Cognitive status of patients treated with Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

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• Conditions: Condition 1: Schizophrenia. Condition 2: Major depression. Condition 3: Bipolar mood disorder.; Schizophrenia; Severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms; Bipolar affective disorder, unspecified

• Registration Number: IRCT2015052916564N4
• Lead Sponsor: rmia University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for reasearch

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18-60 year; lack of physical disease leads to cognitive impairment; lack of chronic disease and disability; and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, associated with their impaired reality-testing ability.
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are receiving less than 6 sessions of ECT; patients who receive more than one attempt of electrical shock treatment in one day in order to induce effective convulsive response.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognative status. Timepoint: Within the period of 15, 30, 60 minutes and 24 hours after the first, third and sixth Electroconvulsive Therapy. Method of measurement: Mini Mental Status Examination.