New hope for kids with rare sleep epilepsy?

NCT ID NCT04625101

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

Summary

This study tested a drug called NBI-827104 in 24 children with a rare epilepsy that causes constant brain spikes during sleep. The drug is a calcium channel blocker given daily for 13 weeks. The main goal was to see if it reduces abnormal brain activity measured by EEG.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

NBI-827104 (a calcium channel blocker)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a new treatment to reduce seizure-like brain activity during sleep in children with this rare epilepsy.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 24 participants. The drug may not improve symptoms or could cause side effects. Results may not apply to all children.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy developmental and/or epileptic encephalopathy with spike-wave activation in sleep

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

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

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Dianalund, 4293, Denmark

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Barcelona, 08950, Spain

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Madrid, 28034, Spain

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Zurich, 8032, Switzerland

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom