NCT06542952

Statistical Analysis of Prevalence, Incidence, Comorbidities and Medical Expense in Epileptic Children in Taiwan Based on National Health Research Insurance Database.

Statistical Analysis of Prevalence, Incidence, Comorbidities and Medical Expense in Epileptic Children in Taiwan Based on National Health Research Insurance Database

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 169,026 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Epilepsy is a common disease in pediatric neurology. In recent years, due to the promotion of Taiwan's health insurance and the advancement of related medical treatments and anti-epileptic drugs, the prevalence, incidence, and related comorbidities of childhood epilepsy in Taiwan are expected, as well as the number of epilepsy patients in different regions or different age groups. and medical costs may change. This study aims to collect data from the National Health Insurance Database through the National Institutes of Health, review relevant data on childhood epilepsy patients from 2001 to 2013, and analyze trends to discuss the impact of universal health insurance and medical progress on childhood epilepsy patients. Impact.

Conditions

• Neurologic Disorder
• Seizure Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	seizure	epileptic children

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-09
• Primary completion: 2019-01-04
• Completion: 2021-02-19
• First posted: 2024-08-07
• Last updated: 2024-08-07

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Taiwan