The goal of this study is to learn if melatonin, a naturally produced substance, can help to treat some of the symptoms of DEE-SWAS, a type of epilepsy that causes children to lose skills and development. It will look at doses of melatonin that are higher than most people use.
The study will look at the safety of melatonin in patients with DEE-SWAS The study will look at the ways melatonin affects abnormal brain activity on a study called an EEG.
The study will look at the ways melatonin affects normal brain activity that occurs in sleep.
Phase:
PHASE2
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Lead Sponsor:
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.