Patients suffering from unipolar or bipolar depression, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients who are treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT group)
As part of the establishment of a registry for multimodal monitoring, various parameters are collected (in both study arms
Elektrika, Inc.).
c) Self- and observer-rated assessments are used to measure symptom severity, level of functioning, and quality of life. Childhood trauma is also assessed.
d) Assessment of cognitive
Sponsors
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients suffering from unipolar or bipolar depression, or a schizoaffective disorder, or schizophrenia, and - who are to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT group), or - who are to be treated with other stimulation and treatment methods (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, or other treatments without neurostimulation) (control group)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who are not capable of giving consent - Patients who are hospitalized against their will - Pregnancy - Minor patients - Patients who do not have the required language skills
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exploratory study aimed at hypothesis generation without predefined endpoints. This is an exploratory study aimed at identifying new patterns and relationships in order to generate new hypotheses regarding the mechanism of action of the treatment, the pathophysiology of the disorder, predictors of response, and the course of illness. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exploratory study aimed at hypothesis generation without predefined endpoints. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactErhan Kavakbasi
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik
Outcome results
None listed