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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate standard of care exercise education alone or in combination with a wearable physical activity tracker in people with epilepsy (PWE) to determine the most effective way to increase physical activity and measure impact on depression, anxiety, quality of life, sleep, and seizure frequency.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 64 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • patient of the Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at UTHealth-McGovern Medical School - diagnosis of epilepsy - be able to provide consent in English - complete surveys independently - be able to sync Fitbit data

Exclusion Criteria

  • currently using a wearable physical activity tracker prior to enrollment - pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study duration - planning to undergo epilepsy surgery during the study duration

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Experimental group
  • Behavioral: Activity Tracker Group
    In addition to the standard of care exercise education, participants in the activity tracker group will be provided a Fitbit physical activity tracker at no cost to the participants. They will be asked to download the Fitbit application (app) to their personal smartphone device to allow them to see their own data collected by the Fitbit. They will also be asked to download the Stridekick app for the purpose of sharing their activity tracker data electronically with the study team and having the opportunity to participate in fitness challenges through the app. App accounts will be created by the participants with usernames that do not contain the participant's identifiable personal information. Optional fitness challenges will be created once per month by the study investigators, and participants will also receive a weekly message of encouragement from the study team.
Active Comparator
Control Group
  • Behavioral: Standard of Care Group
    Participants will receive standard of care exercise education.

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

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