The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an online group Neuro-behavioral Therapy (NBT) with text messaging intervention for Veterans with epilepsy and major depressive disorder (MDD).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
Participants will receive an introduction session and 12 1-hour long online sessions once per week for a total of 12 weeks that are guided by the investigator who is trained in NBT.Participants will engage in tools to aid in assuming control over their seizures; contextualize their environment; identify moods, situations, and thoughts; train healthy communication and support seeking; understand central nervous system medications and seizures; conduct a functional behavioral analysis; learn relaxation techniques; examine external stressors and internal triggers; and prepare for life after the intervention. Participants will be asked to complete weekly homework, thought records, seizure logs that are found in their workbooks and to engage in journal entries.
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGThe University of Texas health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGEnrollment rate
This is defined as the number enrolled divided by the number of eligible participants screened
Time frame: post intervention (14 weeks after baseline)
Retention rate
This is defined as the number completing the study/number enrolled at baseline
Time frame: post intervention (14 weeks after baseline)
Session attendance rate (proportion of sessions attended)
Time frame: post intervention (14 weeks after baseline)
Homework completion rate (proportion of homework assignments completed)
Time frame: post intervention (14 weeks after baseline)
User satisfaction as assessed by The Participant Satisfaction Survey
This is a 16 item questionnaire and the first 10 questions are scored from 1( strongly disagree)to 5(strongly agree) for a maximum score of 50, higher score indicating better outcome
Time frame: post intervention (14 weeks after baseline)
Change in depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9),
This is a 9 item questionnaire and each is scored from 0(not at all) to 3(Nearly every day), for a score range of 1-27, higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: baseline, end of session 12 (12 weeks form baseline)
Change in quality of Life as assessed by the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-10 (QOLIE-10)
This is a 10 item questionnaire , with scores ranging from 0-100, with a higher score indicating better quality of life.
Time frame: baseline, end of session 12(12 weeks form baseline)
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Change resilience as assessed by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
This is a 25 item questionnaire, each rated on a 5-point scale from 0(not true at all) to 4(true nearly all the time), with higher scores reflecting greater resilience.
Time frame: baseline, end of session 12(12 weeks form baseline)
Change in efficacy in the self management of epilepsy as assessed by the Epilepsy Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES)
This is a 33 item questionnaire , rated on a 11-point Likert scale, ranging from 0(I cannot do it at all) to 10(sure I can do) for a maximum score of 330, higher score indicating better outcome
Time frame: baseline, end of session 12(12 weeks form baseline)