Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive Training for Memory Deficits Associated With Electroconvulsive Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Conditions:
Memory Deficits
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective treatment for people with severe depression, patients may experience a significant degree of persistent and/or permanent memory prob...
Detailed Description
The investigators propose to enroll 60 patients scheduled to undergo ECT over the course of 3 years. They will be randomly assigned to one of three research conditions (a) participants in Mem-ECT cond...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
- Inpatient at NYSPI or Presbyterian Hospital
- Scheduled to undergo right-unilateral electroconvulsive therapy in the next two weeks
- We do not require participants to be psychiatrically stable in terms of their symptoms. They only need to demonstrate capacity to consent and be willing to sit through 3 training sessions prior to ECT and 5 sessions post ECT
Exclusion
- Significant auditory/visual impairment that would interfere with study procedures
- Lack of aptitude in English that may interfere with the administration of the tests
- Changes in the type of antidepressant during the course of ECT or 2 weeks post ECT
- Chart diagnosis of any other medical or neuropsychiatric illnesses known to impair brain function (e.g. mental retardation, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia)
- History of ECT in past 2 months
- Mental status examination score below 40/57
- Current substance abuse (e.g. marijuana or crack), excluding nicotine and caffeine.
- Too agitated to sit through the required tests or training
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01876758
Start Date
September 1 2012
End Date
May 1 2017
Last Update
July 14 2017
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New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, United States, 10032