New hope for kids with severe epilepsy: drug trial targets seizures

NCT ID NCT06872125

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 5 times

Summary

This Phase 3 study tests a drug called zorevunersen in 170 children aged 2 to 17 with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy. The drug is given as an injection into the spine and compared to a sham procedure. The goal is to see if it reduces seizures and improves daily living skills.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
zorevunersen (STK-001)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a new treatment option to reduce seizures and improve quality of life for children with Dravet syndrome.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with 170 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The drug is given via spinal injection, which carries risks like headache or infection.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Dravet syndrome Epilepsies, Myoclonic

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Advent Health Neuroscience Research Institute

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer

    RECRUITING

    Florence, Italy

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • CS Mott Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Charité - Campus Virchow-Klinikum

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • Children's National Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra

    RECRUITING

    Pamplona, Spain

  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

  • Duke University Health System

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    RECRUITING

    Roma, Italy

  • Fukuoka Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Fukuoka, Japan

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

  • Hokkaido University Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Hokkaido, Japan

  • Hospital Blua Sanitas Valdebebas

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Ruber Internacional

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Robert Debré - Paris

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital de la Timone

    RECRUITING

    Marseille, France

  • Integriertes Sozialpaediatrisches Zentrum

    RECRUITING

    München, Germany

  • Istituto Giannina Gaslini-Ospedale Pediatrico IRCCS

    RECRUITING

    Genova, Italy

  • Jichi Medical University Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Shimotsuke, Japan

  • Kyoto University Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Kyoto, Japan

  • LeBonheur Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • NHO Shizuoka

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Shizuoka, Japan

  • NYU Langone Health

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • Nagoya University Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Nagoya, Japan

  • National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Tokyo, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Nishi Niigata Central Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Niigata, Japan

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • Nemours Children's Health

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

  • Okayama University Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Okayama, Japan

  • Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Osaka City General Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Osaka, Japan

  • Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

    RECRUITING

    Roma, Italy

  • Peking University First Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, China

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • Royal Hospital for Children

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom

  • Sheffield Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Sheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical university

    RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, China

  • USCF Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • UVA Health

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

  • Universitaetsklinikum Bonn AoeR

    RECRUITING

    Bonn, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universitaet

    RECRUITING

    Frankfurt, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg

    RECRUITING

    Friedberg, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg

    RECRUITING

    Heidelberg, Germany

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • Wuhan Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Wuhan, China

  • Yokohama City University Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Yokohama, Japan

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