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Developmental Effects On Children Of Women Who Take Antiepileptic Drugs During Pregnancy

NCT00021866 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 331

Last updated 2013-11-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) differ in their neurodevelopmental effects. Specifically, do the children of the women with epilepsy differ in their behavioral and cognitive development depending on which AED their mother takes during pregnancy?

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Differential Abilities Scale

IQ measurement at 3, 4.5 and 6 years of age

BEHAVIORAL

Neuropsychological Testing

Tests of memory, attention, and behavior administered at 2,3, 4.5 and 6 Years of age

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kimford J. Meador, M.D. · Emory University, Atlanta

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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