Exercise Education for Adults With Seizure Disorders
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Epilepsy |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/13/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 10, 2013 |
| End Date: | December 7, 2018 |
Increasing Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations For Exercise in Adults With Epilepsy: An Educational Motivation Intervention - E-MOVE
Study Population
-People with seizures benefit from regular exercise. Exercise may help decrease the number of
seizures they have. It also improves overall health and quality of life. However, people with
seizure disorders often have been prevented from doing sports or other regular physical
activity. They may also feel that exercise or injury can increase their risk of seizures.
Researchers want to try an exercise program for people who have seizures to see if they can
increase motivation to exercise which will improve overall health and may decrease the
frequency of seizures.
Objectives:
- To see how exercise education improves motivation to exercise in people who have a history
of seizures.
Eligibility:
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have a history of seizures.
Design:
- This study involves three outpatient visits and weekly telephone calls for about 12
weeks. There will be followup calls at about 6 and 12 months after the outpatient
visits.
- Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. They will answer
questions about their current level of physical activity, mood, quality of life, and
ideas about exercise.
- At the first visit, participants will learn how to keep a physical activity log and
seizure calendar. They will also use an activity monitor and take their pulse regularly.
They will complete questionnaires about their mood and thoughts about exercise and
seizures.
- At the second visit, participants will set personal activity goals and learn about
physical activity and seizures. They will review the physical activity log, seizure log,
and activity monitor and pulse readings for the previous 4 weeks.
- After the second visit, participants will receive weekly telephone calls. Each call will
last about 5 minutes. These calls will ask about physical activities for the week and
participants' progress toward meeting their goals. These calls will also review the
seizure log.
- At the third visit (12 weeks), the same tests from the first visit will be repeated.
- The followup phone calls will continue to monitor participants' activity levels.
-People with seizures benefit from regular exercise. Exercise may help decrease the number of
seizures they have. It also improves overall health and quality of life. However, people with
seizure disorders often have been prevented from doing sports or other regular physical
activity. They may also feel that exercise or injury can increase their risk of seizures.
Researchers want to try an exercise program for people who have seizures to see if they can
increase motivation to exercise which will improve overall health and may decrease the
frequency of seizures.
Objectives:
- To see how exercise education improves motivation to exercise in people who have a history
of seizures.
Eligibility:
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have a history of seizures.
Design:
- This study involves three outpatient visits and weekly telephone calls for about 12
weeks. There will be followup calls at about 6 and 12 months after the outpatient
visits.
- Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. They will answer
questions about their current level of physical activity, mood, quality of life, and
ideas about exercise.
- At the first visit, participants will learn how to keep a physical activity log and
seizure calendar. They will also use an activity monitor and take their pulse regularly.
They will complete questionnaires about their mood and thoughts about exercise and
seizures.
- At the second visit, participants will set personal activity goals and learn about
physical activity and seizures. They will review the physical activity log, seizure log,
and activity monitor and pulse readings for the previous 4 weeks.
- After the second visit, participants will receive weekly telephone calls. Each call will
last about 5 minutes. These calls will ask about physical activities for the week and
participants' progress toward meeting their goals. These calls will also review the
seizure log.
- At the third visit (12 weeks), the same tests from the first visit will be repeated.
- The followup phone calls will continue to monitor participants' activity levels.
Objective:
To see what keeps people with seizures from exercising and see how they can increase their
belief that they can exercise and that exercise will help them.
Study Population:
50 adults with seizures
Design:
In this protocol, we will pilot the use of an educational intervention to provide people with
seizure disorders an opportunity to learn about the benefits of exercise and learn
specifically what types of exercise to incorporate into their daily lives.
Outcome Measures:
To assess the effectiveness of the educational intervention, we will use pre and post
intervention measures including seizure specific measures of self-efficacy (belief that they
can exercise) and outcome expectations (belief that exercise will help them) for exercise. To
assess changes in physical activity, seizure frequency, and mood, we will monitor physical
activity and seizure calendars, activity monitor recordings, and mood rating scales.
To see what keeps people with seizures from exercising and see how they can increase their
belief that they can exercise and that exercise will help them.
Study Population:
50 adults with seizures
Design:
In this protocol, we will pilot the use of an educational intervention to provide people with
seizure disorders an opportunity to learn about the benefits of exercise and learn
specifically what types of exercise to incorporate into their daily lives.
Outcome Measures:
To assess the effectiveness of the educational intervention, we will use pre and post
intervention measures including seizure specific measures of self-efficacy (belief that they
can exercise) and outcome expectations (belief that exercise will help them) for exercise. To
assess changes in physical activity, seizure frequency, and mood, we will monitor physical
activity and seizure calendars, activity monitor recordings, and mood rating scales.
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Able to use seizure calendars to record seizures throughout the study
English speaking
Able to provide informed consent
Diagnosed with epilepsy by standard clinical criteria.
Age 18 years and older
Enrolled in evaluation and treatment of epilepsy protocol 01-N-0139
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Do not have health care provider clearance to participate in a physical activity program
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site
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Phone: 800-411-1222
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