Brain implant study aims to cut seizures in epilepsy patients

NCT ID NCT03900468

Terminated Disease control Sponsor: MedtronicNeuro Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a brain implant (deep brain stimulation) to reduce seizures in 29 adults with epilepsy whose seizures were not controlled by medication. Participants kept diaries to track seizure frequency over three years. The goal was to see if the device safely and effectively lowers the number of seizures.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

epilepsy focal epilepsy

As listed by the trial registrant

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

EPILEPSY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303-3049, United States
Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně/ Milan Brazdil

Brno, 656 91, Czechia
Mayo Clinic (Rochester MN)

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California, 90095-1406, United States
University of California San Francisco UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-8500, United States

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