New epilepsy drug shows promise in reducing seizures
NCT ID NCT06132893
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether the drug BHV-7000 can safely reduce seizures in adults with focal epilepsy that hasn't improved with other treatments. About 390 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers the number of seizures per month.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 390 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and Female participants 18 to 75 years of age at time of consent. 2. Diagnosis of Focal Onset Epilepsy at least 1 year prior to screening visit defined by 2017 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification and based on requirements of Epilepsy Adjudication criteria. a. Focal seizures i. Focal aware seizures with clinically observable signs and/or symptoms ii. Focal impaired awareness seizures iii. Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures 3. Subject meets the 2009 ILAE definition of drug resistant epilepsy, failure of adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen and used anti-seizure medication (ASM) schedules (whether as monotherapies or in combination) to achieve sustained seizure freedom. 4. Ability to keep accurate seizure diaries 5. Current treatment with at least 1 and up to 3 ASMs and 4 epilepsy treatments in total Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of status epilepticus (convulsive status epilepticus for \> 5 minutes or focal status epilepticus with impaired consciousness for \> 10 minutes) within the last 6 months prior to screening visit that is not consistent with the subject's habitual seizure. 2. History of repetitive/cluster seizures (where individual seizures cannot be counted) within the last 6 months prior to screening visit and during observation phase. 3. Resection neurosurgery for seizures \<4 months prior to the screening visit. 4. Radiosurgery performed \<2 years prior to the screening visit. 5. Subjects with only focal aware nonmotor seizures which involve subjective sensory or psychic phenomena only, without impairment of consciousness or awareness (formally called simple partial seizures), with or without ictal EEG correlation with clinical symptoms. 6. Any condition that would interfere with the subject's ability to comply with study instructions, place the subject at unacceptable risk, and/or confound the interpretation of safety or efficacy data from the study, as judged by the Investigator
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The places running it
101 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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AES - DRS - Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o. Oddzial w Poznaniu
RECRUITINGPoznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 60-702, Poland
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Accellacare
WITHDRAWNAmes, Iowa, 50010, United States
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Accellacare
WITHDRAWNMooresville, North Carolina, 28117, United States
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AdventHealth Orlando
WITHDRAWNOrlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Augusta University
RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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BCHP
RECRUITINGHawthorne, New York, 10532, United States
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BIOCINETIC Ltda
RECRUITINGSantiago, Región-MetropolitanadeSantiago, 8320000, Chile
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Barrow Neurological Institute
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States
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Bluegrass Epilepsy Research
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40504, United States
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Budapesti Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Korhaz es Rendelointezet
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1106, Hungary
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CHRU Nancy
RECRUITINGNancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 54000, France
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CHRU de Tours - Hôpital Bretonneau
RECRUITINGTours, Indre-et-Loire, 37000, France
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
RECRUITINGDijon, Côte-d'Or, 21000, France
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CHU UCL Namur - Site Godinne
RECRUITINGYvoir, Namur, 5530, Belgium
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CHU de Lille - Hopital Claude Huriez
COMPLETEDLille, Nord, 59037, France
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CHU de Montpellier- Hôpital Gui De Chauliac
RECRUITINGMontpellier, Hérault, 34295, France
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CHU de Strasbourg - Hôpital de Hautepierre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStrasbourg, Bas-Rhin, 67000, France
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CHU de Toulouse-Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet-Site de Purpan
RECRUITINGToulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31059, France
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Carilion Clinic
RECRUITINGRoanoke, Virginia, 24011, United States
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Center for Neurosciences
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85718, United States
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Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno CEMIC-Elías Galván 4102
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de BuenosAires, C1431FWO, Argentina
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Centro de Investigacion Clinica UC
RECRUITINGSantiago, Región-MetropolitanadeSantiago, 8320000, Chile
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Centro de especialidades médicas Vanguardia
RECRUITINGTemuco, Araucania, 4780000, Chile
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Centrum Badan Klinicznych PI-House sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGGdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-546, Poland
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Christian Doppler-Klinik - Universitätsklinikum der PMU
RECRUITINGSalzburg, 5020, Austria
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Clinical Best Solutions - Lublin
RECRUITINGLublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-078, Poland
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Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka - PPDS
WITHDRAWNRijeka, 51000, Croatia
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Clinical Hospital Sveti duh
WITHDRAWNZagreb, City of Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Clinical Research Solutions LLC
WITHDRAWNCypress, Texas, 77433, United States
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Clinical Trials, Inc.
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1200, Belgium
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Conci Carpinella - Santa Rosa N° 748
RECRUITINGCórdoba, X5008HHW, Argentina
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Consultants in Epilepsy & Neurology, PLLC
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o.o. - ul. Nowe Ogrody 1-6
RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-803, Poland
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont Kenezy Gyula Campus
RECRUITINGDebrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4031, Hungary
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Dent Neurosciences Research Center
RECRUITINGAmherst, New York, 14226, United States
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EZR Research LLC
COMPLETEDBoca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
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Encore Medical Research of Weston LLC.
RECRUITINGWeston, Florida, 33331, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne
RECRUITINGBrno, South Moravian, 602 00, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
RECRUITINGPrague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, 150 06, Czechia
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Five Towns Neuroscience Research
RECRUITINGWoodmere, New York, 11598, United States
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Floridian Research Institute
WITHDRAWNMiami, Florida, 33179, United States
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Fundación Para La Lucha Contra Las Enfermedades Neurológicas de La Infancia - FLENI
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1428AQK, Argentina
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Groote Schuur Hospital
WITHDRAWNCape Town, Western Cape, 7700, South Africa
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Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience
RECRUITINGHonolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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Henrico Doctors Neurology Associates, LLC
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23235, United States
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - 59 Bd Pinel
RECRUITINGLyon, Rhône, 69003, France
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Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de BuenosAires, C1437JCH, Argentina
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Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José María Ramos Mejia
RECRUITINGBalvanera, Ciudad Autónoma de BuenosAires, C1221ADC, Argentina
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1181ACH, Argentina
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Hospital Padre Hurtado
RECRUITINGSantiago, Región-MetropolitanadeSantiago, 8260094, Chile
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Hôpital Erasme
RECRUITINGAnderlecht, Brussels Capital, 1070, Belgium
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Hôpital Pontchaillou
RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
WITHDRAWNNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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InnoMed Clinical Trial Centre
WITHDRAWNCape Town, Western Cape, 7530, South Africa
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Inst of Neurology
RECRUITINGLivingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States
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Instituto Neurologico Thalamus
RECRUITINGViña del Mar, Valparaiso, 2520021, Chile
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Instituto Privado Kremer
RECRUITINGCórdoba, X5004AOA, Argentina
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Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-957, Poland
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Investigaciones Sanatorio Del Sur
RECRUITINGSan Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Javara
COMPLETEDSilver Spring, Maryland, 20901, United States
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Kempenhaeghe - PPDS
RECRUITINGHeeze, North Brabant, 5591 VE, Netherlands
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Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz - Med Campus III
RECRUITINGLinz, Upper Austria, 4020, Austria
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Klinicki bolnicki centar Sestre Milosrdnice - Vinogradska cesta 29
WITHDRAWNZagreb, City of Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Klinik Lengg AG
RECRUITINGZurich, Zürich (de), 8008, Switzerland
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LANDA Specjalistyczne Gabinety Lekarskie
RECRUITINGKrakow, 31-156, Poland
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MAESC
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States
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MTZ Clinical Research Powered by PRATIA - PPDS
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-172, Poland
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Medizinische Universitat Wien (Medical University of Vienna)
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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Medsol Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGPort Charlotte, Florida, 33952, United States
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
WITHDRAWNHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Minnesota Epilepsy Group, P.A.
RECRUITINGRoseville, Minnesota, 55113, United States
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NEREG
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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NZOZ IGNIS dr med. Alicja Lobinska
RECRUITINGŚwidnik, Lublin Voivodeship, 21-040, Poland
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NeuroScience Research Center
RECRUITINGCanton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Neurology Consultants of Dallas, PA
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75243, United States
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Neurosphera SP. Z O.O
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-829, Poland
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Northwell Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Nova Clinical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGBradenton, Florida, 34209, United States
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Novo-Med Zielinski i wsp. Sp.J. - ul. Brynowska 44
RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-594, Poland
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OSU
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
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OnSite Clinical Solutions
WITHDRAWNCharlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States
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Pediatrix Medical Group of Florida
WITHDRAWNWinter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Pratia MCM Kraków
RECRUITINGKrakow, 30-727, Poland
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Profound Research LLC
COMPLETEDPasadena, California, 91105, United States
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Przychodnia VISTAMED
WITHDRAWNWroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 53-149, Poland
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Pécsi Tudományegyetem Klinikai Kozpont -Ret u.
RECRUITINGPécs, Baranya, 7623, Hungary
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Revive Research Institute, Inc.
COMPLETEDElgin, Illinois, 60123, United States
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Revive Research Institute, Inc.
WITHDRAWNRochester Hills, Michigan, 48307, United States
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Road Runner Research, Ltd
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78249, United States
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SE INK Juhasz Pal Epilepszia Központ
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1145, Hungary
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STAT Research S.A.
RECRUITINGCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1013AAB, Argentina
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Sanatorio de la Trinidad - Mitre
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1039AAO, Argentina
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Santa Familia PTG Lodz
RECRUITINGLodz, Lódzkie, 90-302, Poland
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Santos Research Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33615, United States
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Stanford Health Care
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland - Dokter Denekampweg 20
RECRUITINGZwolle, Overijssel, 8025 BV, Netherlands
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Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland - Heemstede
RECRUITINGHeemstede, North Holland, 2103 SW, Netherlands
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Stony Brook Medicine
RECRUITINGStony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Tarrant Neurology Consultants
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Twoja Przychodnia Nowosolskie Centrum Medyczne sp. z o.o
RECRUITINGNowa Sól, Lubusz Voivodeship, 67-100, Poland
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UPMC
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UT Health San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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UVM MC
WITHDRAWNBurlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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UZ Antwerpen
RECRUITINGEdegem, Antwerpen, 2650, Belgium
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UZ Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
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University Clinical Centre Maribor
RECRUITINGMaribor, 2000, Slovenia
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University of California San Diego
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92041, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Cincinnati
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Colorado Anschultz Medical Campus
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Florida (Jacksonville)
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten
RECRUITINGSankt Pölten, 3100, Austria
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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WRN
WITHDRAWNRogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Yale School of Medicine - Yale-New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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