Clinical trials: ECT
Treatment Resistant Depression, Electroconvulsive Therapy
ELEKT-D: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) vs. Ketamine in Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
The goal of the study is to conduct a comparative randomized trial of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) vs. ketamine for patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD) in a real world setting with patient reported outcomes as…
- Conditions
- Treatment Resistant Depression, Electroconvulsive Therapy, ECT, Ketamine
- Trial name
- ELEKT-D (NCT03113968)
- Testing
- electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), Ketamine
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people
- Sponsor
- Bo Hu
Neuromuscular Blockade, ECT
Optimal Dose of Succinylcholine and Rocuronium for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the transcutaneous application of small electrical stimuli to the brain to produce generalized seizures for the treatment of selected psychiatric disorders such as severe depression.
- Trial name
- NCT01441960
- Testing
- Succinylcholine, Rocuronium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital