Status:

WITHDRAWN

Ultrabrief Right Unilateral and Brief Pulse Bitemporal Electroconvulsive Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Kaiser Permanente

Conditions:

Depression

Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To evaluate the equivalent efficacy of ultrabrief pulsewidth right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy versus bitemporal brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depression and to ev...

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomized to either bitemporal brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy ( 0.5 ms pulse width) or right unilateral ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive therapy for the first six treatments...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients age 18 and above referred for electroconvulsive therapy will be screened for eligibility for participation in this study.
  • Basic competency in English
  • Diagnosis of either of the following:
  • Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode
  • Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent
  • Bipolar Disorder, Currently Depressed

Exclusion

  • Pre-existing cognitive impairment with an initial Mini Mental Status Exam Score of 24 or lower
  • Major neurological disease
  • Other medical conditions making electroconvulsive therapy an excessive risk to be completed safely in an outpatient surgery center and anticonvulsant therapy.
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 15 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02238730

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

February 15 2017

Last Update

February 17 2017

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