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Balance and Anti-Epileptic Drugs

NCT03338478 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2018-08-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with epilepsy exercise less than the general population. A barrier to exercise may be the effect of antiepileptic drugs on balance and reaction time. This proposal endeavors to study the effect of two common antiepileptic drugs (levetiracetam and lamotrigine) on balance and reaction time using a Wii balance board and reaction time test. This will be tested at descending doses in an epilepsy monitoring unit. Drug levels will be monitored, as well as center of pressure, and reaction time.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Wii Balance Board

Participants will stand on the Wii Balance Board with eyes open, eyes closed, one two feet, and then standing on one leg at each study visit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Erik Kobylarz, M.D., PhD · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-01
Primary Completion
2018-05-30
Completion
2018-05-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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