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Bridging the Gap: Educating Patients on Social Determinants of Health to Improve Epilepsy Surgery Access and Outcomes

NCT07509190 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 310

Last updated 2026-04-03

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Summary

The goal of this study is to identify the needs and barriers to accessing and undergoing epilepsy surgery for patients with epilepsy and then to pilot an educational program regarding the social determinants of health and how they can influence surgical rates and epilepsy outcomes.

For the first part, patients (age 18+) and providers will be asked to complete surveys and participate in focus groups to identify gaps and barriers that limit access to and use of epilepsy surgery.

For piloting the education program, patients (age 18+) at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Monitoring Unit will be randomized to intervention or control. Those in the intervention group, in addition to their usual care, will also receive educational materials on social determinants of health and their influence on surgical rates and epilepsy outcomes. Those in the control group will receive their usual care. Both groups will be asked to fill out surveys and questionnaires at the beginning of their stay, at the end of their stay, and if they elect to have surgery, 12 months after surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PEERS Program

This is a video-based intervention complemented by additional education materials, focusing on educating people with epilepsy on the impact of social determinants of health on epilepsy surgery and outcomes

OTHER

Surveys

Participants will receive surveys to assess barriers to accessing epilepsy care

OTHER

Focus group

Participants will participate in focus groups to further identify barriers associated with lack of access and utilization of epilepsy surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Anny Reyes, PhD · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-18
Primary Completion
2028-12-31
Completion
2029-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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