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WITHDRAWN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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