Exercise Education for Adults With Seizure Disorders

December 8, 2018 updated by: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Self-efficacy for exercise score following the E-MOVE intervention.
Time Frame: 0 and 12 weeks post intervention
0 and 12 weeks post intervention
Change in Outocme Expectations for exercise score following the E-MOVE intervention.
Time Frame: 0 and 12 weeks post intervention
0 and 12 weeks post intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The effect of the E-MOVE intervention on seizure frequency based on seizure calendar self-report, quality of life scores, symptoms of depression and BMI measures.
Time Frame: 0 and 12 weeks post intervention
0 and 12 weeks post intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Irene H Dustin, C.R.N.P., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 10, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 25, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

December 7, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 14, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 11, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2018

Last Verified

December 7, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 130127
  • 13-N-0127

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