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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN05721091
ISRCTN05721091
Completed
Not Applicable

Reducing adverse electroconvulsive treatment effects on memory by magnetic stimulatio

niversity of Edinburgh (UK)0 sites80 target enrollmentStarted: June 7, 2006Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
niversity of Edinburgh (UK)
Enrollment
80

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Referred to and accepted by ECT service for treatment of major depressive episode
  • 2\. Able to give informed consent to ECT and to trial procedure
  • 3\. If patient is detained, ECT would be given with patient's consent (valid T2 form completed)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Contraindications for ECT or anaesthesia
  • 2\. Unable or unwilling to give informed consent to ECT or to trial procedure
  • 3\. Patients with organic diagnoses (e.g. dementia, schizophrenia and substance abuse)
  • 4\. Patients with metallic implants or pacemakers
  • 5\. Pregnancy
  • 6\. Aged \<18 years

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Edinburgh (UK)

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