Assessment of Adults Epidemiological Characteristics of Status Epilepticus in the French West Indies and in French Guiana

Recruiting

• Conditions: Status Epilepticus; Epilepsy

• Registration Number: NCT05246566
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Center of Martinique

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-2-9
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 241

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Adult patients (= 18 years old) treated for SE by SAMU/SMUR and by emergencies or<br> intensive care in the French West Indies and French Guiana.<br><br> - Covered for suspected or SE diagnosis defined by one of the following:<br><br> - a prolonged generalized tonic-clonic crisis lasting more than 5 minutes and<br> accompanied by impaired consciousness or at least 2 generalized tonic-clonic<br> crisis without return to normal consciousness between crisis.<br><br> - a focal convulsive crisis (motor or not) with disturbances of consciousness<br> which lasts beyond 10 minutes or crisis which are repeated (= 2) at short<br> intervals without recovery of interictal consciousness.<br><br> - a focal convulsive crisis (motor or not) without alteration of consciousness<br> that lasts beyond 10 to 15 minutes.<br><br> - an absence-type crisis that lasts longer than 10 to 15 minutes.<br><br> - a myoclonic, clonic and tonic crisis that lasts longer than 10 to 15 minutes.<br><br> - a coma with an epileptic cause diagnosed on an EEG.<br><br> - Patient if he is able to, or representative of the patient in case of incapacity,<br> having given his agreement for the use of his medical data for this research.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Age < 18 years old<br><br> - Absence of consent from the patient, or representative to the use of the data for<br> the research.<br><br> - Patient whose main residence is not in the department where the study is taking<br> place (vacationer for example).

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To measure the annual incidence rate of occurrence of status epilepticus (SE) in adults treated by SAMU/SMUR and emergency services in the French West Indies and French Guiana.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To describe the epidemiological characteristics of status epilepticus in adults in the French West Indies and French Guiana in terms of patient profiles, associated factors, recurrences, causes and complications.