NCT05256173

Brief Summary

Epilepsy is one of the common chronic diseases of the central nervous system. 30% to 40% of patients with epilepsy have varying degrees of cognitive impairment, which affects their quality of life. At present, the treatment of cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy is relatively scarce, and the therapeutic effect is still not ideal. Recent studies have shown that sleep disorder is also an important factor causing cognitive dysfunction, and improving sleep quality has a prospect to become a new way to treat cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy. The purpose of this study is to observe the relationship between sleep and cognitive function in patients with epilepsy, and to improve the sleep quality of patients with epilepsy, so as to provide new ideas for improving cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2022

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 16, 2022

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 25, 2022

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

February 25, 2022

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

February 16, 2022

Last Update Submit

February 24, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment

    The difference between the end of treatment score and the baseline

    Week 4

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Rey complex figure test

    Week 4

  • Rey auditory verbal learning test

    Week 4

  • Boston naming test

    Week 4

  • Quality of life questionnaire in epilepsy inventory

    Week 4

  • Wechsler Memory Scale

    Week 4

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (4)

Melatonin Tablets

EXPERIMENTAL
Other: Melatonin Tablets

Lactasin Tablets

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Other: Lactasin Tablets

transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

SHAM COMPARATOR
Device: sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

Interventions

Melatonin Tablets was given 3 tablets (6.21mg) daily at the beginning of bedtime at night for a total of 4 weeks.

Melatonin Tablets

The placebo group was given at the beginning of bedtime at night for a total of 4 weeks.

Lactasin Tablets

transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation treatment, frequency 10Hz, stimulation site is the anterior wall of the left external auditory canal (tragus), used twice a day, each treatment for 30 minutes, a total of 4 weeks.

transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

In the sham stimulation group, the stimulation site was the left earlobe with a frequency of 10Hz, which was used twice a day for 30 minutes for a total of 4 weeks.

sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

Eligibility Criteria

Age7 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • \. In accordance with the diagnostic criteria of epilepsy; 2. History of epilepsy ≥ 1 year; 3. Epilepsy with cognitive impairment; 4. Age 7-65 years old; 5. There was no change in the type and dose of antiepileptic drugs during the experiment; 6. Patients and their families were aware of this study and signed an informed consent form.

You may not qualify if:

  • \. Status epilepticus; 2. Complicated with severe infection, cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, other nervous system diseases, and systemic diseases that can involve the nervous system (such as immune diseases, etc.), serious dysfunction of heart, liver, kidney and other organs; 3. Non-epileptic seizures such as syncope and hysteria; 4. Women during lactation or pregnancy; 5. Combined use of sleeping and sedative drugs; 6. There are contraindications of melatonin and percutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The First Affiliated Hospital,the Air Force Medical University

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Melatonin

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TryptaminesIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists

Central Study Contacts

Lei Ma, associate professor

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2022

First Posted

February 25, 2022

Study Start

February 1, 2022

Primary Completion

November 1, 2022

Study Completion

November 1, 2022

Last Updated

February 25, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

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