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SUDEP: early-phase trial registry
2 of 3 indexed SUDEP trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #5,209 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
3 US clinical trials · 2 currently recruiting · #5,209 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
SUDEP: 3 US clinical trials tracked, 2 recruiting.
SUDEP is the subject of 3 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 2 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Rup Kamal Sainju, running 1 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition sudep
OPEN 2 | RECR 67% | LATE 0 | EARLY 1 | RANK #5209 | SPON 1
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (67% recruiting · 6 trials)
SUDEP lists 2 open slots (67% of 3 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for SUDEP on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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SUDEP is recruiting above its size-band peers.
2 of 3 indexed trials (66.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
Open and recent trials
3 total, page 1 of 1
Risk Factors for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy
NYU Langone Health
NCT01662453
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Chemosensitivity and SUDEP
University of Iowa
NCT04134754
Abnormal Ventilatory Response to Carbon Dioxide: a Potential Biomarker for Seizure Induced Respiratory Depression & Modification by SSRI
Rup Kamal Sainju
NCT02929667
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on SUDEP records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on SUDEP trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this SUDEP page
3 registered trials, 2 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 2 SUDEP trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Rup Kamal Sainju sponsors the most SUDEP trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Rup Kamal Sainju's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This SUDEP condition card totals 3 registered trials; most-linked intervention 6% Carbon dioxide/50% oxygen/balance nitrogen mixture; top US site state Iowa. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.