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The effect of anesthesia-stimulation time on the seizure quality in electroconvulsive therapy: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial

The effect of anesthesia-stimulation time on the seizure quality in electroconvulsive therapy: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial - The effect of anesthesia-stimulation time on the seizure quality in ECT: a single-blind, parallel-group, RCT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000043472
Enrollment
50
Registered
2021-02-28
Start date
2019-07-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

ECT-adapted disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and catatonia

Interventions

Anesthesia to stimulation time is 150 seconds Anesthesia to stimulation time is 240 seconds

Sponsors

Kansai Medical University
Lead Sponsor
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients for whom ECT is indicated according to the "ECT Practice Guide" in the APA Task Force Report (main diagnoses for which ECT is indicated: catatonia, major depressive disorder, mania, schizophrenia, etc.) (2) Patients who have given consent for ECT from the subject himself/herself or a substitute (family member, etc.) at the time of obtaining research consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who are judged to be difficult to undergo ECT due to complications such as physical symptoms. (2) Patients who are judged inappropriate for this study by the physician in charge.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Seizure Quality in ECT

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of the severity of each disease

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAoki Nobuatsu

Kansai Medical University Department of Neuropsychiatry

aokinob@takii.kmu.ac.jp09077604177

Outcome results

None listed

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