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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03529045




Registration number
NCT03529045
Ethics application status
Date submitted
22/02/2018
Date registered
18/05/2018

Titles & IDs
Public title
Registry of Subjects With Drug Resistant Epilepsy and Treated With the VNS Therapy System.
Scientific title
CORE-VNS: Comprehensive Outcomes Registry in Subjects With Epilepsy Treated With Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
LNN-801
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
CORE-VNS
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Epilepsy 0 0
Seizures 0 0
Drug Resistant Epilepsy 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Epilepsy
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational [Patient Registry]
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Devices - Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy

VNS Therapy - Any approved VNS Therapy System (according to local regulations) may be used in this registry.


Treatment: Devices: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy
The VNS Therapy System is a commercially available device that will be used by licensed medical practitioners trained in the use of VNS Therapy, per the practitioners' medical judgement.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Devices
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Seizure Frequency
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Maximum Seizure Free Period
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [3] 0 0
Seizure Severity
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [4] 0 0
Post-ictal Severity
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [5] 0 0
Change in Quality of Life
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [6] 0 0
Quality of Sleep
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [7] 0 0
Anti-epileptic Drug Use
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [8] 0 0
Rescue Drug Use
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [9] 0 0
Seizure Related Emergency Department Visits
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable
Primary outcome [10] 0 0
Seizure Related Hospitalizations
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after implant; long term follow-up data through 60 months may be collected, if applicable

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of drug resistant epilepsy treated with VNS Therapy. Eligible subjects include those not previously treated with VNS Therapy as well as subjects receiving replacement generators.
* Able and willing to comply with the frequency of study visits.
* Subject, or legal guardian, understands study procedures and voluntarily signs an informed consent in accordance with institutional policies. In the event that the subject is under the age of 18, the subject may also be required (per EC/IRB) to sign an assent affirming their agreement to participate.
Minimum age
No limit
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
• There are no exclusion criteria in this study. Investigators should refer to the local instructions for use for VNS Therapy.

Study design
Purpose
Duration
Selection
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
5/02/2018
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
30/04/2025
Actual
Sample size
Target
2000
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD,VIC,WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Queensland Children's hospital - Brisbane
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
The Alfred Hospital - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
The Royal Melbourne Hospital - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Royal Children's hospital - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Perth Children's Hospital - Perth
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
4101 - Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3004 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
3050 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
- Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
W1 6909 - Perth
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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Colorado
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District of Columbia
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Florida
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Hawaii
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Kansas
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Louisiana
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Virginia
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United States of America
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Wisconsin
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Austria
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Linz
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Belgium
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Brussels
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Belgium
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Ghent
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Brazil
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Belo Horizonte
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Brazil
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Rio De Janeiro
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Ontario
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Quebec
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Beijing
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China
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Guangzhou
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India
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India
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Maharashtra
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India
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Bangalore
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Israel
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Petach Tikva
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Israel
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Ramat Gan
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Israel
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Tel Aviv
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Italy
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Bologna
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Italy
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Rome
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Kodaira
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Japan
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Nagasaki
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Japan
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Tokyo
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Netherlands
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Heeze
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Netherlands
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Rotterdam
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Netherlands
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Zwolle
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Poland
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Katowice
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Poland
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Warsaw
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Portugal
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Porto
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Saudi Arabia
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Jeddah
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Riyadh
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Bristol
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London
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Norwich
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Oxford
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United Kingdom
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Sheffield

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
LivaNova
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Kathryn Nichol
Address 0 0
LivaNova, Inc.
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
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Address 0 0
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.


Results not provided in https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03529045