RECRUITING

A Multi-site Feasibility Clinical Trial of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT), a Mind and Body Treatment for Pediatric Functional Seizures

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a future fully powered multi-site efficacy Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing two treatments for pediatric functional seizures (FS). In this study, 11-18-year-olds diagnosed with FS will be randomized to 12 sessions of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) or Competent Adulthood Transition with Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic, and Interpersonal Training (CATCH-IT) at 3 sites: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital. Feasibility of recruitment will be measured by the percentage of planned participant enrollment target obtained at each site and overall during the 18 months of planned enrollment. Acceptability will be assessed using the Acceptability Questionnaire. Participant retention will be measured by the percent of enrolled participants that complete the 2-month follow-up visit at each site and overall. For treatment fidelity assessment, 20% of each therapist's sessions will be randomly chosen and assessed for fidelity. Patient adherence will be measured in two ways: 1) the percent of ReACT or CATCH-IT sessions completed at each site and overall and 2) for ReACT, the percent of times participants report using the treatment plan during FS episodes (measured by FS diary) and for CATCH-IT, the number of times parents and children spend using CATCH-IT each week (measured by the CATCH-IT platform). These data will be used to support a future fully-powered multi-site RCT assessing the efficacy of ReACT for pediatric FS.

Official Title

A Multi-site Feasibility Clinical Trial of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT), a Mind and Body Treatment for Pediatric Functional Seizures

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-03-18
Study Completion:2027-08
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05819268

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:11 Years to 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Males and females ages 11-18
  2. * Diagnosis of functional seizures
  3. * Internet access for telehealth sessions and CATCH-IT
  1. * Comorbid epilepsy
  2. * Less than 4 functional seizures per month
  3. * Other paroxysmal nonepileptic events (e.g. hypoxic-ischemic phenomena, sleep disorders or migraine-associated disorders)
  4. * Participation in other therapy
  5. * Severe intellectual disability
  6. * Severe mental illness (active delusions/hallucinations)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Aaron Fobian, PhD
CONTACT
205-934-2241
afobian@uabmc.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-03-18
Study Completion Date2027-08

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-03-18
Study Completion Date2027-08

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Functional Seizures
  • Convulsion, Non-Epileptic