New EEG method could help kids with epilepsy get the right surgery

NCT ID NCT06271785

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether a high-resolution EEG (HR-EEG) can better predict which children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy will have successful surgery. About 120 children will have a painless HR-EEG recording before surgery. Researchers will compare the pattern of brain signals to see if a tight cluster of signals predicts better outcomes. The goal is to help more children get this underused treatment.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

High-resolution EEG (HR-EEG) recording

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help doctors better identify children who will benefit from epilepsy surgery, leading to more successful surgeries and fewer seizures.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not improve prediction accuracy as hoped, and results may not apply to all children with epilepsy.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

childhood-onset epilepsy syndrome epilepsy

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Angers university hospital, Pédiatric department

    RECRUITING

    Angers, 49000, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Civil Hospices of Lyon, Functional Neurology Department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Lyon, 69677, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Lille University Hospital, Clinical Neurophysiology Department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Lille, 59000, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Marseille Timone University Hospital, Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology Department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Marseille, 13000, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Nancy University Hospital, Neurology Department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nancy, 54000, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Paris Neck University Hospital, Pediatric department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, 75015, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Paris Robert-Debré University Hospital, Department of Physiology, Pediatric functional explorations

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, 75019, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Rennes University Hospital, Pediatric department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rennes, 35000, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Rothschild Ophtalmologic Fondation, Pediatric neurosurgery Department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Paris, 75019, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••