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The Utility of NIOM During LITT for Refractory MTLE

NCT02913742 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2017-04-28

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Summary

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common cause of medication-resistant epilepsy in adults, and MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy is a new approach to its surgical management; however, while LITT demonstrates fewer complications than traditional surgical techniques, it generates lower rates of seizure freedom. During traditional temporal lobectomy for MTLE, neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring (NIOM) can be used to better identify epileptogenic tissue and guide resection. Our study proposes to investigate the utility of NIOM during LITT for MTLE. Subjects will be drawn from refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy patients determined to be candidates for LITT. During their LITT surgery, in addition to the placement of the stereotactic LITT probe, subjects will receive a second smaller stereotactic electrode for intraoperative monitoring of epileptic discharges before and after surgery. After surgery, at regularly scheduled follow-ups, patients will receive the Quality of Life in Epilepsy questionnaire (QOLIE-31-P), in addition to standard post-operative care. Endpoints will be surgical complications, fractional decrement in epileptiform discharges from pre- to post-ablation recordings, and surgical outcome at 6 months and one year. Analysis of severe complications will be expressed as a simple complication rate, for overall complications, severe complications, and hemorrhagic complications in specific. The relationship between fractional discharge decrement and outcome will be assessed by regression analysis. Risks of the study will stem from the placement of the stereotactic electrode for intraoperative monitoring, which represents a small incremental risk beyond typical LITT for MTLE.

Conditions

  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe

Interventions

PROCEDURE

monitoring by depth electrode

During laser interstitial thermal ablation (LITT) for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, the study patients will receive invasive neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring. In addition to the typical placement of LITT stereotactic laser ablation probe via occipital burr hole, the study patients will receive an 8-contact depth recording electrode placed through an adjacent burr hole. The recording electrode will be placed into the parahippocampal gyrus in parallel to the LITT device. The patient will be monitored for epileptic discharges for 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the ablation process to record the change in discharges during the surgery. The monitoring will not be used to guide surgery. The probe will be removed with the LITT device at the end of the procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew W Luedke, MD · Duke University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-31
Primary Completion
2019-11-30
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • United States

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