All data in infographic was pulled from FND Scientific Registry May 14 2019

Research Protocols -Recruiting

The following research studies are recruiting patients. The studies have been reviewed by the FND Hope peer review board, and all studies listed have met the requirements of the researcher’s Ethical Review Board.  FND Hope peer review board does review and approve all research studies. While FND Hope does its best to review studies listed, the protocols may reflect terminology or concepts we as an organization may not agree with. However, we believe all avenues of research should be explored as long as the study is completed with integrity and in the best interest of FND science.  Research protocols are not approved and therefore not listed if we determine there may be a physical or emotional risk to our FND community.

Thank you.

Recruiting

Survey of FND patients (All Countries)

Patients with FND report facing prejudice and stigma from health professionals as well as from the general public. One of the potential reasons for this is the range of different terms used by clinicians to describe FND. This lack of consistency also makes it hard for patients to access appropriate services. There is no published research to understand patient views on the terms used to describe FND. This survey seeks to ask patients about their experience and views on different terms used. The results will help inform clinicians and lead to improved patient experience and access to treatment.

Please click on the link here to participate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHVKw6-KqWmOpv31eXXHU75lxYAoGytQgqD_D3AmhLpJ-ECQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

COVID and FND Survey

FND Hope and its affiliates (FND Hope UK, FND Hope USA, FND Hope Canada and FND Hope Australia), is running this survey to assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on those who have been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).

We are going to use the results to inform our ongoing organisational response to the pandemic. It is anonymous and should only take a few minutes to complete.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XKJ3XZN

Brief announcement about ASU study of functional seizures:

The Arizona State University (ASU) Emotion, Culture, and Psychophysiology Lab is inviting individuals who experience functional (nonepileptic) seizures to take part in an online survey study. Participation involves filling out an online questionnaire that takes about 1-2 hours to complete. Information is kept completely confidential. The first 50 participants will be able to receive a $35 gift card for filling out the survey; participants after the first 50 will be entered into a drawing for one of four $35 giftcards. The link is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SeizureStudy

For those married or in a partner relationship for 6 months or more, we also invite their partner to participate, for a separate $25 giftcard for the first 50 partners; partners after the first 50 can be entered into a drawing for one of four $25 giftcards. The link to the partner version is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SeizureStudyUSUKPartners If you have questions or for more information, please contact us at asuseizurestudy@gmail.com or +1 (602) 543-4524.

https://www.fndhope.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/REVISED-Recruitment-Flyer_Patient_Partner_Survey_Nov2020.pdf

Functional Seizures and Work Questionnaire (International Participants)

The following questionnaire is to seek the opinion of those with a lived experience regarding work.  FND Hope is working with researchers at Yale School of Medicine to conduct a survey of some of the social issues related to functional seizures [also called psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) or dissociative seizures or nonepileptic attacks, episodes, events]. The term seizure in this instance does not refer to seizures that are Epileptic.

Please complete our survey here.

Joint Hypermobility in Functional Neurological Disorder (International Participants)

Brief Project Description

We would kindly request the participants of our project ‘Joint Hypermobility in Functional Neurological Disorder’ to help us one step further by also forwarding a survey link to a friend who doesn’t have FND, and who is ideally of the same gender and similar age.  This is optional. This is so we can have a group of participants without FND for comparison. 

Participation in the survey is voluntary.

This study has been approved by Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). HREC Reference number: HREC/57180/Austin-2019. The contact details for the study team and Austin Health HREC can be found in the link below.

Please complete our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MMCJBW3 

Examining the role of shame in seizure disorders (International Participants)

Brief Description: Shame can contribute to mental health difficulties. Previous studies suggest that people with seizure disorders are more likely to experience shame than people without seizures. In this study, we explore how people with seizures cope with shame and how shame may impact on their mental health and seizures. We are also interested to compare how experiences of shame may be similar or different in people with epileptic or functional seizures (also known as dissociative seizures, nonepileptic attack disorder, and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures). This study should help us to understand people with seizures better and to inform psychotherapeutic interventions for people living with seizures. This study is part of a Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD) project based at the University of Sheffield.

For more information and to participate: https://shef.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CRhX6UKa3WU9x4