EFFICACY AND MEMORY PROBLEMS FOLLOWING ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

EFFICACY AND MEMORY PROBLEMS FOLLOWING ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY - ECT depression-study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30101

Enrollment

130

Registered

2006-10-11

Start date

2006-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

cognitieve stoornissen affective disorder depression

Interventions

Patients are treated with ultrabrief pulse or briefpulse ECT stimulation. Before, during and after the ECT treatment course, cognition is assessed. During the treatment period patients wear a wrist a

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. Major depression according to DSM IV criteria (APA, 1994) diagnosed with the M.I.N.I. 3. Able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of alcohol or drugs abuse or dependence 2. History of head injury 3. Dementia according to CBO guidelines (NVKG, 2005) 4. Exclusion criteria according to the ECT guidelines (NVvP, 2000)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Response and remission from depression Amnesic and cognitive adverse effect	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Diurnal activity	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)