Status:

COMPLETED

A Study on Telemedicine Applied to Actual Outpatient Clinic for Epilepsy

Lead Sponsor:

Samsung Medical Center

Conditions:

Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

This is an observational study to confirm the non-inferior effectiveness on health outcomes of tele-counseling or tele-prescription, which was the first outpatient system applied to the actual medical...

Detailed Description

During the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary phone consultations or prescriptions are being conducted at actual medical sites in Korea. Now, interest about non-face-to-face medical care and expectation tha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Those who have received outpatient treatment for epilepsy at least twice from the Department of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center as of the date of participation in the study
  • Those who have been taking one or more anticonvulsants for 3 months or more as of the date of participation in the study
  • Those who have passed more than one month from the date of discharge from the hospital as of the date of participation in the study (However, hospitalization for examination only does not fall under this standard)

Exclusion

  • Those who have an experience of inpatient treatment within 1 month as of the date of participation in the study (However, hospitalization for examination only is not classified as hospitalization under this standard)
  • Those who have a record of visiting the emergency room within 1 month as of the date of participation in the study (However, visits that are not for epilepsy drug control are not classified as emergency room visits according to this standard)
  • Those who have been diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) through electroencephalogram (EEG)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 16 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

307 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05418257

Start Date

May 16 2022

End Date

May 31 2023

Last Update

August 22 2024

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, Gangnam-go, South Korea, 06351