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UnknownNCT03651674

Longitudinal Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: a MRI Study

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Xidian University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
15 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

For more severe and treatment-resistant cases in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often very effective. The purpose of this study is to investigate the brain structure and function changes after ECT treatment. The neuroimaging marker which may predict the outcome of ECT is also studied in this research.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEECT treatmentPatients had bilateral temporal modified ECT four times a week for 3 consecutive weeks
DRUGDrug treatmentPatients only have antipsychotic drugs

Timeline

Start date
2018-09-20
Primary completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-04-01
First posted
2018-08-29
Last updated
2018-08-29

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03651674. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.