International Collaborative Infantile Spasms Study - ICISS
This is an international, multicentre, randomised, parallel-group clinical trial investigating the best medical treatment for the epileptic condition Infantile Spasms (including West Syndrome). In this trial we are comparing the efficacy of two different treatment options: hormonal treatment alone (the steroids prednisolone or tetracosactide); versus hormonal treatment plus an anti-epileptic drug, Vigabatrin. Infants in each group are monitored for how well their spasms are controlled, and for their developmental progression.
This study runs at centres all over the world, and is coordinated from the University of Bath and the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The study is led by Professor John Osborne and Dr Finbar O'Callaghan.
The Castang Foundation have funded this project.
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