New drug shows promise for rare, severe childhood epilepsy

NCT ID NCT05066217

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

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

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • AdventHealth Innovation Tower

    RECRUITING

    Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States

  • 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 Hospital of Philadelphia

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Children's Nebraska

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

  • Clinical Neurosciences Center

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed

    RECRUITING

    Pozzilli, Molise, 86077, Italy

  • Minnesota Epilepsy Group, P.A.

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Roseville, Minnesota, 55102, United States

  • NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center - BRANY - PPDS

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10016-4852, United States

  • Nemours Children's Health

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

  • Neurology Center for Epilepsy and Seizures

    RECRUITING

    Marlboro, New Jersey, 07746, United States

  • Neurosphera

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-829, Poland

  • 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

  • Tekton Research

    RECRUITING

    Marlboro, New Jersey, 07746, United States

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UCI Center for Innovative Health Therapies

    RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UTHealth Houston

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

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