New hope for kids with rare sleep epilepsy?
NCT ID NCT04625101
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called NBI-827104 in 24 children with a rare epilepsy that causes constant brain spikes during sleep. The drug is a calcium channel blocker given daily for 13 weeks. The main goal was to see if it reduces abnormal brain activity measured by EEG.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NBI-827104 (a calcium channel blocker)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment to reduce seizure-like brain activity during sleep in children with this rare epilepsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 24 participants. The drug may not improve symptoms or could cause side effects. Results may not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2022
- 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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4 to 12 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. Signed informed consent by the parent(s) or legal representative(s) and, if applicable, assent from developmentally capable pediatric subjects. 2. Diagnosis of EECSWS. 3. Have diagnosis of EECSWS confirmed by the Diagnosis Confirmation Panel (DCP). 4. Stable dosage and stable time of intake of at least 1 and up to 3 antiseizure medications (ASMs) excluding systemic corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), from 4 weeks prior to screening and anticipated to be stable from screening until end of study (EOS). Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) and ketogenic diet are not counted as ASMs. 5. Treatment other than ASMs (excluding systemic corticosteroids and IVIG) must be at a stable dosage from 2 weeks prior to screening and anticipated to be stable from screening until EOS. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Doose syndrome (epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures), or Dravet syndrome. 2. Presence of a relevant psychiatric disease interfering with cognitive or behavioral functioning (eg, depression, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder) unless associated with the EECSWS diagnosis as assessed by the investigator. 3. Presence of relevant neurological disorders other than EECSWS and its underlying conditions as judged by the investigator. Symptomatic conditions underlying EECSWS (eg, neonatal strokes) have to be stable for at least 1 year prior to screening. 4. Body weight \<10 kg at randomization. 5. Clinically relevant findings in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), or pulse rate at screening or Day 1 as determined by the investigator. 6. Have an average triplicate ECG corrected QT interval using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \>450 msec or presence of any significant cardiac abnormality at screening. 7. Clinically relevant findings in clinical laboratory tests (hematology, clinical chemistry including thyroid function parameters, and urinalysis) at screening as determined by the investigator. 8. Have aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels \>2 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening. 9. Have mild to severe renal impairment as determined by the investigator. 10. Have taken cannabinoids, excluding Epidiolex®/Epidyolex®, within 30 days of screening. 11. Pulse therapy such as systemic corticosteroids and IVIG are prohibited for at least 8 weeks prior to screening. 12. Planned surgical intervention related to structural abnormalities of the brain from screening through the duration of the study. 13. Have received any other investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (if known), whichever is longer, of Day 1 or plan to use an investigational drug (other than the study treatment) during the study. 14. Any circumstances or conditions, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect full participation in the study or compliance with the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Dianalund, 4293, Denmark
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Barcelona, 08950, Spain
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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