Sleep Intervention for Pediatric Epilepsy

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epilepsy

Treatments: Behavioral: Sleep intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02514291

201412211RINA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to develop and evaluate a sleep intervention program for improving sleep and health in youth with epilepsy and their parents.

Full description

Sleep problems are more prevalent and serious in children with epilepsy whose sleep can be disrupted by seizures occurring during the night and/or during the day. Inadequate sleep has long been recognized as a trigger for seizure and poor sleep habits have been associated with unfavorable outcomes in children with epilepsy. Attention to sleep in children with epilepsy as a result is critically important for seizure control and health-related quality of life.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 months to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged between 1.5 and 6 years with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy based on clinical and electro-encephalogram examinations.

Exclusion criteria

• Children born before 37 weeks gestation, children with evidence of structural brain damage, or with cerebral palsy or those who are bedridden.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Sleep intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Standard pediatric neurology care plus education and augmented support around adequate sleep habits, appropriate daylight exposure, and beneficial and safe physical activity tailored to each epileptic child's capabilities.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sleep intervention

Standard care

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard pediatric neurology care