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Prediction of ECT treatment response and reduction of Cognitive Side-effects using EEG and Rivastigmine

Recruiting
Conditions
Cognitieve stoornissen
Depression
10027946
Registration Number
NL-OMON54344
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

- Ageover 18 years
- Clinical indication for ECT (as indicated by the treating
physician/psychiatrist)
- Depressive disorder (as assessed by the treating psychiatrist)
- Dutch as first language

Exclusion Criteria

- Currently using rivastigmine, galantamine, donezepil (all cholinesterase
inhibitors for mild to moderate Alzheimer*s Disease).
- Pregnancy and/or lactation/breast feeding
- Suspicion of neurodegenerative disorders (as diagnosed earlier)
- Contraindications for ECT (recent myocardinfarct, recent cerebrovasculair
accident, recent intracranial surgery, pheochromocytoma and instable angina
pectoris)
- Contraindications for rivastigmine (bradycardia or atrioventricular (AV)
conduction disorders (first degree AV-block excluded))
- Patients who have had an allergic reaction to rivastigmine
- Cognitive disorder not explained by the depressive episode
- If receiving outpatient ECT treatment, having no person available to
apply the rivastigmine/non-active patch

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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