Evaluation of a Web-based Virtual Nursing Epilepsy Self-Management Intervention

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epilepsy

Treatments: Behavioral: EPI-TAVIE; Other: Websites

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03212183

17.136

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate a web-based virtual nursing intervention (ÉPI-TAVIE) in terms of 1) acceptability and feasibility, and; 2) preliminary efficacy.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to be a patient of the Clinique d'épilepsie du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
• to be able to read and understand French
• to have access to the Internet

Exclusion criteria

• having an uncontrolled psychiatric or cognitive condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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75 participants in 2 patient groups

EPI-TAVIE

Experimental group

Description:

Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to complete a web-based nursing intervention called EPI-TAVIE.

Treatment:

Behavioral: EPI-TAVIE

Websites

Other group

Description:

Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to consult a validated list of predetermined conventional websites.

Treatment:

Other: Websites