Reduction and Prevention of Seizure Occurrence From Exposure to Auditory Stimulation in Individuals With Neurological Handicaps

Medical University of South Carolina40 enrolled

Overview

Neurologically-impaired individuals may have significant neurologic morbidity related to epilepsy and seizure disorders. Finding safe, noninvasive methods of decreasing seizures, and potentially reversing the epileptogenic process, is of paramount importance in improving the lives of those with epilepsy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Seizures Epilepsy

Interventions

Music ExposureOTHER

Twenty-seven subjects were randomly assigned to receive nightly exposure to music at periodic intervals between the hours of 9:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Resident of Thad E. Saleeby Center * Epilepsy or seizure disorder * At least one year of detailed seizure reporting prior to study starting date Exclusion Criteria: * Severe hearing impairment

Locations (1)

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in seizure rates

Main Outcome Measure: The effect of exposure to the auditory stimulus on seizure frequency. Changes in seizure rates from baseline to treatment years were determined and statistically compared within the treatment and control groups, as well as between the groups to assess efficacy of treatment.

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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