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Study of prevalence of epilepsy in children in rural Maharashtra

Demographic profile of Pediatric epilepsy in a rural population in Pune district.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/01/017250
Enrollment
43000
Registered
2019-01-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G409- Epilepsy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Bharati Hospital research Centre Pune
Lead Sponsor
State health systems and research centre Pune
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A door-to-door survey of 10 villages catered by RHTC, Lavale. The population residing will be screened and children in the given age group will be selected for further study.Those children with history of seizures or seizure like events will be screened by ASHA worklers using a performa.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neonatal seizures

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the prevalence of seizures and epilepsy (old and new) in childrenTimepoint: At the time of screening—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To analyse the distribution of types of seizures and epilepsy syndromes 2.To determine the etiology of seizures- acute symptomatic, febrile, epileptic 3.To evaluate the prevalent treatment gap in these children 4.To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding epilepsy Timepoint: At the time of screening—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kavita Srivastava

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Medical College, Pune

kavisri1970@gmail.com9850825791

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026