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Comparing the effectiveness of exercises and education on depression, worry, quality of life and seizure episodes in seizure patients

Comparing the effectiveness of various physiotherapy training techniques on depression, anxiety, quality of life and seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053752
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-06-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G401- Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures

Interventions

Intervention1: Jacobsons Progressive Relaxation Technique: Physiotherapy education will be given on the first day of assessment. With the patient in supine lying or sitting, maximal contraction and re

Sponsors

KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients having simple partial type of epilepsy. 2.Patients having a seizure history of more than 3 months and less than 5 years. 3.Patients having baseline measures of (7 ± 3) in HADS â?? A, (6 ± 3) in HADS â?? D and (53 ± 13) in QOLIE-31 scales. 4.Age limit between 20-50 years. 5.Patients who have not been exercising in the past 3 months. 6. Patients who are on regular medications.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with physical disabilities that hinder treatment related activities. 2.Patients with progressive neurological or systemic disorder. 3.Patients with linguistic (English) difficulty, cognitive disability and those who are not willing to be a part of the study. 4.Patients with a history of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, or endocrinologic disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Depression and anxiety Timepoint: Baseline,6 weeks and 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of lifeTimepoint: Baseline 6 weeks 12 weeks;Seizure frequencyTimepoint: Baseline 6 weeks 12 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSupraja G

KMCH College of Physiotherapy

selveshpt@gmail.com8190871464

Outcome results

None listed

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