Education program aims to boost Well-Being in epilepsy patients
NCT ID NCT02832349
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a structured education program could improve the quality of life for adults with epilepsy. 80 participants either received individual and group educational sessions or standard care. The goal was to see if learning more about the disease and its management helps patients live better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this educational approach could help people with epilepsy feel more in control and improve their daily well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no blinding, so results may be influenced by patient expectations. The benefit may not apply to all epilepsy patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2016
- Finished
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Jan 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Major epileptic patient * Epilepsy diagnosed for at least 6 months before inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with mental disabilities (patient in an institution or with communication disorders, speech and verbal comprehension) * Patients with disabling chronic condition other than epilepsy * Patient consulting for the first time * Patient whose diagnosis of epilepsy date of less than 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Caen University Hospital
Caen, France
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