Last updated: September 1, 2023
Sponsor: NaviFUS Corporation
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting
Phase
N/A
Condition
Epilepsy
Treatment
NaviFUS System
Clinical Study ID
NCT04999046
NF-2021-01
Ages > 20 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female patients aged ≥20 years old.
- Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (defined as at least 3 ASM failed) and 1-4 ASMat the time of study entry.
- An epileptogenic foci is determined by comprehensive presurgical evaluation
- Seizure number is countable and had been recorded at least 6 times within 2-month inmedical history before screening period.
- Seizure number had been recorded at least 3 times within 28-day screening period.
- Willing and able to sign written informed consent and be able to comply with the studyprotocol during the study period.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with concurrent active psychiatric or mood disorders that in the opinion ofthe investigator would interfere with participation in the study.
- Presence of pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), permanentmedication pumps, cochlear implants, or deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- The skull bone area traversed by the sonication pathway is covered by scars, scalpdisorders (e.g., eczema), or atrophy of the scalp.
- Clips or other metallic implanted objects in the FUS exposure path, except shunts.
- Abnormal coagulation profile:
- Platelet (PLT) < 100,000/μL.
- prothrombin time (PT) >14 sec.
- activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) >36 sec.
- and international normalized ratio (INR) > 1.3.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
- Coexisting medical problems of sufficient severity to limit compliance with the study.
- Known sensitivity/allergy to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contrast agents or anyof its components.
- Use of any recreational drugs or history of drug addiction or known history ofsubstance or alcohol abuse.
- Patients have received an investigational drug or an investigational device within 4weeks prior to the study.
- Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, might affect study endpointsor might increase the risk to the patients or decrease the chance of obtainingsatisfactory data needed to achieve the objectives of the study.
- Any ASM treatment change during the baseline (screening period)
- Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) dosing changes within 2 months before baseline (screening period).
- Radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFTC) within 2 months before baseline (screeningperiod).
- Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, patient not applicable toparticipate this study.
Study Design
Total Participants: 12
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: NaviFUS System
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 01, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2024
Study Description
Connect with a study center
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217
TaiwanActive - Recruiting
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