User Controlled Follow-up of Epilepsy

NCT05683847 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: REK 30892
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In December 2019 Vestre Viken Hospital Trust implemented user controlled epilepsy follow-up. Patients receive follow-up questions digitally twice yearly. The questionnaire was made by a multidisciplinary national network of epilepsy experts (EpilepsiNett). Responses to the questionnaire are controlled by an epilepsy nurse, and further follow-up is based on this. Data collected for user controlled follow-up will be matched with data from national registries, investigating whether this type of follow-up influences the patients' clinical course and/or the hospital's and society's use of resources.

Conditions

Epilepsy

Keywords

epilepsy; patient reported outcome measures; PROM; outpatient follow-up

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of visits to the outpatient clinic before and after implementation of user controlled epilepsy follow-up

  We hypothesize a decline in outpatient clinic visits for the people enrolled in user controlled epilepsy follow-up

  2 years

• Number of emergency hospitalizations before and after implementation of user controlled epilepsy follow-up

  We hypothesize a decline in emergency hospitalization for the people enrolled in user controlled epilepsy follow-up

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

Adults with epilepsy

User controlled epilepsy follow-up by means of digital patient reported outcome measures (PROM).

Other: User controlled epilepsy follow-up by means of patient reported outcome measures (PROM)

Interventions

User controlled epilepsy follow-up by means of patient reported outcome measures (PROM) OTHER

Whenever they want to, but minimum every six months, users respond to standardized follow-up questions developed by the experts of EpilepsiNett. This ensures that a broader range of topics are covered, not just those related to seizures and adverse events. The incoming responses are handled by a trained epilepsy nurse, who contact the patient when needed, consulting the responsible medical doctor when needed. If current issues cannot be solved by telephonic contact with the epilepsy nurse and/or responsible medical doctor, the patient is offered an appointment at the outpatient clinic.

Adults with epilepsy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All adults with a diagnosis of epilepsy visiting the outpatient clinic or the Dep. of Neurology in Vestre Viken Hospital Trust.

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of epilepsy. Age\>18 years.

You may not qualify if:

• Not able to handle the digital tools required for this type of follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Vestre Viken Hospital Trust: lead
• Haukeland University Hospital: collaborator
• Oslo University Hospital: collaborator
• University of Oslo: collaborator
• University of Bergen: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Drammen Hospital

Drammen, 3004, Norway

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Epilepsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• Marte Syvertsen, PhD

  Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Marte Syvertsen, PhD

CONTACT

+4732803575; marsyv@vestreviken.no

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 2 Years
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 4, 2023
• First Posted: January 13, 2023
• Study Start: December 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: January 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)