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Impact of Mindfulness Intervention on Quality of Life in Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy.

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About This Trial

This study evaluates a mindfulness intervention in patients with drug resistant epilepsy. Half of participants will follow a mindfulness programme, while the other half will follow a self management programme.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Drug resistant epilepsy according to the criteria of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) - Stable therapy for at least 3 months - No planned surgery - Patient affiliated to social security insurance or beneficiary of social security insurance. - Signed consent Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Patient who has previously had or regularly practicing mindfulness - Patient with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures - Pregnant woman, breastfeeding mother, person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, person subject to legal protection - Patient with relationship disorders related to psychosis - Patients who are unable or unwilling to work as a group or person unable to understand the topics discussed during session. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Drug resistant epilepsy according to the criteria of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) * Stable therapy for at least 3 months * No planned surgery * Patient affiliated to social security insurance or beneficiary of social security insurance. * Signed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who has previously had or regularly practicing mindfulness * Patient with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures * Pregnant woman, breastfeeding mother, person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, person subject to legal protection * Patient with relationship disorders related to psychosis * Patients who are unable or unwilling to work as a group or person unable to understand the topics discussed during session.

Treatments Being Tested

OTHER

mindfulness intervention

The mindfulness program is conducted in a group session of up to 10 people. Each session lasts 2 hours. A total of 12 sessions will be conducted by a practitioner who is specifically trained in this type of programme.

OTHER

psycho educative programme

The psycho-educational control intervention will follow the same format and structure as the mindfulness meditation intervention in terms of group format, session duration and frequency. This is a therapeutic education programme developed for several years in the neurology department of the university hospital of Lyon and Grenoble. The program follows the repository recommended by the french league against epilepsy.

Locations (3)

Epileptology Department of The Grenoble University Hospital
Grenoble, France
Epileptology Department of the Lyon University Hospital
Lyon, France
La Teppe medical centre
Tain-l'Hermitage, France