Health Condition 1: null- jor Depressive Disorder (on basis of DSM IV TR)
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Performance of ECT Treated patients on Tactual Performance test compared to Patients on Escitalopram Therapy: No intervention specially for the study would be done and only thos
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Adult male and female subjects who are referred for ECT as well as those who are treated with medication alone. 2 Diagnoses of major depressive Disorder (DSM-IV). 3 Capacity to participate in neuropsychological testing. 4 Preferably, new onset illness in treatment-naive subjects. Or subjects with a Fresh Episode of Depression requiring intervention with antidepressant or ECT 5 Preferably, patients who will likely be available for the 1-month follow up assessment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 2. Mental Retardation 3. Past or Current Neurological Illness (Parkinsons Disease, Epilepsy etc) 4. History of having recieved ECT within past 6 months. 5. Current use of Anti epileptics or Benzodiazepines. 6. Untreated or unstable Medical Condition that may influence Neuropsychological assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ECT is associated with greater impairment on the TPT than on a test of verbal (logical) memory. Timepoint: NA | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients receiving ECT perform more poorly on the TPT than those receiving antidepressant drugs Timepoint: NA | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Parth Vaishnav
National Institute of Mental Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed