Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database

Launched by SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · Sep 16, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

The Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database (PREDICT) is a study designed to learn more about epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures. Researchers in western Sweden are following adults who have experienced an unprovoked seizure (a seizure that happens without any clear cause) or have been diagnosed with epilepsy. The goal is to find out more about the genetic factors and other markers that could help with the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, as well as to understand the long-term effects of living with this condition.

To participate in this study, individuals need to be over 18 years old and have had an unprovoked seizure in the last year or a diagnosis of epilepsy within certain guidelines. Unfortunately, people who are expected to live for less than two more years or cannot provide informed consent (which means they can’t fully understand the study details) are not eligible. Participants will have the chance to contribute to important research that could help improve future treatments for epilepsy, and they will be closely monitored by healthcare professionals throughout the study.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Over 18 years of age
• • An unprovoked seizure within the last year or a diagnosis of epilepsy according to the current International League Against Epilepsy definition (epilepsy with seizure in the last ten or antiepileptic drug treatment in the last five years)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Expected survival less than two years
• • Inability to give informed consent