Remote Tracking of Epilepsy Patients

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Epilepsy

Treatments: Device: HealthBuddy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01130649

Epitrack

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators propose a novel method for tracking the seizure frequency, side effect burden, and medication compliance for patients with epilepsy. The investigators intend to utilize a table-top device currently for tracking other chronic disease to collect remote data from epilepsy patients. The hypothesis is that the use of this device will lead to better longterm treatment outcomes than the standard outpatient mechanism of following patients longitudinally.

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Eligible participants must have a definitive diagnosis of epilepsy for at least 6 months, based on the clinical judgement of the investigators. Epilepsy is defined by two or more unprovoked seizures. Clinical history, electroencephalography, and imaging data are all instrumental in rendering a formal decision. The seizure type, frequency, or severity are not criteria for exclusion, although this information will be recorded.

Patient can range in age from birth to 65 years old; in cases of child participants, the parents are responsible for data reporting.

• Patients must have a seizure frequency of at least two seizures in a 6 month period of time.
• Patients must be on at least one anti-epileptic medication.
• Patients and/or legal guardian must be able to report seizure frequency with either a paper or electronic diary.
• Patients and/or legal guardians must be able to read and understand either English or Spanish.
• Patients and/or legal guardians must be able to complete questionnaires and provide informed consent to this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria include: a diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; severe depression, anxiety, or psychosis
• Recent problem with substance abuse.

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Epilepsy patients, electronic diary

Description:

Cohort of epilepsy patient using an electronic diary system to record all seizures, side effects, and medication compliance

Treatment:

Device: HealthBuddy

Epilpesy patient, no electronic diary

Description:

Group of epilepsy patients who are followed using the standard of care, which is a paper diary and routine outpatient follow up visits