Stress Management Intervention for Living With Epilepsy (SMILE)

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

95

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2015

Conditions
Epilepsy
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Progressive muscle relaxation

"Subjects practice a progressive muscle relaxation exercise for 15 minutes every AM and 5 minutes every PM~Both groups will practice twice daily, one 15 minute practice in the AM and a 5 minute practice in the PM. An additional 5 minute mid-day practice will occur only when e-diary entries from experience sampling meet specific predetermined criteria."

BEHAVIORAL

Sham exercise

"The focused attention practices will consist of one or more of the following components: movement of body parts, breathing exercises, and writing exercises.~Both groups will practice twice daily, one 15 minute practice in the AM and a 5 minute practice in the PM. An additional 5 minute mid-day practice will occur only when e-diary entries from experience sampling meet specific predetermined criteria."

Trial Locations (3)

10467

Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx

45267

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

94143

University of California San Francisco, San Francisco

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Charles L Shor Foundation for Epilepsy Research

UNKNOWN

collaborator

University of Cincinnati

OTHER

lead

Montefiore Medical Center

OTHER

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