Risk Factors for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy
Recruiting
Observational Study
SUDEP
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 800 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health · Other
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About This Trial
The main purpose of this study is to develop a North American registry for SUDEP cases; requesting family members of epilepsy patients who died suddenly of unclear causes (SUDEP) to contact the study team. The family members who decide to participate in the study will be asked to complete a brief telephone interview about their loved one's epilepsy and seizure history and the circumstances of his …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Sudep Group Subjects diagnosed with epilepsy whose cause of death was sudden and unexplained, and whose families are willing to participate, will be included in the study.
Control Group For the control group, we will include any patient diagnosed with epilepsy currently in the ca…
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