COPE Intervention for Parents of Children With Epilepsy

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Epilepsy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the program Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) is feasible to administer to parents of children with neurological conditions. The goal of the study is to empower parents by providing them with educational materials designed to teach them how to foster healthy coping skills in their child.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00767026

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

88

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parents of children ages 2-6 with epilepsy
• Children must have been diagnosed with epilepsy for a minimum period of six months
• Parents of children currently admitted to the Children's Hospital Boston inpatient neuroscience unit (CHB-INU) for long term EEG
• High school graduate literate in English
• Access to cellular or home telephone

You may not qualify if…

• Parents of children who have been diagnosed with co-morbid conditions including, but not limited to: cancer, mitochondrial or metabolic disorders

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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