Self-management for People With Epilepsy and a History of Negative Health Events
- Conditions
- Epilepsy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: self-management
- Registration Number
- NCT02970396
- Lead Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
- Brief Summary
This is an investigation of adult individuals with epilepsy, and involves educational and behavioral interventions intended to enhance treatment adherence and self-management.
The investigators are adapting a self-management intervention that they developed in a previous study to individuals with epilepsy and a history of negative health events (NHEs), such as accidents and emergency department (ED) visits, diminished quality of life and poor mental well-being. The intervention "Self-management for people with epilepsy and a history of negative health events (SMART)" is intended to reduce NHEs and improve quality of life in people with epilepsy associated with historically disadvantaged groups.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 121
- Diagnosis of epilepsy
- Negative health event within the last 6 months
- Able to provide written consent and participate in study procedures
- Immediate risk of self-harm
- Dementia
- Pregnancy
- Unable to read/understand English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description SMART Intervention self-management Participants (a total of 120 individuals) will be randomly assigned to either SMART (N=60) or the wait-list control (N= 60), in a 1:1 ratio. Wait-list self-management Participants assigned to the wait-list will start the SMART intervention 6 months following randomization.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in number of negative health events baseline, 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Case Western Reserve University
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States