The effect of epilepsy care training on anxiety and care burden of parents with children with epilepsy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20141216020344N6

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-06

Start date

2021-04-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

Epilepsy. Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Training sessions include three 30-minute sessions in three consecutive weeks (one session per week). Before each session with the parents, the session time is set

Then these parents are given basic training in this field. It should be noted that this session is provided separately to all parents in the intervention group and if necessary, educational pamphlets

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Months to 8 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents' awareness of the child's illness No stressful event other than the child's illness during the past year Absence from attending similar training sessions and classes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents' unwillingness to cooperate with research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire.;Care burden. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit Care Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Hamidreza Khoshnezhad Ebrahimi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

khoshnezhad.hr@iums.ac.ir+98 21 2222 2045

Outcome results

None listed

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