Implantable brain device aims to tame Drug-Resistant seizures
NCT ID NCT07301346
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a device called EASEE® that is implanted under the skin and above the skull to stimulate the brain and reduce seizures in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Two hundred adults will receive the implant, and half will have the stimulation turned on for 6 months to compare seizure reduction. The goal is to see if the device is safe and effective over 18 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- implantable brain stimulator (EASEE® System)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, minimally invasive option to reduce seizures in people with epilepsy that doesn't respond to medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pivotal study with 200 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include surgical complications and the device may not reduce seizures for all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult between 18-75 years of age * Diagnosis of drug-resistant focal epilepsy * At least four (4) observable seizure manifestations per month * Stable anti-seizure medication regimen Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnostic of non-epileptic seizures * Active idiopathic generalized epilepsy * Recent status epileptics (\<12 months) * Clinically significant or unstable medical condition * Active psychosis, major depression, suicidal ideation (\<6 months) * Pregnancy * Implanted with brain stimulation device or active Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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