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Esketamine plus propofol as MECT anesthetic in the treatment of refractory depression

Ketafol anesthesia alleviates learning memory deficits after ECT based on the balance of hippocampal Glu/GABA by magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100051915
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-10-09
Start date
2021-10-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-13

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Conditions

depression

Interventions

Experimental group 1:Esketamine
Experimental group 2:Propofol
Experimental group 3:Esketamine+propofol
Control group:None

Sponsors

The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Depression: 1.Evaluated by the Structured Clinical Interview of the DSM-IV (SCID) for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, meeting the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for depression, and meeting the TRD criteria (sufficient quantity and sufficient course of treatment with at least two antidepressants with different mechanisms of action are ineffective); 2.HAMD-17 total score >= 17 points; 3.Aged 18 to 65 years, no gender restrictions, at least 6 years of education; 4.Han nationality, right-handed; 5.Understand the research content and sign the informed consent. Normal control group: I or my relatives of two generations and three generations did not meet any of the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders in DSM-IV before or at present, and had no blood relationship with the two groups of patients; The inclusion criteria for TRD patients were 3~5.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Depression: 1.Suffering from other severe mental disorders that meet the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.; 2.History of serious physical or cerebral organic disease, history of craniocerebral trauma and history of epilepsy; 3.History of drug, alcohol or other psychoactive substance abuse; 4.Patients with metal in the body, such as pacemakers or intracerebral electrodes; 5.Past history of allergy to anesthetics; 6.Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant; 7.Patients with contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging scanning or factors that affect imaging quality, such as cardiac pacemakers, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular metal stents, cochlear implants, metal dentures, etc.; 8.The doctor in charge considers that it is not suitable for ECT treatment from the perspective of treatment. Normal control group: Same as TRD patient group. Their age, sex, and years of education were matched to the TRD patient group.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
General information assessment;Cognitive function;Assessment scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZheng Wei

The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

zhengwei0702@163.com+86 20 81268028

Outcome results

None listed

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