New drug shows promise for rare, severe childhood epilepsy

NCT ID NCT05066217

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether clemizole HCl (EPX-100) can safely reduce seizures when added to current treatments for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy. About 260 children and adults aged 2 to 55 will receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to measure changes in seizure frequency over the treatment period.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome visual epilepsy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

  • Atrium Health STRIVE Research

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States

  • Children's Nebraska

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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  • Henry Ford Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Minnesota Epilepsy Group, P.A.

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Roseville, Minnesota, 55102, United States

  • Nemours Children's Health

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

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  • Neurology Center for Epilepsy and Seizures

    RECRUITING

    Marlboro, New Jersey, 07746, United States

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  • Norton Children's Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • On-Site Clinical Solution

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States

  • PPD Virtual-Science 37, Inc.

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Morrisville, North Carolina, 27560, United States

  • Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy Specialists

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States

  • Rare Disease Research

    SUSPENDED

    Kissimmee, Florida, 34746, United States

  • Re:Cognition Health

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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  • Tekton Research

    RECRUITING

    Marlboro, New Jersey, 07746, United States

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  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UCI Center for Innovative Health Therapies

    RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

    Contact

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  • UTHealth Houston

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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  • Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

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