Education program on healthy aging for older adults with epilepsy
Tests a 12-week education program on aging and dementia in older adults with epilepsy.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Healthy Aging in People With Epilepsy Program
Key facts
- Where
- Cleveland, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 55 and 90 years old?
Source: NCT06052605, who can take part
Where in United States
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Anny Reyes
- Trial code
- NCT06052605
- Record updated
- 12 June 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test an educational program about dementia in older adults living with epilepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Healthy Aging in People With Epilepsy Program (HAP-E): Closing the Gap in Epilepsy Care
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test an educational program about dementia in older adults living with epilepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Can providing education on healthy aging, chronic disease management, dementia, and modifiable lifestyle dementia risk factors improve dementia knowledge and health literacy among older adults with epilepsy? 2. Can aging related education and resources improve quality of life among older adults with epilepsy?
Participants will:
* Be randomized to an intervention group or a control group. * Complete a 12-week group educational program (intervention group). * Complete pre- and post-program evaluation (intervention and control groups).
Inclusion: Part 1a - Patient Survey:; Current diagnosis of epilepsy made by a neurologist, epileptologist, or internist/family medicine physician; Age 55 years or older; Proficiency in English (self-assessed); Part 1b - Provider Survey:; Healthcare professional in the US who is involved in the clinical care or treatment of individuals with epilepsy (including Epilepsy Foundation organizational leaders); Part 3:; Current diagnosis of epilepsy made by a neurologist, epileptologist, or internist/family medicine physician; Age 55 years or older (up to 90); Proficiency in English (self-assessed).
Exclusion: Evidence of Dementia (based on phone cognitive screener; those with suspected mild cognitive impairment will not be excluded); Evidence of Dementia (based on phone cognitive screener; those with suspected mild cognitive impairment will not be excluded); Age 90 years or older; Age 90 years or older; Part 1a:; Part 3:.