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Condition (MeSH)

Drug Resistant Epilepsy

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 243 trials for Drug Resistant Epilepsy or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D000069279 Nervous System Diseases C10
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Phase 1 Phase 1 17 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 5 Phase 2 Phase 2 23 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 10 Phase 3 Phase 3 8 Phase 4 Phase 4 8 Not applicable Not applicable 125 Observational Observational 42 Phase 1 Phase 1 17 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 5 Phase 2 Phase 2 23 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 10 Phase 3 Phase 3 8 Phase 4 Phase 4 8 Not applicable Not applicable 125 Observational Observational 42

Trials per phase (log scale)

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243 of the 243 trials are tagged with Drug Resistant Epilepsy itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Drug Resistant Epilepsy trials start? (22)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 42

2001: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2002: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2005: 2 trials (Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2006: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 2007: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2008: 2 trials (Phase 4 1, Phase 2 1) 2011: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 2012: 4 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 1) 2013: 2 trials (Phase 4 1, Phase 2 1) 2014: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2015: 8 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 5, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2016: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2017: 9 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2018: 15 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2019: 17 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 13, Phase 3 2) 2020: 20 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2021: 15 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 1, Phase 1 1) 2022: 25 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 1) 2023: 20 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2024: 42 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 20, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2025: 16 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 10, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 4)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 21
2025 16
2024 42
2023 20
2022 25
2021 15
2020 20
2019 17
2018 15
2017 9

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 26 trials starting in 2026 and about 23 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 57 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 23 months across 94 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Drug Resistant Epilepsy trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 17
Phase 1/2 5
Phase 2 23
Phase 2/3 10
Phase 3 8
Phase 4 8
Not applicable 125
Observational 42
Expanded access 5

How many Drug Resistant Epilepsy trials are recruiting? (10)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 23
Recruiting 51
Enrolling by invitation 9
Active, not recruiting 8
Available 2

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Drug Resistant Epilepsy trials? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd 4
Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd. 4
NaviFUS Corporation 4
LivaNova 3

Which drugs are being tested for Drug Resistant Epilepsy? (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Cannabidiol 8
BHV-7000 4
Padsevonil 3
Perampanel 3
Clobazam 2

Interventions as named in the registry (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Ketogenic diet 7
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 2
CHOLECALCIFEROL 2
Preventative Medication (PM) 1
AV078 1

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Drug Resistant Epilepsy trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Pneumonia 22 4
Status epilepticus 20 5
Seizure 19 4
Acute respiratory failure 11 1
Epilepsy 11 3

Which publications cover Drug Resistant Epilepsy? (172)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.

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