Brain-Responsive device aims to quiet seizures
NCT ID NCT06424977
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a device that reads brain signals and delivers targeted electrical stimulation to reduce seizures in people with epilepsy. The device aims to calm overactive brain areas before a seizure starts. Researchers will monitor safety and track seizure frequency in 40 participants aged 7 and older.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Biomarker Targeted Stimulation (BTS) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to control seizures by automatically adjusting brain stimulation based on real-time signals.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early study with only 40 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The device is new, and its safety and effectiveness are not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject is greater than or equal to 7 years of age. 2. Subject has focal onset seizures. 3. Subject has failed treatment with a minimum of two AED's used in typical therapeutic dosages. 4. Subject has seizures that are distinct, stereotypical events that can be reliably counted by the patient or caregiver. 5. Subject can reasonably be expected to maintain a seizure diary and the BTS System alone, or with the assistance of a competent individual. 6. For one month prior to enrollment, subject's anti-epileptic medication dosages and ketogenic diet (as applicable) have been stable (other than acute, intermittent use of benzodiazepines) and subject has had at least three primary, disabling seizures per month, on average. Seizures must be separated by a minimum of eight hours not to be considered part of a cluster. A cluster, for the purpose of this criterion, shall be considered a single seizure. 7. Subject is able to complete regular office visits and telephone appointments in accordance with the study protocol requirements. 8. A female subject of childbearing age must have a negative serum pregnancy test within two weeks prior to implant of the INSR, and, if sexually active, must be using a reliable form of birth control, be surgically sterile, or be at least two years post-menopausal. 9. Subject has been informed of their eligibility for resective surgery as a potential alternative to the study, if such surgery is a reasonable option. 10. Subject has had a brain MRI epilepsy evaluation within the past two years. 11. Subject's anatomy will permit implantation of the INSR within 20 mm of the skin surface. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has a history of substance abuse within the preceding two years. 2. Subject participated in another drug or device trial that may confound study results within the preceding 30 days. 3. Subject is implanted with pacemaker, implantable cardiac defibrillator, cardiac management product, or a medical device that interferes with the BTS System or with which the BTS System interferes. Patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implanted may be enrolled, provided their clinical status has been stable for at least one month prior to enrollment at their current stimulation parameter settings. 4. Subject has anatomy that may interfere with electrode placement. 5. Subject is on anticoagulants and is unable to discontinue them perisurgically, as required by the neurosurgeon or Investigator. 6. Subject has significant platelet dysfunction from medical conditions or medications (including, particularly, aspirin or sodium valproate). If platelet dysfunction is suspected, subject can be enrolled only if a hematologist, the Investigator, and the neurosurgeon judge it to be advisable. 7. Subject has been diagnosed with psychogenic or non-epileptic seizures that cannot be distinguished from their epileptogenic events. 8. Subject is ineligible for cranial surgery.
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