epilepsy epilepsie seizure detection aanvalsdetectie heart rate hartfrequentie accelerometry accelerometrie video analysis video analyse audio analysis audio analyse
Conditions
Interventions
No intervention. Assessment of a diagnostic sensor system (armband, videocamera).
Sponsors
Kempenhaeghe, SEIN, UMCU.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Between 2 and 18 years of age, or between 18 - 65 years with a mental impairment. 2. Major motor seizures defined as tonic-clonic, generalized tonic, hypermotor or series of myoclonic seizures. 3. Minimal nocturnal motor seizure frequency: 1/week. 4. The mentally impaired patients all live in the long-term facilities at Kempenhaeghe or SEIN. Children may live in their family home. 5. Informed consent form signed by legal representatives.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Intensive non-epileptic movement patterns such as severe choreatiform movements due to birth defects, intensive sleep walking, frequent night terrors (> 1/night) 2. Only minor motor seizures: non-generalised tonic seizures (often short lasting) or isolated myoclonias. 3. Inability to comply to the trial procedure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the detection rate of the combination of heart rate and accelerometry analysis and the added value of video and audio detection. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the performances of heart rate, accelerometry, video and audio alone, the technical performance of the sensor system and quality of life and ‘trust’ of the patient and caregivers. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJ. Arends
GGZ Drenthe, Department of Psychotic Disorders, Mental Health Care Services Drenthe, P.O. Box 30.007
Outcome results
None listed