Reducing adverse electroconvulsive treatment effects on memory by magnetic stimulatio

Completed

• Conditions: Memory impairment; Signs and Symptoms

• Registration Number: ISRCTN05721091
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Edinburgh (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ast follow-up six months after course of treatment of last recruited subject recruited before 31st March 2008 or 80th subject recruited

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration