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Creation, Implementation, and Analysis of a Seizure Action Plan

NCT02995759 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 288

Last updated 2019-08-06

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Summary

Data strongly suggests that aggressive and early treatment of status epilepticus (SE) is crucial for seizure abortion and prevention of long-term neurologic sequelae. We propose the creation of a seizure action plan, an intervention aimed to guide daily medication use, outline pre-hospital seizure first aid and rescue medication use, and direct emergency personnel in patients' individualized SE medication algorithm, with implementation through the electronic medical record. We hypothesize that the seizure action plan will promote daily medication adherence, increase use of home rescue mediation, and improve timeliness of AED (antiepileptic drug) delivery, length of hospital stay, and ICU admission rate in episodes of status epilepticus.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Seizure Action Plan

The action plan will be electronically formatted in the EMR. After electronic creation, the primary neurologist and patient/caregiver will create a patient-specific plan.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Tobias Loddenkemper, MD · Boston Children's Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2019-04-30
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • United States

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