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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN80067039
ISRCTN80067039
Completed
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A randomised controlled feasibility trial of the Books Beyond Words intervention to improve the management of epilepsy in people with learning disabilities

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (UK)0 sites40 target enrollmentApril 23, 2014

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Managing epilepsy in people with learning disabilities
Sponsor
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (UK)
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 23, 2014
End Date
February 29, 2016
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Male and female patients, over 18 years of age
  • 2\. A confirmed clinical diagnosis of epilepsy (according to medical notes) and at least one seizure over the past 12 months
  • 3\. A confirmed clinical diagnosis of a learning disability (significantly below\-average general intellectual functioning and an IQ below or equal to 70\)
  • 4\. Ability to communicate verbally. The patient has a vocabulary of more than 10 words and can use 1 to 2 words, or more, to communicate
  • 5\. The carer is sufficiently proficient in English to read and complete the questionnaires with the patient

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Vision impairment
  • 2\. Confirmed diagnosis of dementia
  • 3\. Has used the Books Beyond Words booklet for epilepsy in the past 12 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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