Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances in People with Epilepsy and the Effect on Quality of life

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25003

Enrollment

250

Registered

2014-05-28

Start date

2014-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Epilepsy, sleep disorders

Interventions

People with epilepsy will be asked to cooperate in this questionnaire study. Questionnaires about their sleep and about quality of life and general health has to filled out. They also have to find peo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Adult (age 18 yrs or older) - Definite diagnosis epilepsy - Seizure frequency of ≥ 1 per year - An signed informed consent form - The patient must be capable of understanding Dutch and filling out questionnaires - ≤ 2 Anti-Epileptic Drugs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - > 1 year seizure free without AED - Educational level below special elementary education (SBO)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of sleep disturbances in people with epilepsy treated in general hospital compared to age- and gender matched healthy controls	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life scores in people with epilepsy with sleep disturbances compared to those without sleep disturbances	—

Contacts

Public ContactTh. Gutter

Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland Dr Denekampweg 20

tgutter@sein.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)