Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Trial of a Behavioral Treatment for Epilepsy
Lead Sponsor:
Oregon Health and Science University
Conditions:
Epilepsies, Partial
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-50 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to see if a behavioral program which includes a relaxation technique and lifestyle changes can improve seizure control and well-being in epilepsy patients.
Detailed Description
The behavioral treatment approach studied aims to help epilepsy patients discover which circumstances and behaviors trigger their seizures. The most common seizure precipitants are irregularities of s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 16-50 years.
- Reliable diagnosis of partial epilepsy, including simple or complex partial or secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
- Average seizure frequency of at least one partial seizure per month for at least one year.
- Willing not to begin another new treatment other than anticonvulsants (acupuncture, botanicals or other mind-body interventions, ketogenic diet, vagus nerve stimulator, or epilepsy surgery) while enrolled in the study.
Exclusion
- Unreliable history of seizure semiology.
- Average seizure frequency less than one seizure per month.
- Patients in whom it is anticipated that current standard of care would mandate a change in their conventional epilepsy treatment during the time period of the study will be excluded.
- Patients taking more than 2 anticonvulsant medications will be excluded.
- Patients with serious other medical problems, such as brain tumors, cancer, stroke, significant heart disease or psychiatric disorders will be excluded.
- Patients with a high likelihood of psychogenic or nonepileptic seizures will be excluded.
- Patients with progressive epilepsy syndromes, neurodegenerative disorders or significant mental retardation will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
8 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00212745
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
August 1 2019
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239