Saengow 2018.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
Study design: RCT Method of randomisation: day of the week Setting: pediatric neurology clinic in Thailand Follow‐up: 3 months Date it was conducted: June 2016‐September 2016 Source of funding: not reported Conflict of interest: nothing reported |
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Participants |
Inclusion criteria: pediatric patients aged between 1 month‐15 years, diagnosed with epilepsy, visited routine service pediatric neurology clinic. Sample size: 214 patients were recruited (IG: 126, CG: 88) Age: mean 7.6 (mean 4.5) in IG and 7.6 (mean 4.8) in CG Gender: female 53 (42.1%) in IG and 36 (40.9%) in CG |
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Interventions |
Type of intervention: educational An 8.52‐min video animation on: diagnosis of epilepsy, etiology of epilepsy, treatment of epilepsy, first aid seizure care, prognosis of epilepsy and safe activity for epilepsy |
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Outcomes |
Primary outcomes: adherence measured using the 8‐item MMAS Epilepsy knowledge measured using 10 questions on epilepsy knowledge Secondary outcomes: severity of seizure |
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | Days of the week |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information on concealment was reported |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information on blinding was reported |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information on blinding was reported |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Apparently, no incomplete outcome data |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Insufficient rationale or evidence to permit judgement |