French Observatory of ElectroConvulsive Therapy (ECT)
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mental Disorders. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Observatoire National d'ElectroConvulsivoThérapie (ECT)
Overview
Since the 30s, ECT has been a psychiatric treatment mainly used for drug-resistant depressive illnesses. Clinical studies have shown its therapeutic efficiency compared to standard treatments also in other psychiatric illnesses. Although efficient, ECTs also induce side effects. In France, there is currently no consensus on providing the suitest medical care. It is therefore important to review our nowadays health care models in order to maintain and improve the recommendations of the French National Agency for Accreditation and Evaluation in Health, the last of which date from 1997! Within this context, this project has the dual objective of (1) identifying ECT medical procedure in France and (2) developing research to evaluate and to improve the effectiveness of this treatment.
Primary outcome measures
- ECT efficiency on patients [Time frame: 2018-2022]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients consecutively referred for ECT.
Exclusion criteria
- Not specified
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
France · 30 centers
- CHU d'Angers : Site Larrey — Angers
- Clinique Mirambeau — Anglet
- CHS de Montfavet — Avignon
- CH Cote Basque — Bayonne
- Fondation bon sauveur — Bégard
- Centre de crise Esquirol — Caen
- CHU Gabriel Montpied — Clermont-Ferrand
- CH La Chartreuse — Dijon
- … and 22 more centers
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04477434 · 2035305v1