Effect of the EpiSchool-M App on Teachers' Epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Management (EpiSchool-M)

The Effect of Epilepsy Management at School Mobile Health Application on Epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Management of Teachers of Children With Intellectual Disability: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the training given to the teachers of children with intellectual disabilities with the "Epilepsy Management at School Mobile Health Application" and the "Digital Epilepsy Education Guide" on teachers' epilepsy knowledge, attitudes, and self management levels. This study was planned in a pretest, posttest design, follow-up, randomized controlled study. The sample of the study will consist of 90 teachers. Intervention-1 (Epilepsy Management at School Mobile Health Application, n=30), intervention-2 (Digital Epilepsy Education Guide, n=30) and control group (group without any intervention, n=30) will be included in the study. The data collection tools to be used in the research will be applied to all three groups at the same time intervals (T0: Just before the application phase of the research, T1: 15 days after the application, T2: one month after the application). The data will be collected using the Personal Information Form, the Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale, and the Epilepsy Self-Management Scale for Teachers. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 package program will be used in the analysis of the data.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Epilepsy; Mobile Applications; Attitude; Knowledge; Self Management; Intellectual Disabilities; Teacher Training
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Epilepsy Management at School Mobile Health Application; Other: Digital Epilepsy Education Guide

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Konyaaltı
    • Antalya, Konyaaltı, Turkey, 07070
      • Akdeniz University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Working at special education schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in Antalya Province,
• Teachers of children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities,
• Having a smartphone with internet access and either an Android or iOS operating system.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Teachers of children with hearing and visual impairments, without intellectual disabilities
• Teachers of children with mild intellectual disabilities

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mobile Application Group; Teachers in the Epilepsy Management at School Mobile Health Application group will download the EpiSchool app to their phones. Within two weeks, they will watch the epilepsy-related educational videos and the animation video integrated into the app.	Other: Epilepsy Management at School Mobile Health Application; Teachers who meet the inclusion criteria will use the EpiSchool
Experimental: Digital Education Guide Group; The digital guide, prepared based on expert opinions, will be sent to the teachers via a link. They will be asked to read the guide within 15 days.	Other: Digital Epilepsy Education Guide; Teachers who meet the inclusion criteria will use the EpiGuide
No Intervention: Control Group; Group without any intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Knowledge And Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale	The scales developed by Kos et al. (2023) assess knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy. A higher total score indicates a higher level of knowledge and attitude. The scales consist of two parts: the "Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale" and the "Knowledge Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale." The "Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale" has two subdimensions: attitudes toward social relationships of children with epilepsy (10 items) and attitudes toward epilepsy-related limitations (5 items), totaling 15 items. A lower score on this scale indicates more positive attitudes toward epilepsy. The "Knowledge Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale" includes two subdimensions: knowledge about epilepsy (2 items) and knowledge about epilepsy's effects (10 items), totaling 12 items. A lower score on this scale indicates higher knowledge about epilepsy. Both scales are five-point Likert-type measurement tools.	1.5 months
Epilepsy Self-Management Scale for Teachers	The Epilepsy Self-Management Scale for Teachers, developed by Kos et al. (2022), aims to assess epilepsy self-management in teachers. It is a 23-item, five-point Likert scale. Responses are numbered from 1 to 5, with 1 meaning "Never" and 5 meaning "Always." Each item on the scale can receive a score between 1 and 5. The scale consists of three subdimensions: the first subdimension is seizure-related self-management (13 items), the second subdimension is pre-seizure self-management (5 items), and the third subdimension is post-seizure self-management (5 items).	1.5 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kafkas University
• Collaborators: Akdeniz University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 10, 2025
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 24, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): April 24, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 31, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): February 4, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 8, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 5, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: epilepsy; Mobile Health Application; children with intellectual disabilities; epilepsy knowledge; epilepsy attitude; epilepsy self management
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Intellectual Disability; Epilepsy
• Other Study ID Numbers: KAEK-33

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No