Health Condition 1: F201- Disorganized schizophrenia Health Condition 2: F208- Other schizophrenia Health Condition 3: F20- Schizophrenia Health Condition 4: F209- Schizophrenia, unspecified Health Condition 5: F203- Undifferentiated schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Remote ischemic preconditioning: Blood pressure cuff inflated to 30mm of Hg above systolic blood pressure for 5 min followed by 5min of deflation. Total of 3 such cycles.Done before eac
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ICD-10 diagnosis of schizophrenia / schizoaffective disorder / Unspecified non-organic psychosis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with upper limb cellulitis, ulcers or peripheral vascular disease 2.Patients with other co morbid conditions such as cardiac, renal, hepatic or pulmonary disease, neurological conditions that may influence cognitive functions 3.Mental retardation 4.Co-morbid substance use disorders except nicotine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of cognitive dysfunction post electroconvulsive therapy assessed by cognitive function assessment testsTimepoint: After the 6th electroconvulsive therapy/cessation of electroconvulsive therapy(whichever is earlier) in one continuous treatment cycle | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRavitej
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Outcome results
None listed