NCT07509190Recruiting
Bridging the Gap: Educating Patients on Social Determinants of Health to Improve Epilepsy Surgery Access and Outcomes
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this study is to identify the needs and barriers to accessing and undergoing epilepsy surgery for patients with epilepsy and then to pilot an educational program regarding the social determinants of health and how they can influence surgical rates and epilepsy outcomes. For the first part, patients (age 18+) and providers will be asked to complete surveys and participate in focus groups to identify gaps and barriers that limit access to and use of epilepsy surgery. For piloting the education program, patients (age 18+) at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Monitoring Unit will be randomized to intervention or control. Those in the intervention group, in addition to their usual care, will also receive educational materials on social determinants of health and their influence on surgical rates and epilepsy outcomes. Those in the control group will receive their usual care. Both groups will be asked to fill out surveys and questionnaires at the beginning of their stay, at the end of their stay, and if they elect to have surgery, 12 months after surgery.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 310 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 27 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Anny Reyes
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT07509190
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 310
- From 18 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 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
- Previous epilepsy surgery or implantation of neurostimulation device
- Has had prior epilepsy surgery
- Has had prior epilepsy surgery
Other illness
- Has evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of surveys
- Has evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of or ability to participate in the focus group
- Has evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of or ability to participate in the focus group
- Evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of intervention
Other
- Part 1:
- Part 2a - Patient survey:
- Unable to fluently read English
- Part 2a - Provider survey:
- Unable to fluently read English
- Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic patient focus groups:
- Is not fluent in English
- Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic provider focus groups:
- Clinicians involved in the development of the study design
- Part 2b - Community patient focus groups:
- Is not fluent in English
- Part 3:
- Is not fluent in English
Who the study is looking for
- Part 1:
- Epilepsy diagnosis
- Completion of epilepsy surgical evaluation at Cleveland Clinic
- Recommendation for resective/ablation surgery or implantation of neurostimulation device
- At least 18 years old
- Part 2a - Patient survey:
- At least 18 years old
- Epilepsy diagnosis
- Evaluated for epilepsy surgery
- English proficiency enough to complete survey
- Part 2a - Provider survey:
- Healthcare professional in the US who is involved in the clinical care or treatment of individuals with epilepsy
- Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic patient focus groups:
- Epilepsy diagnosis
- Previously completed epilepsy workup at Cleveland Clinic
- At least 18 years old
- Has Basic Interpersonal Fluency Skills in English (based on phone interview)
- Has no evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with participation in the focus group
- Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic provider focus groups:
- Clinicians that are members of Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center and provide care to patients with epilepsy
- Part 2b - Community patient focus groups:
- Epilepsy diagnosis
- Previously completed epilepsy workup
- At least 18 years old
- Has Basic Interpersonal Fluency Skills in English (based on phone interview)
- Part 2b - Community provider focus groups:
- Clinician that provides care to patients with epilepsy outside of Cleveland Clinic
- Part 3:
- At least 18 years old
- Fluent in English
- Being evaluated for epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cleveland | United States | Recruiting |
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