NCT04059952Completed
Mechanism of Action of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Jun 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is an observational neuroimaging study assessing the effects of ECT on the brains of patients with unipolar and bipolar depression.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 102 (actual)
- First submitted
- 14 Aug 2019
- Start date
- 28 Jun 2019
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Diseases
- Depression, Bipolar disorder
- NCT number
- NCT04059952
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 102
- From 28 Jun 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Comorbid diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia or Dementia
- History of Psychosis
- Substance Use Disorder (Abuse or Dependence) with Active Use Within Last 6 Months
- Severe or Unstable Medical Illness
- Medical Contraindication to Anesthesia or ECT (e.g., Recent Myocardial Infarction)
Who the study is looking for
- Males and Females Between Ages of 18 and 65
- Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder without Psychotic Features or Bipolar I/II
- Requiring ECT Treatment as Part of Psychiatric Care
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
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