Brain seizures in sick kids: can better monitoring save lives?
NCT ID NCT03419260
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study observes critically ill children in the ICU who are already undergoing continuous EEG monitoring to detect brain seizures. Researchers aim to identify which children are most at risk for seizures and evaluate the safety of current seizure management strategies. The goal is to improve treatment guidelines and reduce harm.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors better identify which children are at highest risk for seizures and guide safer, more effective treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly test new therapies. Results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study is a prospective observational study of consecutive patients undergoing clinically indicated EEG monitoring in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric ICU as guided by an institutional ICU EEG Monitoring Pathway. Each subject will participate from the time of EEG monitoring initiation until the time of hospital discharge. This duration will generally be from several days to several weeks depending on the duration of the hospitalization.
- Ages
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1 month to 18 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: 1. Care in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric ICU. 2. Clinically indicated continuous EEG monitoring. 3. Age \> 1 month to 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Admitted for Phase 2 (intracranial) EEG monitoring. 2. Intensivist expects to discontinue technological support in the next two days given underlying medical or neurological problems.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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