New pill RAP-219 tested for stubborn seizures
NCT ID NCT06377930
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an investigational drug called RAP-219 in 30 adults with refractory focal epilepsy—seizures that don't respond well to current treatments. Participants took RAP-219 tablets to see if it safely reduces seizure frequency. The trial is now complete, and results will help determine if further testing is warranted.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RAP-219 oral tablet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, RAP-219 could offer a new treatment option for people with hard-to-control focal epilepsy, potentially reducing seizure frequency.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (Phase 2A) open-label study with no placebo group, so results may not confirm effectiveness. Side effects and lack of long-term data are also concerns.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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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18 to 65 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: * Medically refractory focal epilepsy with an implanted responsive neurostimulator device placed correctly in a seizure onset zone that meet several device-related criteria and demonstrated history of compliance with interrogation of the RNS device and upload of data * If currently treated with antiseizure medications, up to a maximum of 4 concomitant mediations are allowed * At least 1 clinical seizure during the 8-week retrospective eligibility period * Participants in otherwise good health as determined by the investigator * Willing and able to adhere to all aspects of the protocol * A demonstrated history of compliance with interrogation of the RNS device and upload of data before screening Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with generalized onset seizures in the past 10 years * History of status epilepticus while on antiseizure medications within 2 years of screening * Individuals of reproductive potential who do not agree to simultaneously use two effective birth-control methods * Participants who have had epilepsy surgery within the last 12 months before screening
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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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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 770300, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Consultants in Epilepsy and Neurology, PLLC
Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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IU Health Neuroscience Center, Goodman Hall
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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The University of Kansas Medical Center Epilepsy Clinic
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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University of Pennsylvania - Department of Neurology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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