Adapting Project UPLIFT for Hispanic Patients With Epilepsy II

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Conditions studied: Epilepsy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to adapt Project UPLIFT for Hispanic adults with epilepsy and depression. Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts) is a home-based intervention that teaches cognitive and mindfulness skills to people with epilepsy by phone to reduce their depression and improve quality of life (QOL); it was developed at Emory University with CDC funding. The purpose of this study is to adapt Project UPLIFT for Hispanic adults with epilepsy and depression. Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts) is a home-based intervention that teaches cognitive and mindfulness skills to people with epilepsy by phone to reduce their depression and improve quality of life (QOL); it was developed at Emory University with CDC funding.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03000725

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

72

Starts

2016-10-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-21

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• self-identified as Hispanic
• English or Spanish speaking
• diagnosis of epilepsy for at least one year post diagnosis
• willing to participate in 8 one-hour telephone sessions every week for eight weeks.
• willing to be audio-taped
• Elevated depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) score >13

You may not qualify if…

• Severe depression (CES-D > 37)
• Active suicidal ideation
• Significant cognitive impairment (evident during screening)

Where it is running

• New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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