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Breathing Control As A Treatment For Non-Epileptic Seizures
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,740,186.00
Summary
Non-epileptic Seizures (NES) are fits that look like epilepsy but are not, and are instead thought to be a psychological response to problems. Treating them psychologically is difficult, however, and doesn't usually work. We have discovered that patients' fits involve hyperventilation, like a panic attack, and can be stopped by teaching them to control their breathing in a similar way. In this study we aim to prove this, by completing a trial of breath control training in NES.
This clinical trial will test whether a combination of two safe therapies, abatacept and nasal insulin, can stop the immune attack that causes type 1 diabetes. Sixty-two children and young adults with recently-diagnosed type 1 diabetes will receive either abatacept and nasal insulin or abatacept and nasal placebo for one year to determine if combined immune therapy preserves pancreas function and decreases the need for insulin therapy.