Neural Biomarkers of Electroconvulsive Therapy Response

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Electroconvulsive Therapy Treated Patients
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 80
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
75 (estimated)
Sponsor
Northwell Health · Other
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About This Trial
In the proposed study, the investigators will utilize resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) and structural MRI-based electrical field modeling to study the effect of electroconvulsive therapy on human neural circuitry. Our study will recruit patients who are beginning treatment with bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (N=75). Our design will be longitudinal where patients will be followed up until t…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. current positive symptoms rated ≥4 (moderate) on one or more of these BPRS 53 items: hallucinatory behavior, unusual thought content, suspiciousness, conceptual disorganization; 2. has failed at least one trial of treatment with antipsychotic drug, lasting 6 weeks in duration…
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Heela Azizi

718-470-8165

hazizi1@northwell.edu

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