Clinical Trial: Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulsation (LIFUP) for Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: LIFUP for Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Brief Summary: We intend to use focused ultrasound to stimulate or suppress brain activity in patients with epilepsy. We hypothesize that focused ultrasound is capable of brain stimulation or suppression visible with functional MRI, and will not cause tissue damage.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: BrainSonix Inc.

Current Primary Outcome: Absence of histological changes [ Time Frame: 7 days ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Brief Symptom Inventory changes [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
  • Beck Depression Inventory changes [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
  • Neuropsychiatric changes [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
  • Neurological changes [ Time Frame: 1 day ]
  • Seizure frequency changes [ Time Frame: 6 days ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: BrainSonix Inc.

Dates:
Date Received: May 28, 2014
Date Started: May 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 22, 2016
Last Verified: January 2016