RNS® System RESPONSE Study
Overview
Tab Title Description
Study type
InterventionalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Rochester, Minnesota: 21-004926
NCT ID: NCT04839601
Sponsor Protocol Number: NP10014
About this study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the RNS® system is safe and effective as an adjunctive therapy in individuals age 12 through 17 with medically refractory partial onset epilepsy.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject has disabling motor simple partial seizures, complex partial seizures, and/or secondarily generalized seizures. Disabling refers to seizures that are severe enough to cause injuries, or significantly impair functional ability in domains including employment, psychosocial education and mobility.
- Subject has seizures that are distinct, stereotypical events that can be reliably counted, in the opinion of the investigator, by the subject or parent/caregiver.
- Subject had an average of three or more disabling motor simple partial seizures, complex partial seizures and/or secondarily generalized seizures over the two most recent consecutive 30-day periods, with no 30-day period with less than two seizures per subject and/or parent/caregiver report.
- Subject failed treatment with a minimum of two anti-seizure medications (used in appropriate doses) with adequate monitoring of compliance and the effects of treatment, as determined by the investigator.
- Subject has undergone diagnostic testing as part of his/her standard care that has identified no more than two epileptogenic regions.
- Subject is male or a female of childbearing potential using a reliable method of contraception (hormonal, barrier method, surgical or abstention).
- Subject is age 12 or older but will be less than age 18 (has not reached 18th birthday) at the time of implantation with the RNS System.
- Subject is able to maintain an electronic diary alone or with the assistance of a competent individual.
- Subject is able to attend clinic appointments in accordance with the study schedule.
- Subject and/or parent/guardian must be willing and able to provide informed consent and assent when appropriate.
- Subject is not currently implanted with an RNS Neurostimulator or NeuroPace Leads.
- In the investigator's opinion, subject is able to tolerate a neurosurgical procedure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has been diagnosed with primarily generalized seizures.
- Subject requires procedures that are contraindicated based on current RNS System labeling.
- In the opinion of the investigator, the subject has a clinically significant or unstable medical condition (including alcohol and/or drug abuse) or a progressive central nervous system disease.
- Subject has been diagnosed with active psychosis, major depression or suicidal ideation in the preceding year. Subjects with post-ictal psychiatric symptoms need not be excluded.
- Subject is pregnant.
- Subject is participating in a therapeutic investigational drug or other device study.
- Subject is implanted with an electronic medical device that delivers electrical energy to the brain.
- Subject has been diagnosed with psychogenic or non-epileptic seizures.
- Subject has experienced unprovoked status epilepticus in the preceding year.
- Subject is taking chronic anticoagulants.
- Note: For contraindications, refer to current physician labeling (manuals) for the RNS System available at the NeuroPace website (www.neuropace.com).
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
More information
Publications
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To prospectively evaluate safety and efficacy of brain-responsive neurostimulation in adults with medically intractable focal onset seizures (FOS) over 9 years.
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