sleep disturbance
Conditions
Interventions
epilepsy
sleep
surgery
Sponsors
Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: An adult (18 years or older) with intractable epilepsy treated in SEIN Zwolle, who underwent resective surgery or had an Vagus Nerve Stimulator or Deep Brain Stimulator implanted. Before surgery a night sleep PSG/EEG recording is performed. This recording was performed 12 months before surgery at most, recorded a minima of 6 hours of sleep and no nocturnal (secundairy) generalized seizure(s) occured during the night
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Using a questionnaire, (which is included in the application, and will be given to prospective participants when asked to participate in this study), we exlude participants who have a(n): - educational level below special elementary education - history of alcohol or drug abuse during the 1-year period prior to trial participation (criteria for abuse are implemented from health care clinic Jellinek, specialized in abuse) - the diagnosis of illnesses that affect sleep, like heart failure, cardiac arrythmias pulmonary disease, or sleeping disorders, existing before the diagnosis of epilepsy was made
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in scores sleep scales (Groninger Sleep Quality) before and after surgery Differences in scores on quality of life scales QOLie-31-P(v2), before and after surgery Differences in scores on neuropsychological measures of memory (WMS-R), before and after surgery | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in polysomnography (PSG) / EEG parameters before and after surgery (sleep latency, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, sleep architecture (distribution of all sleep stages)) | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed