Epidemiologic Follow Up Study of Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Among Seniors

Completed

Conditions studied: Epileptic Seizures

In brief

The purpose of this proposed research is to identify individuals in southeastern Arizona aged 65 years and older who have new onset seizures (or newly diagnosed epilepsy) and monitor them for at least two years. In doing so the investigators will be able to describe the public health burden of this condition and to identify factors that predict clinical outcomes and health care needs in this population, using quantitative, administrative, and qualitative data. The aims of this proposed research are 1) to determine the two-year incidence of newly diagnosed epilepsy in the target population, 2) describe health care resource utilization of the target population using Medicare data, 3) validate the use of Medicare beneficiary data to estimate incidence of epilepsy, and 4) describe the burden of this condition in different ethnic groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01351727

Run by

University of Arizona

People needed

97

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-06

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 65 years or older
• New onset seizure or newly diagnosed epilepsy as of October 2010
• Is a resident of Pima, Cochise or Santa Cruz County

You may not qualify if…

• Seizure dues to hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, alcohol use (with no evidence of other seizures)

Where it is running

• Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz Counties — Tucson, Arizona, United States

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