Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Part 1: * Epilepsy diagnosis * Completion of epilepsy surgical evaluation at Cleveland Clinic * Recommendation for resective/ablation surgery or implantation of neurostimulation device * At least 18 years old * Part 2a - Patient survey: * At least 18 years old * Epilepsy diagnosis * Evaluated for epilepsy surgery * English proficiency enough to complete survey * Part 2a - Provider survey: * Healthcare professional in the US who is involved in the clinical care or treatment of individuals with epilepsy * Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic patient focus groups: * Epilepsy diagnosis * Previously completed epilepsy workup at Cleveland Clinic * At least 18 years old * Has Basic Interpersonal Fluency Skills in English (based on phone interview) * Has no evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with participation in the focus group * Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic provider focus groups: * Clinicians that are members of Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center and provide care to patients with epilepsy * Part 2b - Community patient focus groups: * Epilepsy diagnosis * Previously completed epilepsy workup * At least 18 years old * Has Basic Interpersonal Fluency Skills in English (based on phone interview) * Part 2b - Community provider focus groups: * Clinician that provides care to patients with epilepsy outside of Cleveland Clinic * Part 3: * At least 18 years old * Fluent in English * Being evaluated for epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Exclusion Criteria: * Part 1: * Previous epilepsy surgery or implantation of neurostimulation device * Part 2a - Patient survey: * Unable to fluently read English * Has evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of surveys * Part 2a - Provider survey: * Unable to fluently read English * Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic patient focus groups: * Is not fluent in English * Has evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of or ability to participate in the focus group * Has had prior epilepsy surgery * Part 2b - Cleveland Clinic provider focus groups: * Clinicians involved in the development of the study design * Part 2b - Community patient focus groups: * Is not fluent in English * Has evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of or ability to participate in the focus group * Has had prior epilepsy surgery * Part 3: * Is not fluent in English * Evidence of dementia or intellectual disability that would interfere with patient's understanding of intervention