localizing epileptic foci. MEG will be obtained as clinically indicated, usually in patients with unclear seizure focus localization who are undergoing presurgical evaluation, particularly when they have frequent interictal discharges on EEG. MEG records very small magnetic fields generated by the brain at rest, or in response to a task or to epileptic activity. Resting state MEG/EEG analysis will be used for research purposes only.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
All outcomes in this study are Exploratory.
Periodo de tiempo: All outcomes in this study are Exploratory.

All outcomes in this study are Exploratory.

All outcomes in this study are Exploratory.

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Sara K Inati, M.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

11 de marzo de 2014

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

30 de marzo de 2028

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

30 de marzo de 2028

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

5 de abril de 2014

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

5 de abril de 2014

Publicado por primera vez (Estimado)

9 de abril de 2014

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

19 de octubre de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

16 de octubre de 2026

Última verificación

15 de octubre de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • 140061
  • 14-N-0061

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

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Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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