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Development and Intervention of a Self-Management Model for Children with Epilepsy and Their Families: An Empirical Study Grounded in the Empowerment Process Theory

Development and Intervention of a Self-Management Model for Children with Epilepsy and Their Families: An Empirical Study Grounded in the Empowerment Process Theory

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500099884
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-31
Start date
2025-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Epilepsy

Interventions

Experimental group:Health education for children with epilepsy and their primary caregivers during outpatient visits and hospitalizations (30 minutes/session, 1 session in total) includes: 1. Teach se
2. Distribution of health education materials (manuals and videos): covering epilepsy knowledge, medication-related knowledge, healthy lifestyle, etc.
(3) The doctor-drug-patient tripartite party discussed the patients self-management behavior and needs, and guided the patient to participate in the formulation of a personalized self-management actio
2. Short knowledge quizzes to test and strengthen the knowledge in the children's home study manual
3. Identify the facilitators and hindrances in the process, discuss with the doctor, and collaborate with the patient to develop an improvement plan
4. Improve the self-management plan and agree on the time of the next intervention
5. Psychological care: give encouragement and praise to children and caregivers.

Sponsors

Second Xiangya Hospital of CSU
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children: 1. Clinically diagnosed epilepsy, according to the 2017 diagnostic criteria of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE); 2. Age 0-18 years old; 3. The diagnosis time is greater than 1 year; 4. Patients and guardians are informed and agree to participate in the study. Caregivers: 1. Be the primary caregiver of the child;2. Agree to participate in this study;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children: 1. Severe progressive organic diseases in the brain such as encephalitis, tumors, degenerative diseases, etc.; 2. Be in status epilepticus; Caregivers: Withdrawn from this study halfway due to various reasons;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Scores of the child and family quality of life assessment scale;The score of the self-management ability assessment scale of the child and the family;Assessment of clinical efficacy (number and severity of seizures);Adverse drug reaction assessment scale score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Epilepsy Knowledge and Attitude Situation Measurement Scale score;Adherence Measurement Scale score;Economic outcome measures;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXu Ping

Second Xiangya Hospital of CSU

xuping1109@163.com+86 731 85292072

Outcome results

None listed

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