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Department of Neurosciences Department of Neurosciences

Research Studies and Clinical Trials

Research Projects

Batten Disease Program

Current Research/Grants

  1. SCN2A ASO – (CIRM/California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) – Investigator-initiated, open-label, single center, single participant (n=1) clinical trial of an allele-selective personalized investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drug for SCN2A associated neurological disorder (NCT06314490). Active

  2. TUBB4A ASO – Investigator-initiated antisense oligonucleotide treatment for TUBB4A‑related leukodystrophy. Active

  3. HARMONY registry – A Repository for Hereditary and Rare Neurological Genetic Disorders. Active – Enrolling

  4. HORIZON 4 HPDL – (NIH-NCATS)- 4-hydroxymandelate for HPDL deficiency, a novel mitochondrial encephalopathy: A natural history study. Active – Enrolling

  5. A novel platform to rescue neurodevelopmental disorders caused by haploinsufficiency (CIRM/California Institute for Regenerative Medicine). Active – Enrolling

  6. Network Analysis Intracranial EEG – EEG network analysis in medically refractory epilepsy patients ages 7 years and above with non-lesional brain MRIs and epilepsy surgery evaluations with intracranial monitoring by stereotactic depth electrodes and/or grids. Active – Enrolling

  7. PRAXIS 222-311 | ASO (EMBRAVE 3) – A Multi-Center, Single-Arm Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Elsunersen in Pediatric Participants with Early Onset SCN2A Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy.  Active – Enrolling

  8. PRAXIS 562 – 311| oral small molecule DEE (EMERALD)– This Phase 3 multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, followed by an open-label extension, is designed to explore the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of relutrigine when administered to participants who have seizures associated with DEEs. Active – Enrolling

  9. UCB Staccato DEE inhaled abortive (Epo162) – A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Outpatient, Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Staccato Alprazolam in Study Participants 12 years of Age and Older with Stereotypical Prolonged Seizures. Active – Enrolling

  10. UCB Staccato DEE inhaled abortive OLE (Ep0165) – An Open-Label, Multicenter, Outpatient Extension Study To Evaluate The Safety And Tolerability Of Staccato Alprazolam In Study Participants 12 Years Of Age And Older With Stereotypical Prolonged Seizures. Active – Enrolling