New hope for kids with absence epilepsy: drug trial targets seizure freedom
NCT ID NCT04666610
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 29, 2026 · Updated 28 times
Summary
This study tests whether the drug brivaracetam can stop absence seizures in children and young adults aged 2 to 25 with childhood or juvenile absence epilepsy. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo, and doctors measure seizure freedom using a 24-hour brain wave test. The goal is to find a safe and effective treatment that controls seizures without needing lifelong medication.
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Locations
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N01269 100
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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N01269 101
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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N01269 104
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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N01269 105
Orange, California, 92868-3874, United States
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N01269 106
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
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N01269 109
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109, United States
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N01269 110
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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N01269 111
Miami, Florida, 33155-3009, United States
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N01269 115
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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N01269 116
Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States
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N01269 320
Pavia, Italy
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N01269 321
Milan, Italy
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N01269 322
Roma, Italy
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N01269 323
Messina, Italy
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N01269 324
Milan, Italy
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N01269 325
Roma, Italy
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N01269 326
Verona, Italy
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N01269 354
Terrassa, Spain
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N01269 400
Tbilisi, Georgia
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N01269 401
Tbilisi, Georgia
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N01269 402
Tbilisi, Georgia
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N01269 403
Tbilisi, Georgia
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N01269 405
Tbilisi, Georgia
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N01269 560
Iași, Romania
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N01269 561
Timişoara, Judeţ Timiş, Romania
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N01269 562
Bucharest, Romania
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N01269 563
Bucharest, Romania
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N01269 600
Dnipro, Ukraine
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N01269 601
Dnipro, Ukraine
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N01269 602
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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N01269 604
Kharkiv, Ukraine
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N01269 607
Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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N01269 630
Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
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N01269 631
Nové Zámky, Slovakia
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N01269 632
Bardejov, Slovakia
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