New brain sensor could make epilepsy imaging cheaper and more accessible
NCT ID NCT04694313
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new type of brain sensor that is cheaper and easier to use than current ones. Researchers compared it to standard sensors in 4 people with epilepsy to see if it could detect abnormal brain activity. The goal is to make advanced brain imaging more widely available for diagnosing and treating epilepsy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patient (≥ 18 years old) * Patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, undergoing SEEG exploration * Healthy subject, devoid of central neurological pathology, major ((≥ 18 years) * Patient or healthy subject capable of giving informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: * MEG "incompatible" healthy patients or volunteers. * Wearers of prosthesis or pacemaker likely to generate artefacts interfering with the measurement. There is no danger to the subject, but the measurement itself may be impossible. * Patients or healthy volunteers who cannot stand standing still for a few minutes. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Adults under guardianship or under legal protection * People deprived of their liberty * People who have not signed the informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology, Hôpital La Timone, APHM
Marseille, 13885, France
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