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Deep Brain Stimulation vs. Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epileptic Spasms

NCT07010276 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-06-12

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Summary

Deep Brain Stimulation vs. Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Epileptic Spasms in Children: A Randomized Control Trial

Conditions

  • Epilepsy; Seizure

Interventions

DEVICE

DBS Arm

Patients in the DBS treatment arm will undergo surgical DBS implantation.

DEVICE

VNS arm

Patients in the VNS treatment arm will undergo surgical VNS implantation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • George M Ibrahim, MD, PhD · The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-24
Primary Completion
2027-11-30
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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