RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05353452

Collaborative Care in Posttraumatic Epilepsy

Collaborative Care for Anxiety and Depression in Posttraumatic Epilepsy


Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Apr 30, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate a 6 month change in quality of life in subjects who receive collaborative care calls compared to those subjects who receive usual neurology care. This is a 2-site trial comparing a 24 week neurology-based collaborative care program to usual neurology care among a total of 60 adults with post-traumatic epilepsy.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a collaborative care model — where neurologists, mental health specialists, and care coordinators work together — to improve mental health outcomes (specifically anxiety and depression) in people with post-traumatic epilepsy (epilepsy caused by a traumatic brain injury). **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with epilepsy caused by a traumatic brain injury - You have significant symptoms of anxiety or depression (based on standardized questionnaires) - You are receiving neurological care at one of the study sites **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are already receiving active psychiatric treatment that would overlap with the study's collaborative care program - You have active suicidal ideation or a history of suicide attempts - You have unstable drug or alcohol abuse - You have an unstable or progressive medical condition - You are currently enrolled in another treatment study - You have cognitive limitations that prevent completing self-report questionnaires Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALNeurology Based Collaborative Care

Twenty-four week, evidence-based remote collaborative care model initiated around the time of a neurology visit. The collaborative care team roles include the care manager, psychiatrist, and psychologist/social worker who interact with the patient participant and the patient's neurologist.

BEHAVIORALSOC Neurological care

Usual neurology care means ongoing, epilepsy provider-recommended clinic visits, prescriptions, testing and referrals from their epilepsy provider. Mental health referrals or prescribing of antidepressants may potentially occur in this group; these types of interventions will be tracked at outcome assessments.


Locations(1)

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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