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

NCT ID NCT06872125

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Stoke Therapeutics, Inc Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 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.

DRAVET SYNDROME

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Advent Health Neuroscience Research Institute
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Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
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Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer
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Florence, Italy

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Boston Children's Hospital
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
CS Mott Children's Hospital
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
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Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Charité - Campus Virchow-Klinikum
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Berlin, Germany

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Children's Hospital Colorado
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Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
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Orange, California, 92868, United States
Children's National Medical Center
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Cleveland Clinic
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
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Pamplona, Spain

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Cook Children's Medical Center
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Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
Duke University Health System
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Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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Roma, Italy

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Fukuoka Children's Hospital
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Fukuoka, Japan
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
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London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
Hokkaido University Hospital
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Hokkaido, Japan
Hospital Blua Sanitas Valdebebas
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Madrid, Spain

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Hospital Ruber Internacional
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Madrid, Spain

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Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades
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Paris, France

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Hôpital Robert Debré - Paris
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Paris, France

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Hôpital de la Timone
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Marseille, France

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Integriertes Sozialpaediatrisches Zentrum
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München, Germany

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Istituto Giannina Gaslini-Ospedale Pediatrico IRCCS
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Genova, Italy

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Jichi Medical University Hospital
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Shimotsuke, Japan
Kyoto University Hospital
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Kyoto, Japan
LeBonheur Children's Hospital
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Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Mayo Clinic
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
NHO Shizuoka
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Shizuoka, Japan
NYU Langone Health
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New York, New York, 10016, United States
Nagoya University Hospital
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Nagoya, Japan
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
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Tokyo, Japan
National Hospital Organization Nishi Niigata Central Hospital
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Niigata, Japan
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
Nemours Children's Health
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Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
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Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
Okayama University Hospital
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Okayama, Japan
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Osaka City General Hospital
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Osaka, Japan
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
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Roma, Italy

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Phoenix Children's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
Royal Hospital for Children
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Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
Sheffield Children's Hospital
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Sheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
Texas Children's Hospital
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
USCF Medical Center
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San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
UVA Health
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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
Universitaetsklinikum Bonn AoeR
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Bonn, Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universitaet
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Frankfurt, Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg
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Friedberg, Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
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Heidelberg, Germany

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center
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Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
Weill Cornell Medicine
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New York, New York, 10021, United States
Yokohama City University Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Yokohama, Japan