Adapting Project UPLIFT for Hispanic Patients With Epilepsy II
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Epilepsy |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - Any |
| Updated: | 10/18/2018 |
| Start Date: | September 2016 |
| End Date: | September 2019 |
Adapting Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts) is for Hispanic Patients With Epilepsy II
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.
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.
A 2-arm randomized control trial will be conducted to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability
and effects of Project UPLIFT versus usual care (UC) in Hispanic patients with epilepsy. The
goal of this study is to adapt Project UPLIFT for Hispanic adults with epilepsy and
depression.
The specific aim of this study is:
Aim 1: To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and short- and long-term effects of the
adapted intervention on depression and other outcomes in 72 English- and Spanish-speaking
Hispanic epilepsy patients.
and effects of Project UPLIFT versus usual care (UC) in Hispanic patients with epilepsy. The
goal of this study is to adapt Project UPLIFT for Hispanic adults with epilepsy and
depression.
The specific aim of this study is:
Aim 1: To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and short- and long-term effects of the
adapted intervention on depression and other outcomes in 72 English- and Spanish-speaking
Hispanic epilepsy patients.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe depression (CES-D > 37)
- Active suicidal ideation
- Significant cognitive impairment (evident during screening)
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550 1st Ave
New York, New York 10016
New York, New York 10016
(212) 263-7300
Principal Investigator: Tanya Spruill, MD
New York University School of Medicine NYU School of Medicine has a proud history that...
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