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A study to Compare Different Anesthetic agents as a cause of Delirium after ECT

Post Electroconvulsive Therapy Delirium and Anesthesia: A Randomised Clinical Study Comparing Thiopental, Propofol and Etomidate.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/01/049228
Enrollment
90
Registered
2023-01-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders Health Condition 2: F20-F29- Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Thiopental: Thiopental according to body weight to achieve anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy. Intervention2: Propofol: Propofol according to body weight to achieve anesthesia for

Sponsors

Government Medical College Kota
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients above 18 years of age. 2. Patients whose informed consent has been obtained. 3. Only the first session of ECT during current admission of the patient will be studied.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient who have received ECT during the last one year. 2. Patients with clinically significant laboratory abnormality or ECG findings. 3. Patients with delirium. 4. Patients with organic or neurological disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The role of thiopental, propofol, etomidate on Post- ECT delirium and recovery.Timepoint: Patient alertness will be assessed using Richmond Agitation- Sedation Scale and delirium with Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU at 15 min, 30 min and 1 hour after eye opening.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To identify predictors of Post ECT delirium and recovery. Timepoint: Predictors of Post Electroconvulsive therapy delirium

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vinod Kumar Daria

Government Medical College Kota

drvinodusha@gmail.com9461182794

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 14, 2026