Mobile Education App for Childhood Epilepsy

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Recruiting

Led By Kenneth Alexis Myers, MD PhD FRCPC

Research Sponsored by McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 7 weeks

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

"This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application called MEEP in providing education, monitoring symptoms, and tracking medical appointments for families of children with epilepsy in Canada. The study will involve 72

Who is the study for?

This trial is for caregivers of children aged 1-17 with epilepsy treated at the Montreal Children's Hospital. It aims to help families manage anxiety and improve knowledge about epilepsy through a mobile app. Participants must be able to use the app in English or French.

What is being tested?

The study tests a Mobile Epilepsy Education Package (MEEP) against standard care. MEEP provides education, symptom monitoring, and appointment tracking via an app. Caregivers are randomly assigned to either receive MEEP or continue with usual educational services.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves an educational mobile application rather than medication, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating in this study.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 7 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~7 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in epilepsy knowledge after 1 month of use of the Mobile Epilepsy Education Package

Secondary study objectives

Change in epilepsy anxiety after 1 month of use of the Mobile Epilepsy Education

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Standard care consisting of epilepsy educationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Standard care consisting of epilepsy education and support offered at the study setting by members of the Pediatric Neurology Clinic was chosen as the comparator and serves as the control group.

Group II: Mobile Epilepsy Education PackageExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The Mobile Epilepsy Education Package (MEEP) consists of 2 parts. The first part entails the delivery of the "MEEP education", and the second part consists of the "Parental Monitoring Section". The intervention group will use MEEP for 4 weeks.

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