Epilepsy's hidden impact: study probes social brain in kids
NCT ID NCT04253379
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how epilepsy affects a child's ability to understand others' thoughts and feelings, known as social cognition. Researchers will compare 96 children aged 6-12 with epilepsy to healthy children of the same age. They will use tests of memory, attention, language, and social reasoning to find links between brain functions and social skills.
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 study could help design better support programs to improve social skills in children with epilepsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly change how epilepsy is managed, and results may not apply to all children with 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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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
- Ages
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6 to 12 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * exposed children : children aged 6-12 with a diagnosis of epilepsy French native speaker * A control group of age-matched children who meet patient selection criteria with the exception of the epilepsy will also be sought Exclusion Criteria: * neurological or psychiatric disease in control group * Raven's Matrices score \< percentile 10
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Reims
RECRUITINGReims, 51092, France
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