Mobile Application of Seizure Diary (Brain4U) in Epilepsy Care

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The study is intended to evaluate the impact of mobile application on management and knowledge acquisition in patients with epilepsy.

Detailed Description
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Investigators assess the general and personal knowledge of epilepsy, compliance of antiepileptic drugs (AED), and self efficacy scale. Participants be asked to use the mobile application (Brain4U) and record seizure type, frequency of seizures, aggravating factors, and adverse events related to antiepileptic drugs for 2 month period.

Official Title
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Mobile Application of Seizure Diary (Brain4U) in Epilepsy for the Better Patient Care

Conditions
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Epilepsy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Mobile application Brain4U


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be between the ages of 1-99. Participants must attend Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic. Participants under age 18 must have an adult guardian give informed consent. Participants must have a functioning smartphone (iOS or Android) which can download the and perform Brain4U application. Participants must be able to use mobile application skillfully. Exclusion Criteria: Person who does not have smartphone nor restricted to use mobile application can not participate this study. Person with intellectual disability or unable to use mobile application can not participate this study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 1 Year
Maximum Age: 99 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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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Adolescent patient<br>Participant between the ages of 15-18 Participants who are taking antiepileptic drug for seizure control | Device: Mobile application Brain4U<br>* Brain4U application provides participants to record seizures, medications, side effects, and combined psychiatric problems. It also reminds participants when to take antiepileptic drugs.<br>|
| Parents with epilepsy children<br>Participants who have child with epilepsy (ages of 1-15) Participants' child who are taking antiepileptic drug for seizure control | Device: Mobile application Brain4U<br>* Brain4U application provides participants to record seizures, medications, side effects, and combined psychiatric problems. It also reminds participants when to take antiepileptic drugs.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evaluation of knowledge acquisition in epilepsy | Baseline and 2 month Timepoint scores from questionnaires are assessed. Improvement in knowledge acquisition and self-efficacy by using questionnaire. Genetal knowledge (G) Questionnaire: There are total 10 questions (1 point score for each question) to evaluate general knowlege about epilepsy. Score reported as (mean, SD), higher scores are better. Score ranges 0 to 10. Persional knowledge (P) questionnaire: There are total 4 questions (1 point score for each question) to evaluate knowlege about individual's epilepsy. Score reported as (mean, SD), higher scores are better. Score ranges 0 to 4. Self-efficacy scale (SE): There are 4 questions (1 point score for each question) to evaluate self-efficacy scale. Score reported as (mean, SD), higher scores are better. Score ranges 0 to 4. | 2 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AED compliance | Baseline and 2 month Timepoint AED compliances are reported. Assess improvement of AED compliance by comparing Days with AED per month before and after using mobile application. Count the Days with AED in a month and converted to the percentage. Percentage ranges 0 to 100%. The high percentage means good compliance which means less AED skipping in a month. | 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Epilepsy, Seizure diary, Mobile application