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Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
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.
Official title: Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention (BreatheS)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2023-07-31
Completion Date
2028-06-30
Last Updated
2025-06-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Breathing tasks
Breathing tasks include normal breathing through nose or mouth, breathing while resting wakefully, increase and decrease in breathing rate, and breath counting.
Brain mapping with stimulation
Electrical stimulation will be used to find specific areas of the brain involved in breathing function. Stimulation will be applied using a Nihon Kohden MEE-1000A neural function measuring system with the MS-120BK extension unit for brain stimulation.
Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States