Healthy Aging in People With Epilepsy Program

Epilepsy Clinical Trial

— HAP-E  

Official title:

Healthy Aging in People With Epilepsy Program (HAP-E): Closing the Gap in Epilepsy Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06052605
• Other study ID #: HAPE2023
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2029

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: University of California, San Diego
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test an educational program about dementia in older adults living with epilepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Can providing education on healthy aging, chronic disease management, dementia, and modifiable lifestyle dementia risk factors improve dementia knowledge and health literacy among older adults with epilepsy?

2. Can aging related education and resources improve quality of life among older adults with epilepsy?

Participants will:

• Complete a 12-week group educational program.

• Complete pre- and post-program evaluation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2029
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2027
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Current diagnosis of epilepsy made by a neurologist, epileptologist, or internist/family medicine physician

• Proficiency in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Dementia

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Epilepsy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Healthy Aging in People with Epilepsy Program
This a 12-week group educational program providing education on healthy aging, chronic disease management, dementia, and modifiable lifestyle dementia risk factors.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Califonia, San Diego	San Diego	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, San Diego

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dementia Knowledge	Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool was designed to measure change in knowledge of dementia including dementia and its progress, support, and care. It contains 21 true/false items.	Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Primary	Health literacy	Short Assessment of Health Literacy-English is an 18-item scale assessing adult's ability to read and understand common medical terms.	Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Primary	Health Related Quality of life	Quality of life in Epilepsy-31 is a self-report questionnaire assessing quality of life in individuals with epilepsy. It measures of overall quality of life, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, social support, social isolation, energy/fatigue, worry about seizure, medication effects, health discouragement, work/driving/social function, physical function, pain, role limitations due to physical problems, health perception, and perceived problems with attention/concentration, language, memory.	Pre and Post intervention (3 months)