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Awareness regarding driving in epilepsy patients

Awareness of head injury while driving in patients with epilepsy: A preventive and public educational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/01/023073
Enrollment
710
Registered
2020-01-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G409- Epilepsy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Awareness session using booklets: Awareness session using booklets in Epilepsy patients Control Intervention1: Awareness session using booklets: Awareness session using booklets in heal

Sponsors

ICMR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age >= 15 • Both genders. • All subjects of epilepsy/ epilepsy syndrome with presenting to the Neurology OPD, AIIMS, Delhi. • Epilepsy as defined by International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE): At least two unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring greater than 24 hours apart. One unprovoked (or reflex) seizure and a probability of further seizures similar to the general recurrence risk (at least 60%) after two unprovoked seizures, occurring over the next 10 years. • Diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome: Epilepsy is considered to be resolved for individuals who had an age-dependent epilepsy syndrome but are now past the applicable age or those who have remained seizure-free for the last 10 years. • Disease duration-at least for 6 months • Seizure frequency: all

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Physically or mentally differently able to prevent subject from driving

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score of questionnaire (PWE and control)Timepoint: Day 0- At the time of recruitment. Day 91- 3 months after recruitment at time of followup.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NATimepoint: NA

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVinay Goyal

Department of Neurolgy, AIIMS

drvinaygoyal@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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