Epilepsy Prevalence and Intervention Study in Zhejiang Province, China

Zhejiang University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Epilepsy

Treatments: Drug: routine and proper antiepileptic drugs; Behavioral: education on epilepsy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04944641

2013-032

Details and patient eligibility

About

To carry out the epidemiological investigation on epilepsy in Zhejiang Province, China, and then establish early comprehensive intervention to help patients with epilepsy to improve seizure control and the quality of life.

Full description

To carry out the epidemiological investigation on epilepsy in Zhejiang Province, China, and then establish early comprehensive intervention（proper antiepileptic drugs and education intervention） to help patients with epilepsy to improve seizure control and the quality of life.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Newly diagnosed and untreated epilepsy; Aged 14 and above; Sign the informed consents.

Exclusion criteria

With intellectual development disorder; With serious heart and lung diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

A: Routine AED group

Experimental group

Description:

Routine and proper antiepileptic drugs group

Treatment:

Drug: routine and proper antiepileptic drugs

B: AED and education group

Experimental group

Description:

Routine, proper antiepileptic drugs and education group

Treatment:

Behavioral: education on epilepsy

Drug: routine and proper antiepileptic drugs