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HOBSCOTCH-YOUTH and Young Adults

NCT07735715 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about the home-based epilepsy self-management program, HOBSCOTCH, for improving cognitive function (thinking and memory) and quality of life specifically in young adults, ages 18 - 29 years, who have epilepsy. It will also learn if a modification of the program for youth with epilepsy, ages 13 - 17, improves thinking and memory and quality of life and reduces stress for their parents.

Researchers will enroll 260 young adults with epilepsy and 40 youth with epilepsy and their parent or guardian. Researchers will compare responses to questionnaires and surveys before and after participation in the HOBSCOTCH program to see if thinking, memory and quality of life have improved for young adults and youth with epilepsy and to see if parents have improved quality of life as well.

Participants will:

* Attend 9 weekly one-hour sessions of the HOBSCOTH program in their homes with a one-on-one coach using their computer or their phone; youth with epilepsy (ages 13 - 17) will attend alongside a parent or legal guardian.
* Keep a short daily diary about their seizures and activity in the program using a smart phone app(lication)
* Complete surveys and questionnaires before HOBSCOTCH and 3 months and 6 months later.

There are no study visits to a medical center. HOBSCOTCH is a virtual or telehealth intervention.

Conditions

  • Epilepsy
  • Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Disorder
  • Memory and Thinking Problems

Interventions

OTHER

HOBSCOTCH/HOBSCOTCH-YOUTH

HOBSCOTCH (HOme Based Self-Management and COgnitive Training CHanges Lives) is a home-based self-management program to treat cognitive symptoms and improve quality of life, while minimizing the barriers of access to care, for people with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. The program is based on Problem Solving Therapy (PST) and teaches problem solving strategies and compensatory mechanisms to help manage cognitive dysfunction and enhance quality of life. HOBSCOTCH-YOUTH is an adaptation of the HOBSCOTCH program for youth ages 13 - 17 who have epilepsy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Epilepsy Wellness Advocates

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, MD, MPH, MSc · Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Geisel School of Medicine-Dartmouth

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2028-09-01
Completion
2029-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07735715 on ClinicalTrials.gov