Clinical trials: ECT, open to volunteers
Major Depression
Individual Narratives of Stimulation (ECT and TMS)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are two evidence-based treatments for major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- INSight (NCT07807930)
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this observation study (qualitative interviews about past treatment experiences)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Esketamine, ECT
Subanesthetic Esketamine in Modified ECT for Severe Depression in Adolescents: Clinical and Mechanistic Study
The study design was a randomized, double blind, parallel controlled trial.The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if esketamine-assisted modified electroconvulsive therapy (ESK-MECT) works to treat severe depression in…
- Conditions
- Esketamine, ECT, Depression, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT07247968
- Testing
- Esketamine injection group (0.25 mg/kg), Saline injection group (Consistent with esketamine injection volume)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Min Su
Focal Epilepsy, Intraoperative Monitoring
High-density Flexible μECoG for Epilepsy Surgery - A Single-Arm ECT
What's the clinical value of high-density flexible microelectrocorticography (μECoG) for guiding the resection of epileptogenic zone (EZ) in epilepsy surgery?
- Trial name
- Epi-PRECISE (NCT07656857)
- Testing
- Using High-density Flexible microElectrocorticography for intraoperative monitoring
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Depression / Major Depressive Disorder
Longitudinal Effects of Brain Stimulation on Decision-Making and Reward Learning
This study investigates the longitudinal effects of brain stimulation treatments on decision-making and reward learning. Here, daily assessments of reinforcement learning behavior are used in patients with depression who receive…
- Trial name
- NCT07823218
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Electroconvulsive Therapy, Major Depressive Disorder
Multimodal Clinical Study of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Magnetic Seizure Therapy
To compare the efficacy and tolerability of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Conditions
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Major Depressive Disorder, Magnetic Seizure Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07473648
- Testing
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Magnetic Seizure Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BD)
Flumazenil for Benzodiazepine Reversal in Electroconvulsive Therapy
The goal of this study is to investigate whether administering flumazenil to reverse the effects of benzodiazepines and/or zopiclone during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can help reduce cognitive side effects without…
- Conditions
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BD), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Cognition
- Trial name
- FLEET (NCT07619092)
- Testing
- Flumazenil, Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Anders Jørgensen
Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide
Accelerated iTBS for Depression and Suicidality
The overall objective of this current study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and tolerability of "high dose" aiTBS in psychiatric inpatient and outpatients with treatment-refractory unipolar, non-psychotic major depressive…
- Trial name
- RAPID (NCT04441008)
- Testing
- Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst (aiTBS), Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Electroconvulsive Therapy Treated Patients, Obesity
LMA vs High-flow Nasal Oxygen During ECT in Obese Patients
This study aims to compare two oxygenation strategies-laryngeal mask airway (LMA) ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)-during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in obese patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07093372
- Testing
- Laryngeal Mask Airway, High-Flow Nasal Cannula
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Eulji University Hospital
Acute Suicidal Depression (ASD)
Comparative Effectiveness of ECT vs. KETAMINE Over the Lifespan
This study is a randomized open-label single-blind non-inferiority comparative effectiveness study of ECT vs. KET for the treatment of Acute Suicidal Depression (ASD).
- Trial name
- REaKT-SD (NCT06034821)
- Testing
- Subanesthetic dose intravenous ketamine (KET), Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fibromyalgia (FM)
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Refractory Fibromyalgia
This multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, wait-list controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for adults with refractory fibromyalgia (FM).
- Trial name
- NCT07835516
- Testing
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Standard medical treatment
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Schizophrenia, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia
Maintenance ElectroConvulsive Therapy in Clozapine RESISTant Schizophrenia - the MECT-RESIST Trial
Schizophrenia is one of the most severe and costliest mental disorders in terms of human suffering and societal expenditure. About 15-30% of patients do not respond to all known antipsychotics, including clozapine, the current…
- Trial name
- MECT-RESIST (NCT06456983)
- Testing
- maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (mECT)
- Where
- 14 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Electroconvulsive Therapy Cognitive Assessment (ECCA)
ECCA's Turkish Validity and Reliability Study and Comparison With Other Cognitive Assessment Tests
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the oldest biological treatment methods used in psychiatry, based on inducing widespread seizures in the brain with externally applied controlled electrical currents.
- Conditions
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Electroconvulsive Therapy Cognitive Assessment (ECCA), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Turkish Adaptation
- Trial name
- NCT07527234
- Testing
- ElectroConvulsive Therapy Cognitive Assessment (ECCA)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Electroconvulsive Therapy
Comparing Virtual Reality Simulation to High Fidelity Simulation as an Educational Modality for Electroconvulsive Therapy Training: A Non-Inferiority Study
The goal of this prospective, open-label non-inferiority randomized controlled trial is to investigate if Virtual Reality (VR) based simulation are an effective training tool for novice medical trainees.
- Conditions
- Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Virtual Reality Simulation
- Trial name
- ECT-SIM (NCT07350278)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality electroconvulsive therapy simulator, Mannequin Simulator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
MDD, Severe Depression
At-Home tDCS as Maintenance Therapy
The primary purpuse of this pilot study is to find out whether a home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) program is feasible and well tolerated as maintenance therapy and whether there are early signs that it…
- Conditions
- MDD, Severe Depression, Major Depressive Episode
- Trial name
- MaintenanceDC (NCT07269964)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Venous Tourniquet vs. Arterial Tourniquet for Seizure Monitoring in ECT
This prospective, open-label clinical trial aims to compare a novel "Venous Tourniquet with Regional Low-Dose Sugammadex" method against the gold standard "Arterial Tourniquet" (Isolated Forearm Technique - IFT) for monitoring…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT07534475
- Testing
- Device: Arterial Tourniquet, Device: Venous Tourniquet, Sugammadex
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Major Depressive Disorder
Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Major Depressive Disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and disabling mental health condition characterized by persistent low mood, loss of interest, and disruptions in sleep, appetite, and daily functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT07853365
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia
Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Schizophrenia - Trial
This trial aims to assess the clinical effects and tolerability of Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) as an alternative to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia (RS).
- Conditions
- Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- MAST (NCT06672588)
- Testing
- Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST), Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
ECT-related Anxiety
VR-relaxation for ECT-related Anxiety
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if there is an effect of Virtual Reality (VR) based-relaxation on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)-related anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT07546526
- Testing
- VR-based relaxation, Breathing exercises, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Accelerated TMS for Treatment-Resistant ECT
This study investigates whether an additional treatment using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can help severely depressed patients who did not respond well to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- Trial name
- A-TREC (NCT07115628)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Treatment Resistant Depression, Ketamine
ECT with Ketamine Anesthesia Vs High Intensity Ketamine with ECT Rescue for Treatment-Resistant Depression
To determine if an high intensity ketamine with ECT rescue (HIKER) approach for treatment resistant depression will: 1) reduce patient suffering by hastening disease remission, 2) have fewer side effects, 3) reduce the need for…
- Trial name
- NCT03272698
- Testing
- Ketamine, ECT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan