The Impact of Mindfulness Meditation in Veterans With Epilepsy

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Conditions studied: Epilepsy

In brief

Epilepsy is one of the fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of all ages and about 25 % of those patients have medically intractable epilepsy. Since the traditional pharmaceutical and surgical approach is not always effective, this study intends to investigate a novel approach using mindfulness as adjunctive tool of treatment for veterans with epilepsy. This study proposes a randomized, single-blinded pilot investigative trial to assess the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation. The measures outcomes include seizure frequency, number of ER visits, quality of life, depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep quality and alcohol use in patients with Epilepsy. The cohort group will be randomized in two groups, one is the group of patients getting mindful meditation weekly during 8 weeks compared to patients in the waiting list who have the desire to participate.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03589755

Run by

Miami VA Healthcare System

People needed

0

Starts

2019-02-08

Expected to finish

2020-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of epilepsy, according to the using the 2014 International League Against Epilepsy criteria
• Adults over the age of 18
• Willingness to participate in mindfulness meditation sessions weekly for 8 weeks
• Being able to read at a 6th grade level.
• Being able to understand the study, consent form, and guided instructions during mindfulness meditation.

You may not qualify if…

• Having an isolated diagnosis of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.
• Having a diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder previously known as dementia which would make the patient unable to follow guided instructions during mindfulness meditation.

Where it is running

• miami VAMC — Miami, Florida, United States

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