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
Active Locations (1)
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Gangnam-go, South Korea, 06351