The city of Portland, Oregon, currently has 3 active clinical trials seeking participants for Epilepsy research studies.
A Phase 1/2 Study of NRTX-1001 Neuronal Cell Therapy in Drug-Resistant Bilateral Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (MTLE)
Recruiting
This is a multicenter, single arm, open label clinical trial that is designed to test the safety and preliminary efficacy of single administration inhibitory nerve cells called interneurons (NRTX-1001), into both temporal lobes of subjects with drug-resistant bilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
06/24/2025
Locations: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
Conditions: Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
FIH Study of NRTX-1001 Neural Cell Therapy in Drug-Resistant Unilateral Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Recruiting
This clinical trial is designed to test whether a single image-guided intracerebral administration of inhibitory nerve cells, called interneurons (NRTX-1001), into subjects with drug-resistant unilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), with or without mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS), is safe (frequency of adverse events) and effective (seizure frequency). NRTX-1001 comprises human interneurons that secrete a neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
04/03/2025
Locations: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
Conditions: Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Epilepsy-related Cognitive Deficits
Recruiting
Methylphenidate (MPH) is a stimulant, FDA-approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is unknown, however, if stimulants would be of benefit for memory and thinking problems due to epilepsy. In this study, participants will be assigned randomly (i.e., by flip of a coin), to a group that takes MPH and a group that takes a placebo (sugar pill). Participants will not know the group to which they have been assigned. Tests of attention and memory will be complete... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/31/2025
Locations: VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, Portland, Oregon
Conditions: Epilepsy