cognition in children with epilepsy
Thank you for visiting the Cognition in Children with Epilepsy study page!
As you know epilepsy can greatly affect quality of life. Children with epilepsy often have difficulties with cognition and development, which can range from mild to very severe. Assessing development can be difficult and time-consuming and we want to know if a simple set of tasks done online may be helpful in assessing cognition.
This study aims to assess the feasibility of using an online platform, Cognitron, to assess cognitive function in children with epilepsy. Participants in this study must be aged 5-20 and be diagnosed with epilepsy. Cognition will be measured using a series of tests, similar to those used in the Great British Intelligence Test, but have been adapted to children of different ages.
If you/your child participate, you/they will be asked to complete a number of age-appropriate tests. With the results from this study, we hope to create a fuller understanding of cognition in children with epilepsy as well as offer insight into whether it is feasible to use the Cognitron platform to assess this.
The study should take 20-30 minutes to complete. We recommend finding a quiet space and a suitable time for you/your child to complete the study. We recommend doing the study on either a computer or tablet. The study has 3 sections:
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A few questions about you/your child. If you are a parent reading this, we recommend that you help your child answer this section.
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The cognitive tasks. Each task has an explanation and a trial session, please do help your child understand the task if needed.
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A few questions about how much help you/your child received from an adult. If you are a parent reading this, we recommend that you help your child answer this section.
If you decide to take part, you are still free to withdraw at any time and without giving a reason. To do so, just quit the browser. However, since the data is unidentifiable, we will not be able to identify and delete your data once you withdraw. An in-depth information sheet is attached below and we strongly recommend reading this before agreeing to participate. All data will be anonymised and stored securely on the Imperial/Cognitron server.
Please click on the relevant link below depending on you/your child's age to access the study and participate.
Thank you for participating in our study. This study is a collaboration between the caesar team and researchers at Imperial College London and the Cognitron team.
