RECRUITING

Exercise for Brain Regeneration in Epilepsy

Study Overview

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Description

Nearly 100 million Americans are affected by neurological disorders with an overall cost above $765 billion for the more prevalent conditions. Given this significant burden, effective treatments to prevent dementia and new disease modifying therapies are urgently needed. Regeneration of lost neurons with new ones (i.e., neurogenesis) is compromised at early stages of dementia and in part correlates with cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease. Boosting the neurogenesis delays the cognitive impairment in animal models of dementia and has been proven beneficial in improving the memory in rodent studies. Aerobic exercise is the most potent known stimulator of neurogenesis in animal models. A crucial next step is to translate endogenous regenerative strategies to people. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility and investigate the effects of an exercise program on neurogenesis and cognitive improvement in epilepsy patients.

Official Title

Regenerating the Adult Human Brain Through Exercise

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-08-20
Study Completion:2024-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05179083

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age of 18 years or older
  2. * Medically resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
  3. * Candidacy for standard or selective temporal lobectomy
  1. * Age of older than 65 years
  2. * Pregnancy
  3. * Physical disabilities or medical conditions preventing from participation in exercise program
  4. * Inability to receive exercise equipment at home
  5. * Cognitive/developmental disabilities restricting the participation in exercise program

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Jonathan J Russin, MD
CONTACT
800-872-2273
Jonathan.Russin@med.usc.edu

Principal Investigator

Jonathan J Russin, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Southern California

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Southern California Department of Neurosurgery
Los Angeles, California, 90033
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Southern California

  • Jonathan J Russin, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Southern California

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-08-20
Study Completion Date2024-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-08-20
Study Completion Date2024-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Exercise
  • Neurogenesis
  • Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
  • Regeneration
  • Cognition
  • Electrophysiology

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy