Status:
COMPLETED
Bad News- Diagnosis: Epilepsy in Childhood
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Epilepsy in Children
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-18 years
Brief Summary
"Bad news" are defined as"any information which adversely and seriously affects an individuals' view of future. Families of chronic ill children are exposed to a high stress load. This project is to i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- newly diagnosed epilepsy (according to International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) criteria):
- at least two unprovoked epileptic fits at intervals of at least 24 hours or
- one unprovoked epileptic fit and a recurrence risk of at least 60% or
- epilepsy syndrome
Exclusion
- children with intensive care treatment as inpatients
- parents with insufficient German language capabilities
- parents and children with exposure to traumatic events in the past three months that could probably lead to post traumatic distress (loss of a loved person, severe traffic accident, raid, violence, sexual assault, war)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 30 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 28 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03800992
Start Date
April 30 2019
End Date
December 28 2021
Last Update
September 14 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel UKBB
Basel, Switzerland, 4056