Sleep Disruption Pattern - Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Launched by DUKE UNIVERSITY · Aug 29, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how sleep disruptions can affect seizures in people with epilepsy who have not been able to control their seizures with medication. Researchers want to find out if waking patients up with an alarm during sleep could lead to earlier seizures. This could help doctors understand more about seizure patterns and potentially decrease the amount of time patients need to stay in the hospital for monitoring.

To be part of this study, participants should be between 14 and 60 years old, be undergoing monitoring in a special epilepsy unit for surgery evaluations, and have seizures occurring 2 to 3 times a week. It's important that sleep is a known trigger for their seizures. Participants can expect to stay in a hospital where their sleep and seizure activity will be closely monitored as part of the research. The goal is to gather valuable information that could improve care for those with epilepsy.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 14 to 60 years
• • EMU monitoring for presurgical evaluations
• • Average 2-3 seizures per week based on pre-admission seizure diary
• • Sleep as a known seizure trigger
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • - Multiple seizures a day based on pre-admission seizure diary