Status:
COMPLETED
Voice Changes During ECT
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of South Carolina
Conditions:
Unipolar Depression
Bipolar Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-89 years
Brief Summary
Depressed patients talk differently when they are depressed compared to when they are well. But it is hard to actually measure what the differences are. The study team will record voice samples from p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Any candidate for electroconvulsive therapy who is about to initiate their ECT course at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for a clinically indicated diagnosis
- Age 18 to 90 years old
- Able to speak and understand English
- Able to give consent to participate in the study
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Any medical condition that limits the ability to speak or speak clearly, for example a history of head and/or neck cancer, spinal cord injury affecting speech, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or those with absence of critical anatomical structures involved in speech.
- Any voice characteristics that may limit the ability to speak English clearly including speech impediments or heavy accents (as evidenced by the pronunciation of the English language in such a non-standard way that research staff). If study staff have significant difficulty understanding the participant's responses in conversation, this may warrant exclusion.
- Patients who are receiving ECT by involuntary order, by order of their guardian, or by a court order, as evidenced by patient report or brief chart review.
- Patients who elect to not receive their full course of ECT at MUSC.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 7 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 17 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04420793
Start Date
November 7 2019
End Date
February 17 2021
Last Update
October 24 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425