F32.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Observational study: In patients with deprerssive episode undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) an additional electrocardiogram is performed once after the end of the ECT-series.
Sponsors
RWTH Uniklinik Aachen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult patients who are treated as inpatients in the Department of Psychiatry using ECT are treated. The treatment is based on a psychiatric indication and is indication for treatment and is independent of the study. - Signed declaration of consent - Undoubted understanding of the study information
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Persons who are in a dependent / employment relationship with one of the investigators - Inability to comply with the study protocol - Lack of written informed consent - Manifest heart disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The patient's heart rate variability (HRV), determined in the electrocardiogram, after the end of the ECT series. within 3 days after the sixth individual ECT session of the ECT series (T2). Prior to this, an ECG was performed as part of the routine clinical examination before the start of the first ECT, in which the HRV is used as a baseline (T1). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scores determined in the Beck Depression Inventory and (BDI-II) and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) of the patient, after the end of the ECT series. Previously, the BDI-II and HAMD had already been carried out as part of the routine clinical examination before the start of the first ECT, in which the score achieved was used as a basis for comparison. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Frodl
RWTH Uniklinik Aachen
Outcome results
None listed