Brain wave watch: could continuous EEG improve ICU outcomes for seizure patients?
NCT ID NCT04170491
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether using continuous EEG (a brain wave monitor) in the ICU helps people with a severe, hard-to-stop seizure condition called refractory status epilepticus. Researchers will compare patients who get standard care plus continuous EEG to those who get standard care alone. They want to see if the monitor reduces hospital stay length, deaths, and complications, and improves quality of life. The study is small and aims to gather initial data for a larger future trial.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
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- Started
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Mar 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * • Patients aged \> 16 years * Consent obtained according to Mental Capacity Act 2005 * Patients admitted to ICU for treatment of status epilepticus or admitted for another reason and diagnosed with SE during their admission * Convulsive Status epilepticus defined by either: * Tonic-clonic SE lasting longer than 5 minutes, * Focal SE with impaired consciousness lasting longer than 10 minutes * or Non-Convulsive SE according to Salzburg consensus criteria * Status epilepticus that continues despite treatment with benzodiazepine and one antiepileptic medication Exclusion Criteria: * Anoxic brain injury
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Locations
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Royal London Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
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