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Mental DisordersNCT00258791

Effects of Pretreatment With Ibuprofen in Post-Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Headache

A study testing Ibuprofen in people with Mental Disorders, run by Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether ibuprofen reduces post-ECT headache or reduces its severity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Mental Disorders
What is being tested?
Ibuprofen
How many people
0 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2012to May 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients receiving ECT

Who cannot join

  • Pregnancy, contraindications to ibuprofen

About this study

Official title: Effects of Pretreatment With Ibuprofen in Post- ECT Headache

The purpose of the study is to determine whether ibuprofen reduces post-ECT headache or reduces its severity.

Read the detailed description

The aim of the study is to compare the severity of headache between patients who are receiving ibuprofen prior to ECT treatment with patients receiving placebo prior to ECT treatment.

Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either 600 mg ibuprofen 90 min prior to treatment or placebo orally, blinded to patient, physician and treatment team.

Patients will be asked about their headache with a visual analogue scale (VAS) 2 hours prior to and within 2 hours after treatment, 2-month, 6- month and 1 year follow-up [5].

Being tested
Ibuprofen
Keywords
Psychiatric disorders, ECT, Headache, Ibuprofen
Medical subject headings
Mental Disorders, Headache

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Nov 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2012
  3. Primary completionMay 2012
  4. Study completionMay 2012

Why it stopped: first postponed then cancelled as national drug authority changed requirements

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00258791
Sponsor's protocol ID
LVS-2005
Status last verified
Sep 2012
First submitted
24 Nov 2005
Last updated
25 Sep 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ibuprofen in people with Mental Disorders, run by Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Sep 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Sep 2012.

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