Postictal aggression in patients with epilepsy - reduced quality of life?

Postictal aggression in patients with epilepsy - reduced quality of life? - PAPE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024993

Enrollment

300

Registered

2021-04-09

Start date

2021-04-20

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

G40 F91.1

Interventions

Group 1: Patients > 18 years old are asked about postictal aggression within the last 12 months and about psychiatric comorbidities as well as life quality.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with definite epilepsy. At least 18 years old. At least one seizure within the last 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with legal representatives or with insufficient knowledge of German language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of Postictal aggression in a planned group of about 300 patients in retro- and prospective dataset (retrospective data are collected at index-day, prospective data are collected over a period of 3 months after first day of examination by a questionnaire)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Possible correlation of postictal aggression and quality of life, epilepsy syndrom, psychiatric comorbidities, anticonvulsants, age and sex	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIsabelle Wirsching

Charité

isabelle.wirsching@charite.de+4930450560256

Outcome results

None listed

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