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Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention
Recruiting
Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention (BreatheS)
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of intractable focal epilepsy * admitted to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center for intracranial subdural strips, grids, or depth electrode placement study (invasive video-EEG) Exclusion Criteria: * respiratory, cardiac or cerebrovascular disease * pregnancy * prisoners
About the study
The purpose of this study is to precisely delineate human brain networks that modulate respiration and identify specific brain areas and stimulation techniques that can be used to prevent seizure-induced breathing failure.
What is being tested
- Breathing tasks (other)
- Brain mapping with stimulation (device)
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Participants: 100 · Started: Jul 31, 2023
Contact the study team
- Nuria L Lecumberri, MD,PhD · Phone: 713-500-7785
- Sandhya Rani, PhD · Phone: 713-500-7499
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05981755
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.