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Ear-Seizure Detection (EarSD) Study

Real-time Seizure Detection, Classification, and Prediction Using a Low-Cost Low-Burden Ear-worn System

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years.
2. Patients admitted to UMass Memorial Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) for long term video-EEG monitoring as part of standard care of both focal and generalized epilepsy.
3. Willing to wear the wearable device.
4. Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects wearing other ear devices such as hearing aids.
2. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
3. Irritation of the skin where the device is to be placed.
4. Patients with intracranial electrodes placement.
5. Prisoners
6. Cognitive impaired individuals
7. Pregnant Women
8. Children (Age 0-17)

About the study

The proposed study is an investigator-initiated study that aims to measure the accuracy of a wearable seizure detection and prediction device (Ear-Seizure Detection Device (EarSD)) by simultaneous recording with conventional video-EEG (Electroencephalogram) on patients with epileptic seizures in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit of the hospital.

What is being tested

• Ear-SD (device)
• Electroencephalogram (diagnostic test)

Sponsor: Felicia Chu · Participants: 40 · Started: Apr 3, 2025

Contact the study team

• Stephanie Stephens · Phone: 508-856-3939

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06598189

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Seizures
• Epilepsy
• Neurologic Diseases

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.