Collaborative Care for Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy

Part of paid clinical trials in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study ID
NCT05559749
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • collaborative care — BEHAVIORAL
    a 24-week neurology based collaborative care program consisting of: 1. a series of every 2 weeks care management calls by the care manager to evaluate anxiety, depression, seizures and side effects and deliver brief therapy interventions to the participant, and 2. collaborative care conferences including a psychiatrist to generate expert recommendations for anxiety and depression management and communication of recommendations between the care manger, psychiatrist and neurologist.
  • usual neurology care — BEHAVIORAL
    ongoing usual neurology care, without the addition of the collaborative care program

Study Details

This is a randomized effectiveness/implementation trial comparing a 24-week neurology-based collaborative care intervention to usual neurology care among 60 adults with epilepsy.

Key Dates

Start date
May 4, 2023
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Feb 19, 2026
Completion
Aug 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: collaborative care
    The collaborative care team roles include the care manager/social worker and psychiatrist who interact with the patient participant and the patient's neurologist/neurology provider.
  • Active Comparator: usual neurology care
    Ongoing usual neurology care, without the addition of the collaborative care program - current standard care and is thus an ethically appropriate control condition for effectiveness and implementation trials.

Primary Outcome Measure

change in emotional quality of life subscale of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) - between two groups [ Time Frame: Month 6 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-SalemNorth Carolina27157
Lauren P Richmond
[email protected]
336-716-9632
Heidi M Munger Clary, MD, MPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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