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Effect of Electro convulsive therapy on memory.

The short term effects of bilateral modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) on Autobiographical memory.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/01/022938
Enrollment
120
Registered
2020-01-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: nil: nil Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Sponsors

Anisha Chauhan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting to the psychiatry department requiring electroconvulsive therapy for the psychiatric diagnosis made by a consultant.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with serious physical/neurological disorders, Patients unable to administer the subjective scale on themselves, patients on maintenance ECTs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the effects of Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) on memoryTimepoint: At 24hours after ECT At 1 month follow up At 3 months follow up—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To study the prevalence and pattern of autobiographical memory deficits, studying the relation between subjective and objective memory autobiographical memory.Timepoint: before ect after 24hours of a course of ect post ect course one month and 3 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anisha Chauhan

manipal academy of higher education

samir.kp@manipal.edu8971026304

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026