Plain-English translation of NCT05819268 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This study is testing two different therapy approaches to help teenagers with functional seizures—seizures that happen without epilepsy. One approach, called Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT), focuses on helping you manage and retrain your body's response to seizures. The other, called CATCH-IT, uses cognitive behavioral techniques (thinking and behavior strategies) to help you and your parent work through the issue together.
Functional seizures are real and distressing, but they differ from epilepsy and don't respond to anti-seizure medications the way epilepsy does. This study exists to see if these talk-based, mind-and-body therapies can help teenagers learn to control and reduce their seizures.
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You'll start with a baseline visit (about 1.5–2 hours) where you and a parent or guardian answer questions about your health, mood, and seizures, and receive a diary to track seizure episodes. You'll then be randomly assigned to one of two therapy groups. Either way, you'll have 12 therapy sessions total: one in-person (2 hours) followed by 11 sessions via video call (1 hour each). You'll also complete two follow-up visits to check on your progress.
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