Evaluation of a Web-based Virtual Nursing Epilepsy Self-Management Intervention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate a web-based virtual nursing intervention (ÉPI-TAVIE) in terms of 1) acceptability and feasibility, and; 2) preliminary efficacy.

Official Title
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Evaluation of a Web-based Virtual Nursing Intervention to Support Self-Management Among Adults With Epilepsy: A Preliminary Study

Conditions
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Epilepsy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: EPI-TAVIE
* Other: Websites


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: to be a patient of the Clinique d'épilepsie du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal to be able to read and understand French to have access to the Internet Exclusion Criteria: having an uncontrolled psychiatric or cognitive condition

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: EPI-TAVIE<br>Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to complete a web-based nursing intervention called EPI-TAVIE. | Behavioral: EPI-TAVIE<br>* ÉPI-TAVIE is a web-based intervention focusing on epilepsy self-management. This interactive session (25 minutes) is facilitated by a virtual nurse.<br>|
| Other: Websites<br>Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to consult a validated list of predetermined conventional websites. | Other: Websites<br>* The conventional websites offers reliable information about epilepsy. Their content were validated by experts.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self-management | Self-management will be measured with the Epilepsy Self-Management Scale (Dilorio et al., 1994). The scale is composed of 38 items that assess the degree to which people perform tasks to manage their epilepsy. It is composed of five subscales: medication management, information management, seizure management, safety management and lifestyle management. | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Acceptability of the intervention | Acceptability will be evaluated through a self-administered questionnaire composed of items regarding satisfaction with the approach, convenience of use, ease of understanding, relevance, dosage and overall appreciation (Côté et al., 2012). | 1 month | 
| Feasibility of the intervention | Feasibility will be assessed by an evaluation of exposition to intervention: for each participants, the number of page viewed will be recorded. Fidelity to the intervention structure will be obtained by comparing the projected number of pages view to the number of viewed pages, thus addressing its feasibility. | 1 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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web-based intervention, self-management, nursing, epilepsy, seizures