Clinical trial · Interventional
Motivational Interviewing in Adolescents With Epilepsy
The Effect of Motivational Interviewıng Technique on Social Anxiety and Quality of Life of Adolescents With Epilepsy
NCT06412692CI-TRIAL-00077144unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Epilepsy is the most common serious neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood characterized by recurrent seizures, affecting approximately 0.9% of children and adolescents worldwide. Although epileptic seizures are an important element of epilepsy in children, there are many neurological, mental health and cognitive comorbidities in childhood epilepsy that increase the burden of the disease and cause a decrease in quality of life. Motivational interviewing has been found to have a positive effect on the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases; It is a patient-centered counseling that explores, strengthens, and directs the individual's motivation for change.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Motivational Interviewing Technique | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- The Motivational Interviewing Technique
- description
- The Motivational Interviewing Technique Group (n=36) An equal number of patients will be classified by gender. Before the interview, each adolescent: Informed Consent Form, Personal Information Form, Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents, Children's General Quality of Life Scale, and KINDL Epilepsy Quality of Life Module for Children will be applied. Interviews will be held in the training room next to the Child Neurology Polyclinic. In our study; The motivational interviewing technique will be applied to the experimental group individually by the researcher at 2-week intervals, including a preliminary interview and 6 motivational interview sessions. Each motivational interview will last approximately 40-50 minutes. One day before the motivational interview day, the experimental group will be informed by calling their registered phone numbers. The surveys will be re-administered after the end of the interview sessions. Surveys will be administered again after 1 month.
- interventionNames
- Other: The Motivational Interviewing Technique
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No Intervention
- description
- No Intervention Group (n=36) Equal numbers of patients will be stratified according to gender. Adolescents without intervention; Patient Consent Form, Personal Information Form, Social Anxiety Scale in Adolescents, Child's General Quality of Life Scale, KINDL Epilepsy Quality of Life Module in Children will be applied. Routine follow-up and treatment will continue. The duration of the pre-interview and 6 motivational interviews will be calculated and the scales will be applied again.The surveys will be administered again after 1 month.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 12 Years
- Maximum age
- 15 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Be between the ages of 12-15 * Having epilepsy for at least six months * Having a high score on the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents * Having a low score on the General Child Life Quality Scale * Low scores on the KINDL Epilepsy Quality of Life Module for Children * No mental disability * Able to communicate (can speak and understand Turkish, has no speech disorder) * Being literate * Not having any other chronic disease * Being willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: -Not attending at least one of the interviewing
References
Publications (8)
- BACKGROUNDClifford LM, Brothers SL, Lang A. Self-Disclosure Patterns Among Children and Youth with Epilepsy: Impact of Perceived-Stigma. Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2023 Feb 5;14:27-43. doi: 10.2147/AHMT.S336124. eCollection 2023. PMID 36776152
- BACKGROUNDTolchin B, Baslet G, Martino S, Suzuki J, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Spring;32(2):125-131. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020045. Epub 2019 Aug 30. PMID 31466516
- BACKGROUNDTolchin B, Baslet G, Suzuki J, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia. 2019 May;60(5):986-995. doi: 10.1111/epi.14728. Epub 2019 Apr 13. PMID 30980679
- BACKGROUNDVallabhan MK, Jimenez EY, Nash JL, Gonzales-Pacheco D, Coakley KE, Noe SR, DeBlieck CJ, Summers LC, Feldstein-Ewing SW, Kong AS. Motivational Interviewing to Treat Adolescents With Obesity: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2018 Nov;142(5):e20180733. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0733. Epub 2018 Oct 22. PMID 30348753
- BACKGROUNDAburahma SK, Hammouri H, Hazaimeh E, Jbarah O, Nassar A, Almasri A, Al Momani M, Bashtawi M. Social impairment in children with epilepsy assessed by the social responsiveness scale. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Oct;26(4):1170-1181. doi: 10.1177/13591045211033176. Epub 2021 Jul 16. PMID 34271834
- BACKGROUNDHosseini N, Mokhtari S, Momeni E, Vossoughi M, Barekatian M. Effect of motivational interviewing on quality of life in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Feb;55:70-4. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.10.012. Epub 2016 Jan 12. PMID 26773672
- BACKGROUNDLu Y, Zhong R, Li M, Zhao Q, Zhang X, Hu B, Lin W. Social anxiety is associated with poor quality of life in adults with epilepsy in Northeast China: A cross-sectional study. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Apr;117:107866. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107866. Epub 2021 Mar 5.