Wearable patch could help detect seizures in real time
NCT ID NCT05637762
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to create a database of heart rate and movement data from 13 adults with drug-resistant epilepsy. Participants wore a connected patch that recorded heart rate and motion, while also undergoing video-EEG monitoring to confirm when seizures occurred. The goal was to use this information to develop an algorithm that can automatically detect seizures, which could help reduce stress from unpredictable seizures and guide treatment adjustments.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 people with epilepsy will be recruited from among the patients/residents being followed for their epilepsy at the Institut La Teppe. Institut La Teppe is a medical and social institution that welcomes people suffering from epilepsy with cognitive deficiencies that can be severe.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Person over 18 years of age - With drug-resistant epilepsy as defined by the International League Against Epilepsy * Who has at least one recorded seizure with heart rate variation (i.e. tachycardia defined as an increase of 30 bpm or more than 50% over the interictal heart rate and/or bradycardia defined as a heart rate \< 40 bpm or ictal asystole defined as an R-R interval greater than 3 seconds and usually lasting less than 60 seconds) * Informed about the study and signed a consent to participate in the study (and their legal representative for patients under guardianship) * Affiliated or beneficiary of a social insurance plan Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Persons with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) * Person with a history of severe heart disease (myocardial infarction, heart failure, rhythm disorder, severe hypertension) * Persons with an implantable cardiac device (pacemaker, implantable defibrillator) * Documented allergy to hydrogel and/or acrylate * Person benefiting from a legal protection measure other than guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut La Teppe
Tain-l'Hermitage, 26600, France
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