Evaluation of a Telephone Follow-up Procedure on the Quality of Life in Psychogenic Non-epileptic… (NCT02311829) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Evaluation of a Telephone Follow-up Procedure on the Quality of Life in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures
France136 participantsStarted 2014-01
Plain-language summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of the phone follow-up method compared to the conventional filler taken one.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patient above 18 years old
* Affiliation to social security
* Evolution disorders for over three months with at least 3 psychogenic non-epileptic seizures spaced over 24 hours and less than two years
* Diagnosis of PNES (associated or not with epilepsy) or laid confirmed following a video-EEG examination
* Standardized announcement of the disease made by a neurologist participant / PHRC training
* Good understanding of the French language
* Patient consented to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Acute psychiatric pathology at the time of inclusion warranting urgent hospitalization (acute suicidal risk, Table delusional ...)
* Progressive neurological pathology intercurrent susceptible to aggravation for the duration of the study (glioma, multiple sclerosis, dementia ...)
* A patient who can not physically comply with the six-monthly review at the discretion of the investigator (planned move ...)
* Simultaneous participation to another therapeutic intervention study during the first 12 months
What they're measuring
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Evolution of quality of life scores every 6 months (From 6 to 24 months)