Sleep Spindles and Memory in Rolandic Epilepsy

NCT04569708 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2026-08-07

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Summary

The investigators are recruiting children with Rolandic epilepsy and children without epilepsy (aged 4 years old and above) for a non-invasive brain imaging study using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetoencephalography/Electroencephalography (MEG/EEG), and experimental tasks. The investigators hope to determine the brain circuits and brain rhythms affected in these children and ultimately identify new treatment options for childhood epilepsy patients.

Conditions

  • Rolandic Epilepsy
  • Rolandic Epilepsy, Benign
  • Centrotemporal Epilepsy
  • Centrotemporal; EEG Spikes, Epilepsy of Childhood
  • Epilepsy; Seizure
  • Epilepsy

Interventions

OTHER

Closed loop auditory stimulation

Quiet auditory stimulation timed with sleep physiology

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine Chu, MD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-16
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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