Registry of Subjects With Drug Resistant Epilepsy and Treated With the VNS Therapy System.

NCT ID: NCT03529045

Last Updated: 2024-11-22

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

827 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-05

Study Completion Date

2024-09-11

Brief Summary

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Multicenter global post-market registry of subjects diagnosed with drug resistant epilepsy and treated with the VNS Therapy System.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this registry is to evaluate clinical outcome and safety data in subjects with drug resistant epilepsy treated with the VNS Therapy System. The study will collect outcomes for subjects treated with VNS Therapy in a real-world setting.

Conditions

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Epilepsy Seizures Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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VNS Therapy

Any approved VNS Therapy System (according to local regulations) may be used in this registry.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

The VNS Therapy System is a commercially available device that will be used by licensed medical practitioners trained in the use of VNS Therapy, per the practitioners' medical judgement.

Interventions

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy

The VNS Therapy System is a commercially available device that will be used by licensed medical practitioners trained in the use of VNS Therapy, per the practitioners' medical judgement.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of drug resistant epilepsy treated with VNS Therapy. Eligible subjects include those not previously treated with VNS Therapy as well as subjects receiving replacement generators.
* Able and willing to comply with the frequency of study visits.
* Subject, or legal guardian, understands study procedures and voluntarily signs an informed consent in accordance with institutional policies. In the event that the subject is under the age of 18, the subject may also be required (per EC/IRB) to sign an assent affirming their agreement to participate.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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LivaNova

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jeffrey Way

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

LivaNova, Inc.

Locations

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St. Mary's Hospital

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

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Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Research Institute of Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Pediatric Epilepsy & Neurology Specialists

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Via Christi Health

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Dent Neurosciences Research Center

Amherst, New York, United States

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State University of New York

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Duke University Hospital

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Allegheny Neurology Associates

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Child Neurology Consultants of Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Valley Health System

Winchester, Virginia, United States

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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Queensland Children's hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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The Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Royal Children's hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Perth Children's Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Kepler Universitätsklinikum

Linz, , Austria

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UCL Saint-Luc

Brussels, , Belgium

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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Fundação Felice Rosso, Hospital Felício Rocho

Belo Horizonte, , Brazil

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Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer

Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil

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London Health Sciences Centre Research Inc.

London, Ontario, Canada

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London Health Sciences Centre Research Inc. (London Victoria)

London, Ontario, Canada

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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Sanbo Brain Hospital Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

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Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

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Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

Guangzhou, , China

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P.D. Hinduja National Hospital

Mumbai, Maharashra, India

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Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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St.-John Medical College and Hospital

Bangalore, , India

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Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Petah Tikva, , Israel

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Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

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Ospedale Bellaria

Bologna, , Italy

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Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital

Rome, , Italy

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National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry

Kodaira, , Japan

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National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center

Nagasaki, , Japan

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The University of Tokyo Hospital

Tokyo, , Japan

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Kempenhaeghe

Heeze, , Netherlands

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Sophia Kinderziekenhuis

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN)

Zwolle, , Netherlands

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University Clinical Center

Katowice, , Poland

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Children's Memorial Health Institute

Warsaw, , Poland

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Centro Hospitalar de São João

Porto, , Portugal

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King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Jeddah, , Saudi Arabia

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King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Riyadh, , Saudi Arabia

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Southmead Hospital

Bristol, , United Kingdom

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King's College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

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Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Norwich, , United Kingdom

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John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, , United Kingdom

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Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China India Israel Italy Japan Netherlands Poland Portugal Saudi Arabia United Kingdom

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2748771 (View on PubMed)

Ekinci O, Isik U, Gunes S, Ekinci N. Understanding sleep problems in children with epilepsy: Associations with quality of life, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and maternal emotional symptoms. Seizure. 2016 Aug;40:108-13. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.06.011. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kwan P, Brodie MJ. Early identification of refractory epilepsy. N Engl J Med. 2000 Feb 3;342(5):314-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200002033420503.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kwan P, Arzimanoglou A, Berg AT, Brodie MJ, Allen Hauser W, Mathern G, Moshe SL, Perucca E, Wiebe S, French J. Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies. Epilepsia. 2010 Jun;51(6):1069-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02397.x. Epub 2009 Nov 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock SJ, Gotzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP; STROBE Initiative. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. Lancet. 2007 Oct 20;370(9596):1453-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61602-X.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18064739 (View on PubMed)

Sen A, Verner R, Valeriano JP, Lee R, Zafar M, Thomas R, Kotulska K, Jespers E, Dibue M, Kwan P; CORE-VNS Registry Group. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in people with drug-resistant epilepsy (CORE-VNS): rationale and design of a real-world post-market comprehensive outcomes registry. BMJ Neurol Open. 2021 Dec 23;3(2):e000218. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2021-000218. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35018342 (View on PubMed)

Kwan P, Boffini M, Fahoum F, El Tahry R, O'Brien TJ, Keough K, Boggs J, Goldberg-Stern H, Beraldi F, Giannicola G, Lee YC, Sen A; CORE-VNS Registry Group. Baseline characteristics and predictors for early implantation of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in people with drug-resistant epilepsy: Observations from an international prospective outcomes registry (CORE-VNS). Epilepsia Open. 2024 Oct;9(5):1837-1846. doi: 10.1002/epi4.13015. Epub 2024 Aug 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39180426 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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LNN-801

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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