Status:

UNKNOWN

Mindfulness Meditation for Epilepsy

Lead Sponsor:

Rennes University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image, INSERM UMR1099 Rennes

Centre Hospitalier Guillaume Régnier, RENNES

Conditions:

Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In one-third of epileptic patients treated in France, seizures persist despite drug treatment. These so-called "refractory" epilepsies are among the most severe. Only a minority of patients with refra...

Detailed Description

Through the development of standardized protocols, mindfulness meditation has been introduced as a complementary treatment to prevent the relapse of depression, and to reduce stress and improve well-b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For patients :
  • Patients over 16 years of age;
  • Epilepsy refractory to drug treatment according to the consensus criteria of the International League Against Epilepsy ;
  • Affiliated with a health insurance plan;
  • Free, informed and written consent signed by the patient, and parents for patients under the age of 18.
  • For healthy subjects :
  • Healthy subjects 16 years of age and older;
  • Affiliated with a health insurance plan;
  • Free, informed and written consent signed by the volunteer, or parents, for volunteers under the age of 18.

Exclusion

  • For patients :
  • Alcohol Addiction Disorders (assessed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) scale) ;
  • Patients with psychogenic crises;
  • Treatment with antidepressants;
  • Simultaneous participation in other research that may interfere with the protocol;
  • Persons of legal age subject to legal protection (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship), persons deprived of liberty.
  • For healthy subjects :
  • Psychiatric pathology and/or alcohol addiction disorders (evaluated by the MINI scale) ;
  • Simultaneous participation in other research that may interfere with the protocol;
  • Persons of legal age subject to legal protection (protection of justice, guardianship, trusteeship), persons deprived of liberty.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 14 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 15 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04687904

Start Date

January 14 2021

End Date

March 15 2023

Last Update

December 14 2022

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Rennes, France, 35033