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Comparison of Efficacy Between Suggestion Method During Video EEG Recording by Verbal Suggestion in Isolation and Verbal Suggestion Along With Cotton Swab or Tuning Fork for Inducing the Paroxysmal Event in Children Aged 5 to 18 Years With Suspected Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events

Comparison of Efficacy Between Suggestion Method During Video EEG Recording by Verbal Suggestion in Isolation and Verbal Suggestion Along With Cotton Swab or Tuning Fork for Inducing the Paroxysmal Event in Children Aged 5 to 18 Years With Suspected Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03551431
Enrollment
25
Registered
2018-06-11
Start date
2018-06-30
Completion date
2019-05-31
Last updated
2018-06-11

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Conditions

EEG, Psychogenic Non Epileptic Events

Brief summary

In this study we are going to compare efficacy between suggestion method during video EEG recording by verbal suggestion in isolation and verbal suggestion along with cotton swab or tuning fork for inducing the paroxysmal event in children aged 5 to 18 years with suspected psychogenic nonepileptic events. Still there is paucity of data regarding the optimum method for video EEG by suggestion for psychogenic nonepileptic events. We are planning to recruit 25 children aged 5 to 18 years in each of the three arms after taking informed consent from the guardian and then they will be subjected to video EEG by any one of the three suggestion methods.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTVideo EEG with verbal suggestion

Video EEG with verbal suggestion will be done by attaching EEG electrodes to the child along with verbals suggestion in isolation or verbal suggestion and tuning fork, verbal suggestion and cotton swab.

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Open labeled, randomized controlled Non-inferiority study with three parallel arms: video EEG with verbal suggestion only, cotton swab with verbal suggestion and tuning fork along with verbal suggestion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Children between 5 and 18 years of age with suspected diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic events -

Exclusion criteria

Children with paroxysmal events, who will be later diagnosed as having epilepsy or movement disorder \-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of children in each group, in whom the paroxysmal event could be reproduced by suggestion30 minutesPercentage of children in each group, in whom the paroxysmal event could be induced by suggestion

Contacts

Primary ContactSheffali Gulati, MD Pediatrics
sheffaligulati@gmail.com011-26594679

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026