Gene testing may personalize seizure care for infants
NCT ID NCT03822741
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting genetic information from 2,000 infants in China who had seizures before their first birthday. Researchers aim to find gene changes linked to seizures and see if personalized treatments can help control them better. The goal is to understand the genetic causes and improve care for these babies.
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 could lead to better, personalized treatments for infants with seizures based on their genetic profile.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly improve outcomes, and genetic findings may not always lead to effective therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
The subjects were treated in the Department of Neonatology of Children Hospital of Fudan University. All samples in this study were collected with appropriate informed consent and approval of the ethics committee of Children's Hospital, Fudan University. The methods used in this study were carried out in accordance with the approved guidelines.
- Ages
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Up to 12 months
- 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: * severe seizures in neonates or generalized epilepsy or intractable epilepsy in infancy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures, * seizures onset before 1 year of age, * epileptic syndromes/epileptic-encephalopathies with unknown etiology. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded if they had traumas, central nervous system infections, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, vascular events, systemic infections, and diagnosed metabolic disorders, and pathogenic copy-number variants were identified using array-based comparative genomic hybridization (CGH).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102, China
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