Optimal Stimulation Parameters to Disrupt Epileptiform Activity

Description

Open-loop electrical stimulation has been found to reduce spike activity and seizures, but determining the optimal parameters to achieve these effects requires a brute force trial-and-error approach that relies on subjective physician discretion. We will compare the performance of stimulation parameters identified in rodent models to the recommended parameters for neuromodulation used in clinical practice.

Conditions

Refractory Epilepsy

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Open-loop electrical stimulation has been found to reduce spike activity and seizures, but determining the optimal parameters to achieve these effects requires a brute force trial-and-error approach that relies on subjective physician discretion. We will compare the performance of stimulation parameters identified in rodent models to the recommended parameters for neuromodulation used in clinical practice.

Optimal Stimulation Parameters for Spike-ripple Disruption in Patients Undergoing Invasive Monitoring

Optimal Stimulation Parameters to Disrupt Epileptiform Activity

Condition
Refractory Epilepsy
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    to

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    ALL

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    No

    Collaborators and Investigators

    Massachusetts General Hospital,

    Catherine Chu, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

    Study Record Dates

    2026-11-30