NCT06623994Recruiting
Bridging the Treatment Gap by Expanding Access to Care for People With Epilepsy in Kenya (BEACON)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This cluster randomized trial aims to learn about the effectiveness of task-sharing supported by an epilepsy medical records system (EMRS) (hereafter referred to as BEACON) with patient-tracking data in improving treatment adherence and retention in care in people with epilepsy in western Kenya.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 650 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Sept 2024
- Start date
- 4 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- Feb 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of Virginia
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT06623994
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 650
- From 4 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, Feb 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Individuals receiving care from a neurosurgeon or neurologist for a serious brain disorder
Other
- Unable or unwilling to provide voluntary informed consent or assent (12-18 years)
Who the study is looking for
- Individuals ≥12 years
- Residents of Busia or Trans Nzoia County
- Diagnosed with possible epilepsy through initial screening and confirmed diagnosis by an epilepsy-trained professional with the BEACON project or physician
- Have a diagnosis of epilepsy but are not adherent to antiseizure medication treatment.
Age in the registry: 12 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moi University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Eldoret | Kenya | Recruiting |
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