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UnknownNCT04617418
Smartphone Behavior and Epilepsy Management
Using Day-to-day Behavior on Smartphones to Improve Epilepsy Management
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
In this prospective cohort study smartphone behavior surrounding epileptic seizures will be quantified, using a smartphone app, in order to optimize epilepsy evaluation and treatment
Detailed description
Rationale: The unpredictability of seizures and the unclear behavioral outcomes are major concerns for people with epilepsy and may surface as increased anxiety about independence. This unpredictability is also a true obstacle in capturing and studying seizure-related neurobehavioral alterations themselves. Also, seizures often impact consciousness and thus may go unnoticed. As a result, subjective seizure diaries are unreliable. Continuous smartphone-based monitoring of behavioral output is a fast-emerging topic and proven fruitful in monitoring other neurological disease states. In the field of epilepsy, these tools are yet to be introduced. Objective: The investigators hypothesize that quantifying smartphone behavior will help obtain a detailed and objective behavioral map of seizures that can complement existing subjective seizure diaries and thereby improve the way epilepsy treatments are evaluated in daily practice. Study design: A multicentre observational prospective cohort study with at least 3 months follow-up. Study population: 100 subjects with refractory focal epilepsy with a seizure frequency of at least one per month. Main study parameters/endpoints: Change in touchscreen interactions (tapping speed, texting speed, apps used, location, sleep-wake cycles) surrounding reported epileptic seizures.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Change in touchscreen interactions | The investigators will measure the changes in touchscreen interactions using the TapCounter app by QuantActions |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-11-03
- Primary completion
- 2023-12-01
- Completion
- 2023-12-31
- First posted
- 2020-11-05
- Last updated
- 2023-04-12
Locations
4 sites across 1 country: Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04617418. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.