A Multicenter Randamized clinical trial for Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy for Relapse Prevention in Treatment resistant Major Depression

A Multicenter Randamized clinical trial for Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy for Relapse Prevention in Treatment resistant Major Depression - RCT for Continuation ECT in depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000006101

Enrollment

500

Registered

2011-08-02

Start date

2012-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

depression

Interventions

ECT antidepressants

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients enrolled met DSM-IV criteria for primary major depressive disorder, with or without psychosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: CDR:0.5 and more

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
frequency of relapse	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactChie Usui

Juntendo University Nerima Hospital psychiatry

chiec@juntendo.ac.jp03-5923-3111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026