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. 2020 May 27;5(2):285–294. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12400

TABLE 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria
  • Individuals with epilepsy who are not satisfied with their current level of seizure control despite the use of various anti‐epileptic drugs (AEDs)

  • Must have experienced at least three seizures during the baseline period, with the minimum number of one out of three seizures occurring within the last 2 months

Exclusion criteria
  • History of brain resection surgery (ie, epilepsy surgery) involving removal of any brain structure

  • Any changes in an individual's AEDs during the one‐year intervention period

  • Individuals receiving vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), or following a ketogenic diet at the time of enrollment, or those planning to use such option(s) in the following year

  • Individuals unable to recall their seizures; inability to document seizure occurrences in a diary during the one‐year intervention period, either by themselves or by their main caregiver

  • Individuals unable to understand and speak English

  • Individuals who score below 55% on the pitch perception and hearing impairment online test prior to starting the intervention 39