Comparison of Three Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Techniques for the Treatment of Major Depression

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will compare the antidepressant benefits and cognitive side effects of three different types of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in people with unipolar or bipolar depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00069407

Run by

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

People needed

230

Starts

2003-02-01

Expected to finish

2006-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of unipolar or bipolar depression

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• UMDNJ — Newark, New Jersey, United States
• Northshore/Long Island Jewish Hillside Hospital — Glen Oaks, New York, United States
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas, Texas, United States

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