A study on behavioural problems and parental handling in children with epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- All children diagnosed with epilepsy and having epilepsy for more than 6 months are cases and children without epilepsy but having minor ailments are controls.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/05/013651
- Lead Sponsor
- Seth GSMC medical college KEMH
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 130
1. All children diagnosed with epilepsy as per ILAE criteria for epilepsy and having epilepsy for more than 6 months will be the cases and children without epilepsy but having minor ailments like cough , cold, fever etc will be the controls respectively.
2. Age group 5-12 years
3. Those parents who are willing to participate and giving their consent for study.
1. Children having epilepsy due to medical causes like fever, metabolic changes, meningitis/encephalitis, cerebral palsy.
2. Children already diagnosed and /or under treatment for any psychiatric illness like hyperactivity or behavioural disturbances, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, etc
3. History suggestive of mental retardation.
4. Those parents who are not willing to give consent for the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Impact of pediatic epilepsy scale high scores corresponds to lower perceived epilepsy related HRQOL(HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE) <br/ ><br>Strength and difficulty questionnaire total difficulty score more than 17 is abnormal <br/ ><br>Parent handling questionnaire-high scores depict lower levels of care as well as control.Timepoint: Impact of pediatic epilepsy scale-6 weeks <br/ ><br>Strength and difficulty questionnaire-6 months <br/ ><br>Parent handling questionnaire-8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It would help in creating awareness among parents about the prevalence of behavioral problems and the need to seek treatment. It would also highlight the areas which need to be focused so as to try reducing the occurrence of behavioral problems in epileptic patients. Ultimately, this study would help children with epilepsy and their caregivers to lead a better quality of life.Timepoint: To be estimated after sample collection