Clinical trials: ECT
Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes, Language Problems
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for BECTS
Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome. Affected children typically have a mild seizure disorder, but yet have moderate difficulties with language, learning and attention…
- Conditions
- Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes, Language Problems, Learning Disorders
- Trial name
- TMS4BECTS (NCT04325282)
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Post-anesthesia Recovery, Orientation
Use of Ketamine vs Methohexital for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on Patient Recovery and Re-orientation Time
When undergoing ECT treatments, patient recovery time and re-orientation time may be shorter using ketamine for induction than using methohexital.
- Trial name
- NCT01567852
- Testing
- Ketamine, Methohexital
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Dementia
Safety and Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
This is a prospective, open-label, observational study of the efficacy and safety of ECT for BPSD. There is no control or comparison group.
- Trial name
- ECTBPSD (NCT02969499)
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia