The effect of daily electroconvulsive therapy in patients with refractory schizophrenia
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia.Schizophrenia
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016090823705N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 14
Inclusion Criteria
Diagnosis of refractory schizophrenia; range of age 18-65 years old; tendency to participate in the project. Exclusion criteria : positive history of seizure or epilepsy that needed to persistent treatment; active blood Dyskrazy; leukopeny; obstructive pulmonary disease or Pulmonary emphysema; cardiovascular disease or myocardial infarction; hepatic or renal failure; urinary obstruction; closed angle glaucoma; toxic psychosis; moderate to severe mental retardation; other psychiatric co-morbidity
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Schizophrenia symptoms. Timepoint: The beginning of the study (baseline) and end of the study (week two). Method of measurement: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method