💬In plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
COLETTE is an interventional study for which blood, cerebrospinal fluid and post-mortem tissues are collected in patients with status epilepticus or epilepsy associated to dysimmune encephalitis as well as in control patients, to better understand the pathophysiology of these severe epileptic disorders.
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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
Group 1:
* Patients aged 2 years or above, with status epilepticus.
* Affiliation to a French social security system excluding "Aide Médicale" Etat (AME).
* Patients or relatives have been informed and given free informed and written consent to participate
* Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) or not
Group 2:
* Patients aged 2 years or above, with clinical signs of epilepsy associated to dysimmune encephalitis.
* Affiliation to a French social security system excluding "Aide Médicale" Etat (AME).
* Patients or relatives have been informed and given free informed and written consent to participate
* Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) or not
Group 3:
* Patients aged 18 years or above, without status epilepticus and/or dysimmune encephalitis.
* Affiliation to a French social security system excluding "Aide Médicale" Etat (AME).
* Patients or relatives have been informed and given free informed and written consent to participate
* Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) or not
Exclusion Criteria:
Group 1:
* Women with known or clinically detected pregnancy.
* Patient deprived of liberty
* Patients with known neurodegenerative disease.
Group 2:
* Women with known or clinically detected pregnancy.
* Patient deprived of liberty
* Patients have been already treated by corticoids or IgIV.
Group 3:
* Women with known or clinically detected pregnancy.
* Patient deprived of liberty.
* Patients with status epilepticus.
* Patients with known neurodegenerative disease, brain tumor, severe head trauma, meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhages, stroke.
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What it tests
- Blood sampling, cerebrospinal fluid , post-mortem cerebral tissues (NA for the Group 3)
- Blood sampling, cerebrospinal fluid, stool sampling post-mortem cerebral tissues (NA for the Group 3)
Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, France
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.