Brain wave breakthrough: simple EEG may spot epilepsy
NCT ID NCT07470931
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new way to analyze brain wave recordings (EEG) to see if it can tell people with epilepsy from healthy people. Researchers looked at very fast brain waves called high-frequency oscillations. 80 adults took part. The goal was to see if this method could become a useful tool for diagnosing epilepsy without surgery.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adults with epilepsy and age- and sex-comparable healthy controls who underwent scalp EEG recording. The control group consisted of individuals referred to the EEG laboratory for syncope differential diagnosis and found suitable for inclusion as controls.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion Criteria for Epilepsy Group Adults diagnosed with epilepsy Availability of routine awake scalp EEG recording suitable for analysis EEG recorded with the study protocol and technical specifications Inclusion Criteria for Control Group Adults without epilepsy Referred for EEG evaluation in the context of syncope differential diagnosis Scalp EEG recording suitable for analysis Exclusion Criteria: * EEG recordings with inadequate technical quality or excessive artifact burden preventing HFO analysis Individuals not meeting study group definitions
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saglik Bilimleri University Izmir Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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